The sun., 1905-05-06
UNCLE sam WANTED A MILLER
AND BROUGHT ONE HERE FROM
IOWA UNDER ARREST.

Had 20 COme-M VI Return at His OwI
E1penso-Saw the TenderlOln Anyway
Samuel winhsld Miller, a reputable
citizen Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, has had somt
interesting experiences within the last
few days. He has been under arrest after
indictment for a felony, has been haled
from Cedar Rapids 20 New York, had q
narrow escape from being locked up In the
Tombs, did zee the Tenderloin and afteI
tWenty-four hours in the metropolis is now
on his way back 10 Cedar Rapids, not 90
much rejoicing as enlightened by eIpe-
Renee.
II all came about because the United
States authorities here in New York wanted
a Muller. The particular Miller they would
have preferred was Samuel Warren Miller.
But they couldn't find Samuel Warren
Miller. he has been missing for weeks.
The Secret Service agents have been look
ing for him ever sincs DR.. Lewis o. VIII
ooTson deposited in the Shoe and Leather
Bank In this city a Government bond for
$4,000, which Samuel Warren Miller had
transferred 10 him. The bond was one Of
a bunch that was stolen from the Manhattan
Savings Bank in 1878,
DR.. Wilcoxson was arrested soon after
the deposit Of the $1,000 bond in the Shoe
and Leather Bank. He said he got II
from Samue Warren Miller as first pay
ment from Miller on a 500, 900 mining stock
transaction. On April % Unite States
Comm issioner James Ridgway discharged
DR.. Wilooxson in a lengthy review of the case,
in which he said that the evidence showed
that DR.. Wilcoxson was entirely innocent
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then went away and is supposed TO be either
In Peru OF on his way there to look after
some mining interests
Then the demand OF the United States
authorities here for a Miller Samuel Warren
Miller by preference, became imperative.
While under the dominance Of this dsvour-
ing passion for a Miller, Uncle Sam seams
TO have heard Of Miller out in Ceda. Rapids
who had certain peculiar and attractive
qualifications Of his own.
To begin with he was reputed to be an
uncle OF DR.. Wilcoxson, who had proved
himself to be in way guiltily cognizant
of the romantic history Of that $4,000
bond. A Miller who was a relative Of
Q man who hadn't anything to do with the
crooked features Of the bond transaction
was, Of course. a desirable Miller 10 have.
Then, too, this Cedar Rapids Miller came
within lust a middle name of teing Samue
Warren Miller The Cedar Rapids Miller
was Samuel Winfield Miller. But when
you have the United States Government
really suffering for Miller why quill BILE
about a little matter like middle name?
The Miller Il would have been nest salts
factory to have is only about 40 years old,
whereas the Cedar Rapids Miller Is over
90 The Miller that was the ideal Miller Of
the Governments dreams moreover, was
\ mining Spectator, lived in Seattle and
Alaska, was In New York only last April,
and never was In Cedar Rapids, presumably,
IN his life; whereas the Cedar Rapids Miller
was a farmer and had not been out Of Cedar
Rapids in twenty years.
on course II you are going 10 be finicky
about your Millers, these might be set up
as objections.
just as soon as II heard Of this Miller
out IN Cedar Rapids it demanded that he
be delivered over. As a mere formslity,
the Secret Service officers here in New York
aenk on to the Cedar Rapids Secret Service
oficeFs for . description Of the Miller they
bad on hand there. The photograph came,
together with some data regarding the
Cedar Rapids Miner's physical points
without q moment's hesitation the Cedar
Rapids Miller was indicted and orders for
his immediate shipment were sent TO
United States Marshal Healy Of Cedar
Rapids.
Marshal Healy delivered him at the Unite d
States District Attorneys Office Thursday
afternoon. But il was past O'Clock az d
there was nobody there to receive him:
United States Marshal Henkel was willin z.
nav eager, 10 receive the Cedar Rapids
Miller and put him in cold storage In the
Tombs. But Healy had known Miller for
years and had a liking for him. He took
him over 10 the Astor House ard said he
would deliver him cain T. the NOR 10.
Miller engaged Joel Marx and Hugh
Gordon Miller as counsel The matter came
up before Commissioner Shields yesterday
afternoon. Commissioner Shields Is a stick
Ter for teohnicalities He insisted that a
Miller to be acceptah bic must come up 10 the
enact specifications. The Cedar Rapids Miller
had had nothing to do with the bond transac-
tion and did not answer in the remotest
degree TO the description, age, residence
and habits Of the Miller who had had to do
with the bond transa ction. Whe POI
Unit d States Marshal Healy took his CEDAR
Rapids Miller home with him.
The New York Federal authorities hunger
for a Miller Is still unsatisfied and IL there
are any Milers at large in the country who
can't give an account Of themselves Il will
be well for them to watch out or the
United States Marshal will get 'em. sure.
And the worst Of II Is that il Marshal
catches a Miller, say, in Oregon or Maine
or Arizona-no matter how far off-snd
brings him here 10 New York and Com
missioner Shields finds he does not come up
20 specifications, why then that Miller will
have 10 walk back home and Craze on grass
on the road il he happens 10 be broke.
The United States Government won't feed
him and won't pay his fare home.
That's the way il was with the O. dar
Rapids Miller, only he happens 10 be a solid
well 10 do citizen; 50 he didn't have to walk
back 10 Iowa.
Mr. Marx, before Commissioner Shields
yesterday, said he did not in the least blame
Capt. Flynn Of the Secret Service here for
the unwarranted importation Of Miller.
He blamed the authorities out in Cedar
Rapids for not sending a statement OF who
Samuel Winfield Miller was when they
sent his photograph.
As TO Miller Of Cedar Rapids, he was
cheerful enough.
Il was In Chioa 60 about twenty years
ago. he said, -but never WIS in New
York before. New York is a mighty nice
place. Healy and ] were around a good
deal last night and ] met some mighty
nice people here. There we're lot Of
mighty nice people where we went
where did you go?'
'oh, up In what you call the Tenderloin
and all around