Col. Bob Alston
Col. Bob Alston, son of the late R. A. Alston, of Atlanta, committed suicide in Washington on Saturday by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. No cause is given for the rash act. His remains were interred in Decatur, Ga., on yesterday afternoon. (Middle Ga Argus - Week of October 19, 1886)

Submitted by Don Bankston