John Stuckey, his wife, and their hired man went to Monroe on September 12, 1901 from their farm near the Timm saw mill, not far from Richland in Clarno township. They reported to the officers that Christ Milheim had threatened them; they feared they were in danger. The officers understood their fear from the story they were told, thought Milheim must be crazy, and arrested him on charges of assault and battery.