The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-23
sHoCKING SUICIDE IN AUG UsTA.


About one o'clock, Saturday afternoon, Mr..
Robert D. Glover, native Of Edgeheld, S. G.,
but for many years citizen of Augusta, cou-
mitted suicide at his residence In that city,
corner of Broad ant' Lincoln streets, where
he lived alone with bis son. hIr. Jas. r. Glover.
Upon going to dinner as usual, about o'clock,
the son found the front door Of the residence
locked, which, however, excited no suspicion,
1t being customary for himself and father to
carry separate key thereto: ss On opening the
door into the paSsage-way, ne was sastonlsleo
der, and, upon looking to the left'of the en-
trance, he beheld the dead body Of BIS father
stretched at full length, .crqssRlse of;the Dire
place, the head resting upon cushion placed
llpon the back Of q chair turhed down as a
support There was 8 pool fof< blood on each
side or shls head, and bis right t.hand sllli
grasped firmly the pistol eiVttheThich he lad
evidently but a short tinfe previous destroyed
his own life. The distressed young man Inn
mediately gave the alarm, and In short time
the friends of the deceased In the neighbor-
hood and elsewhere In the city were gathered
at the residence. From the character OF the
wound, the deceased evidently thrust the mllz-
zle of the pistol into his mouth and fired, While
sitting upright on the floor, alter placing MIN
self in a position 10 fall back upon the chair
which he had previously arranged with view
TO his desperate purpose. The ball passed
out at the back part Oi Lhe head, and made
an indentation In the ceiling above, falling
back to tho floor, where II was alterward pick
ed up The back part OF the skull was badly
shattered, the deed having been committed
with q ei6-shoOter Of particularly large: bore.
During the past summer, Mr.. Glover had sui
fered greatly from ill-health, and at the recent
election he was the regular benl0cratc candi-
date for tux collector OF Richmond County.
He was man of keen personal sensitlVeness
and strong political convictions, anu those
OF his friends most Intimate with MIN pc
lieve that he chaied more than>appeared TO
the, casual. observer at his defeat In this
I election. Saturday morning. Mr.. GloVer.'was
| on the street and betrayed nu symptnlns OF any
| thing unl,suui, A tew minutes before he hred
| the fatal shot, having returned TO his mousse
for dinner, he was ID the back yard quietly
| looking after domestic matters. The act s at
tributed to pecuniary reverses confiictlng with
plate 9 possibility OF being reduced 70 any
phase of dependence, even upon the assls-
tanoe OF friends. The following is copy
| of q note found lying on the door Oeslde nlm
"To NV Sons-Don't have an Inquest hela
over me, committed the act myself. Done
grieve and worry yourselves ABOUT IT, NY
situation Is such that prefer death to ME.
matter II 1t is plain pine box. Try anu make
1 something to live on when you get oio. be
have yourselves and keep gentlemens COM
pany. Tell my friend 4. Poullain, to- do the
best he can with my house and lot and pay
what I owe, and do the best he can for you,
''R. D. GLOVER"
The deceased leaves three sons, two tn Geor-
gIa. and one In Texas, with considerable
family connection in South Carolina. An ln-
quest was held over the body, and the jury re-
turneS e verdict in accordance with the above
facts. as a.