The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-16
ROLAND A. MULLINS ENDS LIFE, BUT THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN
Well-Known Citizen Fires Shot In Secluded Spot on Slopes of Shades
 Mountain

Roland 4. Mullins, business man. ager of The-Age-Hcrnid and southern manager Of R. l.. Polk & Co.,. publish CTS of city directories, ended his life with s pistol sometime yesterday morning. The body WAS found in an Inaccessible spot on the slope of Shades mountain. about a half mile from the filter plant road, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 When found he had fired a bullet through his heart and the weapon was lying close by.
 No motive could be assigned for the act last night, further than that 1t must have been the result of a ner- Nous breakdown, which caused a tenn porary derangement of his faculties. His affairs were in excellent condi- why he should have committed the lash act.
 At Office as Usual
 MT. Mullins was at The Age-Her- aid office during the morning. at tended to his usual duties, and left in his car about 1U o'c lock. About half an hour afterward his chauffeur re- turned home and said that Mir. Null iins had gone into the woods and that he had a pistol His wife became alarmed, friends were notified and a search was begun which continued until o'clock in the afternoon. Sheriff Hartsfield and Chief Deputy McDuff and other officers assisted in the search. The body was located at the foot of high bluff in very se- cluded spot and was first discovered by Clifford Hance, who accompanied Deputy McDuff.
 After the search had begun It was found that Mir. Mullins had left sev- eral notes to Mrs. Mullins, giving careful directions about various mat ters. They were unimportant, how ever, in so far as offering motive for the deed was concerned.
 Mir. Mullins had not been in good health recently, and had frequently complained of pains in his head and shoulders. To his associates, how ever, he gave no intimation by word or action that he regarded these as anything specially serious. His dis position was remarkably cheerful and affable at all times.
 Born in Georgia
 Mir. Mullins was born in Brunswick. Ga. July IT, 1878. He was for many years actively connected with R.. L.
 
 taking him to Columbus O., Jack sonxille, Fla, and Birmin ha m. in 1917, he Joined The Age Herald in the capacity of business manager, and had also kept up his duties as representative of the Polk company. He was actively identified with the Rotary club and other civic organizations.
 He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie s. Mullins, and one sister in Brunswick. Ga.
 The funeral will be held from the late residence, 1920 Avalon street It o'clock this afternoon. He was a member of the board of elders of the Independent Presbyterian church. but in the absence of Dr. H. M Edmonds conducted by Dr. John A. MacSporran of the First Presbytreian church
 Active pal1bearers at the funeral this afternoon will be as follows John D. Turner, Laurens Jones, Jack Caldwell. R. T. Daniel, C. NJ. Stanley, J. J. Eaton, John l.. McRae and A. M. Holt
 The honorary pallbearers will in- clude: W. W. Crawford, E. W. Barrett, H l.. Badham, E. G. Chandler. Fred Levert, T. s. Neville and the board of elders of the Independent Presbyte- rian church, U. s. A., of which Mir Mullins was a member as follows: c. F. Orr. Victor s. Gage. Dr. D. A. Piatt, T. H. Garden, A. w. Allen, Dr. F. Ballard, Ralph Barrow, Sid J. Bowie, John M. Caldwell, James l.. Davidson, Benton T. Fisk, F. P. Glass, pr. Scale Harris, Hugh l.. Martin. K. l.. Moore. W. c. Oliver, J. NJ P. nkx VI n Drxt.f Angus M. Taylor, F. c. Alexander, J. R. Ross, F. B. Keiser
 Interment will be in Eimwood 
 Colonel Spottswood, father Of Mrs. Mullins, will arrive on the noon train today from his home in Jacksonville, Fla.