Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-02-20
REMh|NS,OF
MISSING MAN
IN 4 TUNNEL
Decomposed Corpse of @. B.
Mcneil Is Found at South
Bisbee BY Boys at Play
Inquest This Morning.

The badly decomposed remains OF
Q. b. Mcneil were found in a small
tunnel near the Cole shaft of the
Superior & Pittsburg Company at
South Bisbee yesterday morning at
about 10 O'Clock by two boys who
were at play in the neighborhood.
The boys were Joe Stone and Ray
Blumfield, who reside in South Bis
bee, and they at once reported their
grewsome find to the foreman of the
Cole mine, who in turn notified Coro
ner Grier. The coroner at once left
for South Bisbee with jury, who
viewed the remains. The corpse
was found some distance In the tun,
mel, which contained steam pipes
from the power plant, and it was
owing to the heat caused by these
pipes that the body was in such a
horrible state.
About six or. eight feet from the
corpse was a Colts 3S-caliber gun
which was possibly the weapon
used in causing the mortal wound
which went through his heart. On
the body were found SOME papers OF
no value and two bank books from
! Lowell, but which showed no depos
It's therein. After viewing the re,
mains the jury returned to Lowell
and the body was placed in charge
OF the Palace Undertaking Company
which will hold them for further in,
struction. The inquest will be held
at the Office OF Judge Grier this
morning at 10 o'clock, at which sew.
eral witnesses viii testify regarding
circumstances pertaining to the
young mans death.
Mcneil was last seen on Saturday
ut the boarding house at which he
stayed, conducted by Mrs. Nora
Stone, at 81 Upper Lowell At that
time he had in his possession two
guns, but what ne intended to do
with them he did not explain. He
seemed in his usual spirits, but was
slightly intoxicated. This was the
last Mrs. Stone saw II the dead man
Thinking that he had become involv-
ed in some trouble and that the
officers had arrested him, sae called
on the justice of the peace Tuesday
afternoon regarding his disappear
pearance. When she found that he
that he had been taken somewhere
by friends in the effort to sober him.
fnnumerable rumors are afoat con-
corning the mysterious deaf OF Nc
Neal, but no credence can be placed
on any of them. The circumstances
point towards suicide, as the revol-
yer lying near the dead body contain
ed five cartridges, one Of which had
been discharged. This shot caused
his death undoubtedly. The gun is
a comparatively new one, and it ap.
pears that this one shot was the
only one ever fired from it. That
no vaIuables were found upon the
body can hardly be-. looked upcr
as evidence OF murder being commit
ted, as he had probably disposed of
them during his debaacb.
What the result of the inquest will
be Is difficult to surmise, and posi-
bly, some interesting facts surround
ing the deceased's disappearance and
death will be fought forth
The dead man has a brother. L.
NJ. Mcneil, who resides in Fayette,
". Va, who has been notified of his
death, and the remains will be held
until he is heard from.
The effects of the dead man have
bsen carefully examined In order to
find some cause for suicide, but moth
ing which will shed any light on the
matter has been encountered.