Sheriff Richard M. Glover

Richard M. Glover

Sheriff Richard Glover and Posseman Henry Schnabel were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier.

The suspect was waiting in ambush inside a home approximately six miles from Belmont and opened fire on the posse when they approached. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were both killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.

Sheriff Glover was serving his second term as Sheriff when he was killed. He had served with the Gonzales County Sheriff's Department for at least seven years. He was survived by his wife and six children.