Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-08
STATE ITEMS.

any in the country.
The Princeton Union Democrat has been en-
larged and otherwise improved. Ii is a staunch
Democratic paper and deserves the support of its
political friends il old Gibson.
The company owning the road bed have
proposed to complete tue railroad projected from
Martinsvile to Franklin and put It in running
order provided the citizens of Morgan county
will donate TO them $50 900, TO be paid when the
road is completed and the cars running
Tine indianapolis SESTINEL.-The Sentinel
is the best Democratic daily paper in Indiana
IL is sound all the great questions of the hour.
1t upbolds the Constitution labors for the resto
ration of the Union, opposes tyranny in any
shape. and IL, in short. strunch defender of
Democratic principles and measures. Ii YOU
want to take a daily, call on the editor Of this
paper and yOd DE accommodated on short
notice.-[Owen County Journal.
-HoRRIBLE MURDER IN TIProx COUNTY The
Upton Times relates the following particulars of
horrible murder recently committed in that
county:
1t becomes our duty to record the most horrible
and heart rending murder known 10 the citizens
of Upton IL appears that man By the name
of William Eshelman, who was well known 10
people. ami who has several brothers and
other relatives residing IA this and neigh0oring
counties, all OF whom are of good character and
well respected. started out OH "A hunting tour in
the latter part OF November last-that on Sun
day the 30th of that month he came to mans
house. living some seven miles east of Upton,
by the name OF Flemon ElistOn. for the purpose
OF getting some provisions. He then lett and
returned the following Sunday .sthe 9th OF De-
cernber, 1863 and on that day Eliston's son
Lewis started with Mr. Esheman to show him
some good hunting ground That night, Sunday.
about IL O'CLOCK the two were seen together en-.
camped about two hundred and fifty yards east
of what is known The Logan Deaden,' by
Peter Moore. Henry Cooster, and young Ress-
Ter
Some four weeks elapsed before any anxiety
Was leit from the absence of Mr. Eshleman from
his friends and relatives and IN the meantime
young kIst0n was seen with large sums of
money, something unusual with him. "a il was
known that Mr.. EIiston was in very poor circum-
stances, he being unable TO meet his indebted
ness
Young ELIsroS was arrested and taken to
Upton, his father accompanying him. The
father and son separated and after repeated
efforts the latter confessed, the father, who is
undoubtedly innocent uniting with the officers
to induce the son To reveal what he knew of the
murder. The boy is about seventeen years old.
The Times reports the substance of the COMES
last:
After Mr. Esheman bad made his appearance
in the neghborhood where he was afterwards
II.
made it known that he had considerable amount
OF money with him. This was on the last of No
vember, or first OF December. 1868. He then
went home and returned To Elistons on Sunday
evening "a the boy states Monday the boy ac-
companying him. he started in the direction of
"Logan's Deaden." about an hour before sun
down. the boy states that ID avid W Whelchel,
who has been a resident OF Upton for number
Of years. and an old acquaintance aud friend of
Eliston's came To them, l. e. 10 EShleman and Els
ton. in the woods between Ctldwells and the old
Logan iarm-gun on his shoulder. and proposed
= hunt with them. talked with Eshleman as il
acquainted with him. They separated ut angles,
but aimed TO meet at or near the old Logan
place They mad not journeyed far before Wheel
chel came up 10 Young Eston aud asked how
much money Eshleman hat The boy SAYS he
told him he did not know. and that Whechel
then told him he guessed ESheman had some
five or six thousand dollars with him, and wanted
10 know if there wasn't some way in which the
money could be got from him The boy told
him he did not know how il could be got, even
il he had the money. Whechel then said. 1--WE
can kill him" To which the boy saws he an
swered II couldn't kill him" Whelchel said in
reply, IN kill him and give YOU half of the
money. If YOU will never tell It," The boy saws
he did not say yes nor no--whether he would or
would not About this time E-hemtn came up.
and they all journeyed together to the Logan
Deaden. where they built fire and prepared to
camp for The night. Nothing further passed he
tween The boy and Wechel on the subject OF
killing EshIeman that nigh, before the deed was
done Conversation ran many subjects. such
only as old hunters know. until about IL o'clock,
when the noise OF some coon hunters MAS heard
approaching the camp helclel then told
E-hleman that they had writ out for MIN
in town, for some slight offeuse. and that he
was afraid that they were after him. and said he
would run aud hide until they went away. and If
they asked concerning him to tell them he was
not there. These hunters Peter Moore,
Henry COoster. and young Re>sler They re.
NAMED az the camp about one hour and twenty
minutes, and then started of ia the direction of
Moore's residence. As they had gone,
Whelchel returned EShleman then remarked 10
the boy that he would take map" 80 as TO be
ready for their hunt 10y daylight, whereupon he
(Esheman) laid down-To REST The bOy sat
close by on a chunk Of wood, and Whelchel stood
up before the FIRE. Some ten or fifteen minutes
after the noise of the hunters had died awav
which was about thirty minutes after they had
left the camp. the bov aroused from a sleepy
state by he discharge OF gun. and looking up
he saw Whelchel raising his gun from Eshel
mans head Eshlemln struggled but little A
minute. and Whelehel remarked. YOU watch and
will do the work He then searched the peck
cts. and finding the money. which was in a shirt
pocket he took Il out, and on counting il said
there j. Just five hundred dollars This done he
ctutonei the boy To watch. aud proceeded 10 strip
and tear the clothing from the body and pile them
on the fse. save his boots When ne had taken
ali the clothing from the BODY he gathered it up
IN his arms and started in an easteriy direction.
was gone about ten or fifteen minutes.
and then returned He took E-hleman's
gun. boots and powder flask and started off a
little south OF east. anu returned in about ten
minutes. when he built another fire on the spot
where he had killed E>hleman. to hide the ap-
pearance Of blood This all done. sud having
given the buv the necessary instructions &c
they let the Gisnsl place. journeyed together
short distance then separated The BOY went
home. and WheIche returned To Upton.
But little remains 10 he told. Whelchel. as
soon a he heard thsi Elston and the boy were
arrested, became greatly excited. and the ques
ton A. 10 whether Eiston had got any money 10
Kentucky. being raised. Whelche started for
Kentucky 10 bring witnesses 10 prove that he did.
This WIS on TUESDAY moruipg Officers are now