The New York Times
23 January 1854

HOMICIDE IN MILLEDGEVILLE -- On the 11th inst., Wm. A. Ralston, a resident
of Macon, Ga., was killed in Milledgeville, by Archibald Hunt, of Albany.
Ralston was standing in front of McComes' Hotel, conversing with a
gentleman, when Hunt approached him, familiarly saying, "Well, Dick, you
got me!" -- alluding, it is said, to a gaming transaction which had
previously occurred between them. Ralston inquired what he meant, but
Hunt merely repeated the words. Ralston then inquired if he meant to
charge him with cheating, to which, we understand, Hunt replied, "Yes, I
do." At which Ralston gave him the lie, and threw back a cloak which he
was wearing. Hunt immediately drew a pistol, and shot him through the
heart, and Ralston fell, exclaiming, "He has killed me." Hunt made some
attempt to escape, but was soon captured, and in now in the hands of the
proper authorities, awaiting his trial. It is said that there had been
some previous difficulty, but the parties had afterwards seemed to be
reconciled. Ralston had no weapon of any kind about his person -- not
even a penknife. -- Georgia Telegraph


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