ap ore an ▁trade ▁union ists <0x0A> </s> ▁M ers her ▁Miller , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁M ers her ▁The ▁Str ong ▁Arm , ▁( fl . ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁sal oon ▁ke eper ▁and ▁under world ▁figure ▁in ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁O wner ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁Nor folk ▁Street ▁be er ▁house , ▁his ▁bar ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁a ▁gun ▁battle ▁when ▁Johnny ▁Spanish ▁attempted ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁its ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Spanish ▁entered ▁the ▁bar ▁and ▁approached ▁Miller ' s ▁brother ▁who ▁was ▁acting ▁as ▁b art ender ▁for ▁the ▁night . ▁Spanish ▁asked ▁where ▁Miller ▁was , ▁his ▁brother ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁Spanish ▁demanded ▁$ 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁till . ▁When ▁Miller ' s ▁brother ▁refused , ▁Spanish ▁left ▁saying ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁later ▁that ▁night . ▁Bel ieving ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁Spanish ▁had ▁fled ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁hiding ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁Kid ▁Dro pper , ▁Miller ' s ▁brother ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁his ▁identity ▁and ▁was ▁informed ▁by ▁a ▁patron ▁who ▁suggested ▁he ▁arm ▁himself ▁before ▁the ▁gang ster ' s ▁return . ▁Indeed ▁as ▁promised , ▁Spanish ▁returned ▁with ▁another ▁man ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁shoot ▁up ▁the ▁place , ▁sh atter ing ▁a ▁large ▁mirror ▁over