▁Miller , ▁( born ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁died ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁E . ▁J . ▁Miller , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁prison ▁administrator . ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Kansas , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Associ ate ▁W arden ▁of ▁Al cat raz ▁Federal ▁Pen it enti ary ▁under ▁James ▁A . ▁John ston ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁both ▁men ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁strict ▁discipline . ▁Miller ▁arrived ▁on ▁Al cat raz ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁as ▁a ▁Cor re ction al ▁officer , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁W arden . ▁ ▁Miller ▁was ▁Associ ate ▁W arden ▁during ▁numerous ▁escape ▁attempts ▁at ▁Al cat raz . ▁He ▁was ▁once ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁Henri ▁Young ▁who ▁compla ined ▁to ▁Miller ▁that ▁the ▁Al cat raz ▁rules ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁John ston ▁ins isted ▁upon ▁were ▁viol ations ▁of ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Pr isons ▁gu idel ines . ▁Miller ▁respond ed , ▁“ You ▁don ' t ▁run ▁Al cat raz . ▁I ▁run ▁Al cat raz ", ▁and ▁later ▁an gr ily ▁refused ▁Young ▁a ▁b ible ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁in ▁D - Block . ▁He ▁depart ed ▁Al cat raz ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Le