▁Frank fort ▁to ▁kill ▁Sh arp . ▁The ▁historian ▁Fred ▁Johnson ▁says ▁that ▁Be auch amp ▁likely ▁added ▁the ▁war rant ▁into ▁his ▁story ▁after ▁the ▁fact , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁damage ▁control . ▁It ▁hardly ▁looked ▁good ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁have ▁committed ▁the ▁act ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁ost ens ibly ▁killed ▁Sh arp . ▁ ▁In ▁prepar ation , ▁Be auch amp ▁pack ed ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁clothes , ▁a ▁black ▁mask , ▁and ▁a ▁kn ife ▁with ▁poison ▁on ▁the ▁tip , ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁murder ▁weapon . ▁F inding ▁all ▁the ▁in ns ▁filled ▁when ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁Frank fort , ▁he ▁took ▁lod ging ▁at ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁Jo el ▁Scott , ▁w arden ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁pen it enti ary . ▁Between ▁nine ▁and ▁ten ▁o ' clock ▁that ▁evening , ▁Be auch amp ▁went ▁to ▁Sh arp ' s ▁home . ▁D ress ed ▁in ▁dis gu ise , ▁he ▁carried ▁his ▁usual ▁clothes ▁and ▁buried ▁them ▁along ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁River ▁for ▁retr ieval ▁following ▁the ▁murder . ▁Disc over ing ▁that ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁not ▁home , ▁Be auch amp ▁looked ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁finding ▁him ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁ta vern . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Sh arp ' s ▁house ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁saw ▁him ▁return ▁at ▁mid night . ▁ ▁At ▁two ▁o ' clock ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁Be auch amp ▁thought ▁the ▁household ▁was ▁quiet . ▁In ▁his ▁Conf ession ,