In August 1880 Mad Wolf forced Agent John Miles to issue beef to him and several others in violation of agency regulations. A face-off arose when a small force of Fort Reno cavalrymen under Major George Randall came to the Darlington Agency to bring Mad Wolf and another Dog Soldier leader in to Miles. John H. Seger was not at the agency at the time, but his wife, Mary, and their three children were (Neatha, Jed, and Bessie).

Gohi, an elderly Cheyenne woman who helped Mrs. Seger with daily chores, had come to the Seger house earlier in the day. As Mrs. Seger noticed the increased activity among the Indians camped near the agency, she inquired of Gohi as to what was going on. Gohi said nothing.

Later in the day Mrs. Seger saw mounted and painted warriors to the north of the agency and the cavalry on its way to the agency. Greatly alarmed, she gathered up her children and went up the stairs of their residence to watch. Hearing a noise behind her, she looked to find Gohi, Wolf Robe, his wife, and his daughter. Wolf Robe, a Cheyenne chief, was a close friend of the Segers. But he, like Gohi, refused to answer any of Mrs. Seger's questions on the situation.

All watched as Major Randall and scout Ben Clark talked to the armed warriors. In the end, the attack was averted by Cheyenne chiefs who were unwilling to risk the unknown danger an agency wipeout would have on their children in school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and by Major Randall, who acted in a firm but cautious manner. Mrs. Seger believed Wolf Robe's plan in the event of an attack had been to take her and the three children quickly and quietly to a place of safety.