The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-01
Shocking Suicide in Augusta.

noon, Mr.. Robert ID. Glover, a native
of Edgefeld, s. G., but for many years
citizen of Augusta, committed sui
eide at his residence in that city, co +.
ncr of Broad and Lincoln streets,
where ho lived alone with his son,
Mr. Jas. II. Glover.
! Upon going to diuner as usual,
about o'clock, the son found the
front door Of tho residence locked,
which, however, excited no suspicion,
it being customary for himself and
father 10 carry sepcrate key thereto.
On opening the door into the passage
way, lie was astonishcl at smelling
the fumes of freshly burned
powder, and, upon looking to the left
of the entrance, he beheld the dead
body of his father stretched at full
length, crosswise of The fire place, the
head resting upon cushion placed
upon the back Of a chair turned down
as support. There was pool on
each side of his head, and his right
hand still grasped firmly the pistol
with which he had evidently but n
short time previous destroyed his own
life. The distressed young man i'm
mediately gave tho alarm, and in a
short time the friends of the deceased
in the neighborhood and elsewhere in
the city we're gathered at the resi-
dencc, From the character Of the
Wound, tho deceased evidently thrust
tho muzzle of the pistol into his
mouth and fired, while sitting up
right on the floor, after placing him
self in position to fall back upon
the chair which no had previously ar
ranged with view to his desperate
purpose. The ball passed out at the
back part of his head, and made an
iuacntation in the ceiling above, fall
ing back to the flor, where he was
afterward picked up. The back part
Of the skull was badly shattered, the
deed having been committed with
six shooter Of particularly large bore.
During the past summer, Mr.. Glover
had suffered greatly from ill-hcaltt,
and at tho recent election he was the
regular Democratic candidate for tax
collector of Richmond County. He
was a man of keen personal sensitive
ness and strong political convictions,
and those of friends most intimate
aith him believe that he chafcd more
than appeared to the casual observer
at his defeat in this election. Satur,
day morning Mr.. Glover was on the
street, and betrayed no symptoms of
anything unusual. A few minutes
before he fired thc fata! shot, having
returned to his house for dinner, he
was in the back yard quietly looking
after domestic matters The act is
attributed to pecuniary revcrses con-
flicting with spirit too proud and
seli-reliaut to contemplate a possibili.
ty ofbeing reduced to any phase Of de.
pcndcuce, even upon the assistance Of
friends. The following is copy of a
note found lying on the floor beside
him.
"1o N.Y. 'Sons-Don't have an in
quest held over me. [ committed the
act myself. Don't gricve and worry
yourselves about it, My situation is
snch that | prefer death to life.
Have me buried as cheap as possible ;
it don't matter if it is plain pine box,
Try and make something to live on
when you get old. Behave yourselves
and keep gentleman's company. Tell
my friend A. Poullain, to do the best
he can with my house and lot and
pay what owe, and to do thu best
he can for you.
"R. D. GLOVER"
The deceased leaves three sons, two
in Georgia, and one in Texas, with
a considerable family connection in
South Carolina. An inquest was
held over the body, and the jury re-
turned a verdict in accordance with
the above facts.
GOVERNOR ScoTr's CouRsE-A
RADICAL JoURNAL's OPINION Of OUR
! RADICAL LEGtsLAToRs.-Th effort to
create sentiment against Governor
Scott, of South Carolina, is chiefly by
the moro prominent white and colored
men elected as Republicans to the
House of Representatives.
The reason Of their present hostili-
ty to him is that they cannot make
him willing servant in their corrupt
schemes. Could the House Of Repre-
sentativos have swing it would plum
der and squander the entire resources
of the State. But the Governor and
the best men of the Senate stand to-
gcther manfully for good government
md reasonable economy.
We believe that the impcach ment
will end in blhstcr, and that such alb
surd charges as the dispatches of last
night report, will fall harmless. We
urge Governor Scott firmly to main.
tain his noble position Washington
Chronicle.
In Perry county, p, recently,
Washington Blair "trced" fox in a
hollow stump about fifteen feet high
He climbed after Reynard, and when
on the stump. tho wood beinp rotten