The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
MURDER MOST FOUL.
M. R. Peel Shot and Instantly
 Killed,
At the Tombstone COmpany's
 Office in Millville.

On the east bank of the San Pedro op- posite Charleston, are the two mills of tho Tombstone Mill & Mining company which with the office, boarding house stables, and other buildings, make quite { little village which is denominated Mill vile, in contradistincton the main town across on the west bank of the river Dur Ing the last month or two MT. M. R. Peel engineer of the company, has been em ployed at the mills in Contention with re building the dam and repair of the Hume After his days work was done he returned to the company's office at the mills, where, with other employees whose duties for the day were over, they spent the evening in social intercourse until they retired for the night. On this particular night he sal busying himself drawing face when the death dealing shot was fired.
 THE TIME AND MANNER OF HIS DEATH
 About twentyminutes after o'clock on Saturday evening, Messrs, Austin, Cheyney, Hunt and Peel were sitting In the office of the Tombstone Mill and Mining company at Millville, all being connected with the company in various capacities. Mir. Peel was outside of counter that runs through the center of the office and he sat close to the door. All the others were behind the counter, Mir. Austin being directly in front of the door. A fumbling at the door knob was first noticed and then heavy rap, probably given with the butt of gun Instantly tAe. door was flung wide open and man entered with rifle presented, and was immediately followed by another who brought his rifle down as he entered.
 TWO SHOTS FIRED.
 Almost in the same moment both rifles were discharged, one at Mir. Peel, who was shot through the body near or through the heart, and at such close range that his clothes were set on fire. He died without uttering sound or making motion, eX- cept to rise from his chair and tall. The position of the wound makes it probable that he had not fully risen at the time the bullet entered. Mir. Peel was shot by the rifle that was ready for use at the time the door opened. The second rifle was aimed at MT. Austin, but the slight difference in time of firing, caused by the delay of the second assailant, who probably had flung the door open, gave the three gentlemen behin the counter tune to drop, and the shot missed, burying itself in the wall. Instantly both assailants fled.
 THE MURDERERs FLEE.
 They had confederate holding their horses few hundred yards from the office and succeeded in getting away before the alarm could be gwen. No order to "hold up" was given and no word spoken; the whole affair passing without sound except cry that IS variously attributed to the unfortunate Mir. Peel and to the assas slns. The latter were masked with hand kerchiels and the only one who was well seen wore white hat which he lost on his way to the horses.
 NO ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
 No attempt at robbery was made and the motive for the assault is mystery Many ridiculous stories are afloat, but those best informed of all the facts do no, hesitate to pronounce them untrue.
 The victim was son of Hon. B. L. Peel and was a man of peculiarly guileles; and genial character. Careful inquiry has failed to discover any quarrel or dispute or complication of any kind which could lead, not to SO terrible revenge as this, but to animosity of any sort. The men in the office all minded their own affairs on principle, and had plenty of it to keep them from desirsing to intefere in those ol others.
 THE TOWN AROUND
 When the whistles blew, the men in tn, mills and the inhabitants of Charleston rushed out, but it was too dark to trace the murderers. Word was immediately telegraphed to Tombstone and Dr. Mat thews went down to vlew the remains of the victim, which were immediately brought to Tombstone.
 SIGNALING WITH ROCKETS.
 A report IS current that immediately after the consummation of the damnaDlt deed a signal rocket was fired from tho summit ot one of the peaks directly back of the mills, which was almost instantly answered by similar rocket from the base of the Huachucas. If this report be true it would seem that the deed was premed: tated, and that confederates of the murder CTS were thus apprised of the consumma- tion of a portion at least of their nefariou! scheme
 | THE FUNERAL.
 The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought up to the company'S office at the mines in the afternoon, and a half past four large concoursc of deeply