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Show WAS DEATH DUB TO ACCIDENT Oil SUICIDE? niSNO. Nov., Ati. !. Mystery surrounds sur-rounds the death of "W. L. Moffat, who expired this morninn at 2 o'clock at Vinton. Cal., from a bullet wound in tho richt sido inflicted by himself at 8 o'clock Inst oveninfr. Report's from Vinton, Vin-ton, tho scene of tho ttagedy, aro to tho effect that it is a caso of suicide. The relatives of Moffat, residing in Iteno, however, maintain that it was an accident!. Moffat is well known in Nevada and northern California, whore he has larco cattle interests, ito is quite wealthy and his relatives state that his domoatic and business affairs contain nothing to justify suicide. Tho deceased was 37 years of ago. ITc leaves a widow and two sons at Vinton and his mother, brother and two sisters reside in Eeno. |