Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-11
TURNED ON The GAS
Fred r. Moffatt. Of This City.
Commits Suicide in Des
Moines Hotel.
Body Found This Morning and
Relatives Here Notified
by Wire.
xsx.aa n n
Remains Will Be Brought Here
for Burial-.No Cause for
Act is Known.

Mr.. Bruce f. Moffatt received tele-
gram this morning from L. Harbach, OF
Des Moines, announcing that his father,
Fred p. Moffatt. had been found dead
In that city. The telegram was very
measer and gave no details whatever
concerning the cause or manner OF
death. Mr. Moffatt left at $3.50 o'clock
for Des Moines, in response to the tele-
gram.
In order to ascertain the cause of MT
NofYatt's sudden death the T-R. wired
Its Des MONIES correspondent and this
afternoon received the following:
'tDes Moines, Dec. 11.-Fred Moffatt
MAS found dead in bed in the Logan
House this morning, with the gas
turned on. He had registered at the ho-
tel the first day Of the month and had
been there ever since. He left two let
xers on the table that Indicated 1t was
case OF suicide. His son will take the
body back to Marshalltown tonight,
Hr. Cady ]. Moffatt. son OF the de-
ceased, was informed by the tn. as 10
the cause of his fathers death, he hay
ing an vet been uniformed further than
as to the message of this morning, sent
to his brother Mr.. Moffatt stated that
he was in the dark concerning any cause
that would lead his father to take his
own life, and could surmise no reason
whateyer. His domestic relations have
been quite pleasant, and he had never
noticed any signs of dependency.
Fred P. Moffatt was born in Brown
" Ia mo n
{ Iowa In 1869 and located in MARSHALL
town. being engaged as bookkeeper for
the old Stanley elevator firm. He was
married here in 1870 to Miss Virginia
Swearingen, and in 1872 moved to lola.
Kas., where he resided until 1876. Re-
turning to Marshall county he settled at
Liscomb and lived there until 1881, when
he removed to this city and has made
his home here ever since. Mr.. Moffatt
was employed for some time. several
years ago, as hookkeeper for the Ketch-
UNI q Johnston Company. and later as a
clerk for o. II. Hole. In more recent
years he has been on the road for the
yincennes Stove Company, Of Vim
icennes, Ind, Ii charge Of Iowa territory,
hut for the past year has been working
on the Delano farm, near Albion. The
deceased is survived by an estimable
family Miss Mildred Moffatt. his only
daughter, being employed as a teacher
in the First ward school: Mr.. Bruce
Moffatt, his eldest son, of the Iowa Cen
trail general freight department.; Mr..
ICady J. Mpffatt, employed by j. C. Dunn
and Mr. Bnrnham Moffatt, a student at
the State University of Iowa. Mrs.
Moffatt is at present at Mankato. Kas..
where she went several weeks ago to
spend the winter with relatives. She
has been notified Of her husbands death
and is expected home tomorrow. Mr..
Burnham Moffatt will arrive from Iowa
City this evening, There also survive
the deceased three sisters and two bro
thers--Mrs. Edward Delano. OF Albion;
Miss Ella Moffatt, Of this city; Mrs. NJ.
D. Hobbs. OF Indianola, Neb.; Mr.. Al
bert Mo4fatt, Of Toledo. O., and Mr.. jas
son MoYatt, Of Albion.
The remains will arrive In the city to-
night at 10:40, over the Great Western,
in charge of Mr.. Bruce Mofsatt, and
viii be taken to the c. ]. Moffatt home,
No. scr North Second street. from which
place the funeral will be conducted. The
day OF the funeral has not been set,
word being awaited from Mrs. Moffatt.