▁Frank fort , ▁he ▁saw ▁him ▁w aving ▁a ▁red ▁flag ▁and ▁heard ▁him ▁tell ▁his ▁wife ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" g ained ▁the ▁victory ". ▁Patrick ▁Dar by ▁repeated ▁his ▁testim ony ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁meeting ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Be auch amp . ▁Dar by ▁said ▁that ▁Be auch amp ▁had ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁Sh arp ▁offered ▁him ▁one ▁thousand ▁dollars , ▁a ▁slave ▁girl , ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁if ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anna ▁would ▁leave ▁him ▁( Sh arp ) ▁alone . ▁As ▁Sh arp ▁had ▁apparently ▁ren eg ed ▁on ▁the ▁promise , ▁Be auch amp ▁told ▁Dar by ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁man . ▁Other ▁witness es ▁test ified ▁that ▁Be auch amp ▁habit ually ▁referred ▁to ▁Sh arp ' s ▁friend , ▁John ▁W . ▁Cov ington , ▁as ▁" John ▁A . ▁Cov ington ", ▁the ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁murder er ▁to ▁gain ▁entry ▁to ▁Sh arp ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁Test im ony ▁in ▁the ▁trial ▁concluded ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 ; ▁summ ations ▁concluded ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁Despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁physical ▁evidence , ▁the ▁j ury ▁deliber ated ▁only ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁conv ict ing ▁Be auch amp ▁of ▁Sh arp ' s ▁murder . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁h anging ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Be auch amp ▁requested ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁execution ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁just ification