GARBER, Daniel, died 1867

GARBER

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 5/3/2004 at 15:57:16

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, September 26, 1867
Page 3, Column 2

SUICIDE--On Thursday morning last, Mr. Daniel GARBER, living 5½ miles northwest of town, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. A few days before the terrible deed he had sold his farm for $2,000. He had been acting somewhat strangely for some time, and his children, four in number, two boys and two girls, the youngest being 12 years old, had been watching him. On the morning in question he took a revolver and went to the brush, removed the old caps from the revolver, and placed three new ones on. It is supposed that he knelt down, placed the pistol to his forehead, and pulled the trigger. His son, Thomas ran to where he heard the report of the pistol, and found his father lying on his face. Life had fled. He aroused the neighbors and an inquest was held on the body by Squire Moorman. His remains were buried the following day.

Note: Buried Moorman Cemetery.