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June 1, 1886
Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Captain Doane of the Second Cavalry states that the recent murder of the Peck family in Arizona, blamed on hostile Apaches, was actually committed by surviving family member A. L. Peck to evade punishment, placing him in a compromising position.
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The Peck Murder.
The San Francisco Bulletin says: Captain Doane, of the Second Cavalry, who has been on duty in Arizona since December last, has returned to the Presidio at San Francisco for the purpose of shipping a quantity of company property to Arizona. Captain Doane states that the reported murder of the Peck family recently by the hostile Apaches was untrue, and that the murder was committed by a surviving member of the family, supposed to be the husband and father, and attributed to the Apaches to escape the penalty of the crime. A. L. Peck, the father of the family, a former resident of Reno, who avowed his determination to abandon his herds of cattle and appear as an avenger on the Apache trail, at whose door he laid the massacre of his wife and child in a recent letter to the Gazette, is placed in a very unenviable position by the statement of Captain Doane.
The San Francisco Bulletin says: Captain Doane, of the Second Cavalry, who has been on duty in Arizona since December last, has returned to the Presidio at San Francisco for the purpose of shipping a quantity of company property to Arizona. Captain Doane states that the reported murder of the Peck family recently by the hostile Apaches was untrue, and that the murder was committed by a surviving member of the family, supposed to be the husband and father, and attributed to the Apaches to escape the penalty of the crime. A. L. Peck, the father of the family, a former resident of Reno, who avowed his determination to abandon his herds of cattle and appear as an avenger on the Apache trail, at whose door he laid the massacre of his wife and child in a recent letter to the Gazette, is placed in a very unenviable position by the statement of Captain Doane.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Peck Murder
Apache Blame
Family Massacre
Captain Doane Report
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Doane
A. L. Peck
Where did it happen?
Arizona, San Francisco, Reno
Story Details
Key Persons
Captain Doane
A. L. Peck
Location
Arizona, San Francisco, Reno
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
Captain Doane reports that the reported murder of the Peck family by hostile Apaches was untrue; it was committed by a surviving family member, supposed to be the husband and father A. L. Peck, and attributed to the Apaches to escape penalty.