The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
PRIDE HIS FALL.
Lee B. Miller Says Relatives Are
His Misfortune.
BrOther-in-Law of Mayor Brown
of Kansas City.
NOW IN COUNTY JAIL.
Wife Has Him Brought From
AtchisOn as Delinquent.
He Attributes Troubles to His
LOwly Station.
NOW IN COUNTY JAIL.

The Shawnee county Jail last night
received a prisoner who claims to be
the real, original victim of a, false fam
lily pride and woman's unreasonable
temper. The man is Lee B. Miller, OF
11O6 North jackson street, and the
charge against him is being a delin-
quent parent
His wife. Mrs. Belle Miller. who is
a sister of Mayor Darius A. Brown OF
Kansas City. Mo-, had him locked UP
for no reason whatever. he says, ex-
cept that he got drunk last Wednesday
night and went to Atchison to see his
mother and brother. His visit was cut
short by Deputy Sheriff Ross
with warrant from the juvenile court.
Its just that temper of hers he
explained in his cell today. when /
got over to Atchison, 1 telephoned to
her where was but she snapped back,
with you. that's ALL, so 1 said, Well.
if you feel that way about it, all right,
and 1 hung up the receiver.
Miller married Belle Brown about IA
years ago in Kansas City and they
have four children, Ralph, Harry, Lola
and Russell, the eldest being IL years
old. In regard to having been neg
lectful Of his family. Miller said:
II am a miller and 1 work steady all
the time I have worked in Topeka
mills for 20 years and since last June
have been with the Kaw Milling com
pany Since last September have been
foreman and all the time I have been
with this mill, I have missed only
eight days time and that was on &C
count of an injury. When man
makes SIS a week and then gives his
wife $12 or $14 Of it, he has a right to
spend the other dollar himself. hasn't
hep
And vet Miller is inclined to think
he would get along all right if it were
not for his wife's relatives. He called
his wife over the telephone last night
and says she said she was sorry 1or
what she had done.
Its those people of hers, he SAID.
''They seem to think she lowered her
self when she married me. But that
was fourteen years ago and Mayor
Brown at that time was a dinky stem
ographer in North Topeka, and he
didn't have much to do either. Lots
of people are that way, though, espec-
tally people who have been in
Strengthened circumstances. They
don't seem to be able to stand little
prosperity An old maid sister of my
wife lives with us and is all the time
making trouble"
Deputy Ross says Miller's brother is
janitor at the court house at Atchi-,
son.
; Mrs Miller, in compliance with the
sorrow she expressed to her husband
for having him locked up, appeared at
the court house today and made an
attempt to talk to him in the probate
court. Judge pro tenn H. x. Deven-
dorf broke up the conference on the
ground that Miller spoke too loud and
the latter was taken to the Jail where.
it seems, his wife was afraid she could
not see him. At any rate Jailer Bay
liss allowed Miller to remain in the
parlor cell several hours waiting for
her to come and she did not.
The trial of the delinquency case is
set for Friday and Miller's bond is
fixed at 5000 He says it is not likely
he can get this bond or that he has a
Job anymore.