▁he ▁described ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Sh arp : ▁ ▁Sh arp ▁died ▁within ▁moments . ▁Fle eing ▁the ▁scene , ▁Be auch amp ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁retrieve ▁his ▁clothes , ▁where ▁he ▁changed ▁and ▁s ank ▁his ▁dis gu ise ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁with ▁a ▁stone . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Jo el ▁Scott . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Scott ▁family ▁a wo ke ▁the ▁next ▁morning , ▁Be auch amp ▁emer ged ▁from ▁his ▁qu arters . ▁He ▁fe igned ▁surprise ▁when ▁told ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁and ▁was ▁apparently ▁believed ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁After ▁being ▁told ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁suspect s ▁yet , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁his ▁horse ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁return ▁trip ▁of ▁four ▁days ▁to ▁Bow ling ▁Green . ▁Ar riv ing , ▁he ▁told ▁his ▁wife ▁Anna ▁that ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁dead . ▁The ▁next ▁morning , ▁a ▁pos se ▁from ▁Frank fort ▁arrived ▁and ▁told ▁Be auch amp ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁under ▁susp icion ▁for ▁the ▁murder . ▁He ▁agreed ▁to ▁return ▁with ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁Frank fort ▁and ▁face ▁the ▁charge . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁for ▁murder ▁Be auch amp ▁arrived ▁in ▁Frank fort ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁New ▁Court ▁part is ans ▁talked ▁of ▁Sh arp ' s ▁murder ▁as ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Court ▁party , ▁just ▁as ▁Be auch amp ▁had ▁hoped . ▁One ▁suspect ▁was ▁War ing , ▁who ▁had ▁printed ▁the ▁hand b ills ▁critical ▁of