The sun., 1879-03-16
GE0RGlA'S GREAT TRAGEDY,
THE KILLING or COL. ALSTON DE-
CLdRED 10 me I UTLFtL MURDER.


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ALBANIA ""r ""i'" 40 ~ ''c WI ,,''''
inquest. S'9ur"".' 40 W. " '',' ~ ~..''-
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history o' 'no N''',nE -, W. Ai''on oS ~" NoA'
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COX waiKcu III oL'SN,y anu N.s'on roSo from
ms ei'"ir' CoA S"lu !" nl"' lou promise" 10
nue. n,o III wv, WV q, i'" ''.nu''s' ""S u''
you no, uo Ns'on S"'"' D''"uSu C ru'vn-
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HVu"S. uV nV' ""n' W ~" YOU h"I u' want
you Nh iu'. IoN s"'u' i"u NV
ue"'eu uie o"u'y' anu W'n nFahu YOU ana
MAUI "u.'uonS,r"''ph' ~, "nlcn 'hou&'' was 70
St"wa p's'o,' "n'h ne e''nle III no '"''e III WIN
MS ""uus IN MS po'%e' u'"' way '''''F'n-
inE,' una ocV"S'on""S Wou'u cN'9Se IL,
n''u 's ','''''' '' t'' op,i' VI ms
not have any difficulty in my Office. Cox an
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sWered me. very well ana turned TO ASTON
anu sui"' h's wax out ana p". MS maui
with hin, A.,or ,n, l,,b hands ~, the lapal
WIN n,h' Als'on nu' o1'n r'n'S va ''e '",'7'
OF COX coat ana s"'H' CoN' 'et stop '"'S
noatc1 ~ d,,,, ,y,r, IN lil vnu mar io n,
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and have no nsht Aston sat down. Then
Coy walked 10 his front and Mao .nt down to
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the front OF Col. Aston. lie was stnd4ng
little to his lott side. and he walked to the front
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his tone. SO that thought il was over.
Then. suddenly. Cox rose from his chair
ppnin and won't to ebut ,bc r,itlle Joor There
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are two doors to the department. and the front
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a'"o's Avp' open o'N'''o M" no' 'os"U,
the door. but he paid no attention 10 ne und
did shut the door md said. d" 1 ask your unr-
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uoh' Oolohel' put h"No Eot 10 nave As''tIe-
ment OF this din 'ulty.' and then turned to
Aston again and insisted that Aston had dine
him wrong aud that he must settle #. Aston
still remained in his chair. and. finally. Cox sat
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over anu shlu 10 Mr. hillohs 0lcp 10 my urss
and | will finish our business" We then
ho,h s,cnnca 10 NV dest md s,t
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GOWN ana commenced To write. when, |
hearu Aston say; Will hot nav" diihcuiy
Win you>A.N, unless am lYrc"d To- Cox
tnen saul, VEL usni VIII iorc' you ig.,
him t9 me and said, 10 him: Don't let
these fellows light" He tNrlmsl walked to-
over to the opposite Side oi Aston. lie was sit.
tlns IN TINT pqsilion, lhe YOU nnd Aston Iot
W anu W,tkVn =" N't slu' va 's'li u.ilEl. anu ie
continued telling Aston b. Pat treated him
Mtoig, al anu a ne hal q ln = we II lh"n. muN,ns DE-
someihlhg rom hl- - ~"t. 4 81 % az krd hiln
Cox are you EolnE t' shoot m" ~oN niade
an eNHsiNr nnsWct' Wh't"Upnu a .Ston repeated
Ine QUESTION; u was iturr .n Hu uHde1tohe
Aston col M, from, His cnnIr ami rDiked to-
ward me- and 1 thought WIS going into tie
room where / wWs. Con walked t,ward him
told them 10 stop' leaned i,g .A I'm NV .hair 80
as to see them. then arose. and s,rip.i ITO the
dIfculiy MiIion s IN t IN n ~ n,oppans so me-
door. Mr. Sans. VINO had come IN Il lew min
how iongl nnssed thr.u,,9 to th,' n,.xt 4"o,n
He came ri lht th ROM then to tie room Nyh.r..
cooler aud walkrd 10 lie y,.t si'ie NJ tii' r,, in
Pistol from his trousers -" p".stt M and usW Hisoa
drew one from his tr.usf to..rt anil
each presented their pistols and arni
simultaneously The firing was lust ihnt au OK
(Here the witness snnpu.G ~. ting .rl Just TINT
quick | saw tie lint or sourtiirr. ny IN m
Mr.. Cox. They were -tanli In thut tt,s ton
them and the haii stru"k thrd door. Aston ON.
tinued nring until he hui fired nv. times.
Each then stepprd TO the rlaht Al every tire nm.
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trying To fire All the tin. IN. did hot st ..,o IN
fifine "A ssrnnJ H., Wrfil a is.,n t,,I Rr,I ~"
pistol five times and suaured n the skin Then
COY lred hi y second sh,i 10 r,s. fr,fl "A sfnot-
Inc nnsition nnJ dT.,G wl,,,I ~ ' ITO y,
Alstou's head and he suuk tn tn. floor. "A a
Cox remnrkedto mo; Mrure hotn IruI mon q
and sat down in a chair Aston never spoke
The Jury found that R1iert A. Al-fon came to
his death from u tist0 Ian fired fru m Il pistol
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tha brain in the region 0f tie rii,lt ten,pia nj
that the killing was Wl!luI and premeditut.d 81
murder.
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Co! Aston hAs oltHn remNfNti 10 the wr't"r
Hnu 70 1th.rs IN tir rrniisN, l"uEnnre OF ur
s WSs., 'hnI nay Z no lrt hs lhvu@n 49,, '9N.d ho' %,
spueu 10 10 1. l,n'''ul n'ti III .httr ne u'l
soIpe e"E,i N,n WIN ms D?2,s "a IL sa" o. =
MAJ iSar.' 4-n, '"a t"t, oH" u, u r7 ,''S ", "l,
nI'r9' anu M-"h l'eN roy N'lL @lrl''t
10 bboohsu I, uioh lne uYiHS l'ih oi u s Ir',hi
ny r"'hi"I tne hlnoHt prophetic ,Wpfi-. Ana
whrh tRe boIy was chrrlsd To hrd c4hl Der
me iaithinl irlcnd followed y nnd irndcr} qr'w
b ruln % .,i1 & ,'e o 90 & = Ion 'H, u''iI Va h "
~ ss"ou Will WITH ne "'s s"ut t.,,Wti' !iN I.' hu'
wlnt % srr thal prophecy iuihlrd = hs 'rt 7.
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OF 4 9bi'.rs nm, mr. "',Vo ,-
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