, 1864-02-10

had collected 1t, and proceeded to pay his
dobts; and bought q tract Of land in his
citement having grown to an alarming extent
from the circumstances mentioned, the pco-
ple turned ont en- masse to ascertain, If pos.
sible, somc clue of the fate or whereabouts
Of the missing nan. Rumor was busy, and
thousand stories anu con5ectures We're aaoat,
young Eliston as the murderer Of AIr Eshlc-
man, and at once both Lewis EiIston and his
father, F1emon Eliston, were arrested Mr..
Eifston, wishing to bring witnesses fr.sm
Kentucky, The trial was postponed till Fri
Monday, the LIST, tho search WIS renewed
with increased vfgor, and our people were
somewhat excited over q report which q
party brought into town, averring that the
place. had been found where the body had
been burned; and actually produced some
charred remains Of q human being, at least
SO pronounced by the physicians Of our
place. About noon on Tuesday party dis
covered the ashes where Eshlemnn and. Ellis
ton bad bad their camp fire, some buttons,
buckles, zen, keel, &c, which were iintne-
diately recognized by Henry Eshleman as be-
longing to his brother; About one hundred
dercd man, Mr.. VIM. Eshleman, in a nude
state. The murderer had thrown some grass
and brush over it. His clothing had been
burnt to prevent the body, If ever found,
from being recognized. He was shot through
the head, the ball entering the left temple
faial SHOT vas, no douLt, fred while lie WIS VAS
tue nuizzlc Of the gun had been
held within few inches of it when
discharged, 1t being powder burnt. The
decd, It was supposed, was done on Mon
Htnry EsElcman informs us that when his
brother left home he had something near
SEQ, about four hundred in Government
funds, and some two hundred In bills on the
Pank of the State Of Indiana.
The body Of Mr Eshleman was taken to
town Tuesday night, For time mob vlo-
Of the community prevailed.
The officers were determined to have con
fession from young Ellston. Effort after eE-
fort failed, until Bometime Wednesday moru-
Ing the prisoner, weary and tired of answer
ing intcrrogatorics ami giving explanations,
euccumbcd- His confession Was In substance
as follows:
Dir. Eshleman was ut Eliston's house on the
Sunday evening he was seen at the camp, and
young Eliston accompanied him In the hunt
on Monday morning. About an hour before
sundown, the boy states that Davis ". Whe1-
chel, who has been resident Of Tipton for d
number Of years, and an old acquaintance
aud friend Of E1iston's, came to them In the
hunt with them, and talked with Esh1emnn
as II acquainted with lin. They separated,
but aimed to meet at or near the old Logan
place
They Ind mol journeyed fur before Wholchel
came up to young Eliston and asked how
le told him that lu did not know; and that
W1elchcl then told him that he guessed he
had some five or six Thousand dollars with
him, and wanted TO know il There wasn't
some why TINT the money could be got from
him. The boy told him that he did not know
how It could be got, cycn If he had the money.
Whclchcl then said, "1Fe can kill him." 70
Eili him" Whefehcl in reply said, t'1'I EiM
him and give yom half tlls money e you viii
whether he would or would not.
At abcut this time Eslleman came up, and
they all journeycd to their camp, where they
built fire and prepared to pass the night.
Nothing further passed between the boy md
Nhelchel on the subject Of killing Eshleman.
orlyas old hunters know, until about twelve
O'Clock, when the noise ofseveral coon-lunt-
ers WAS heard approaching the camp. Whcl-
chel told Eschclman they had writ ont
for him in town, for some slight offence, and
he was afraid that they were after him, and
said he would run and hide until they. went
away, and if they asked concerning him to
tell them thut he wus not there. These hunt
CTS were Peter Moors, Henry Cooster and o
youEg RcEeler. They remaincd ut the camp
sbont one hour and twenty minutes, and then
started off In the direction of Moore's resi-
dence
As soon as they had gone, Whelchel re-
turned. Eshle1non then remarked to the boy
that they would take snap" SO as to be
ready for their hunt By daylight, whereupon
he (Eshlenlan) laid down to-rest-, The boy
sat close by on chunk Of wood, and Whel-
ehel Stood up before the fire. Some ten or
fifteen minutes after the noise OF the hunters
lad died away, which Has about thirty min
utee after they had left the camp, the boy was
aroused from sleepy state by the discharge
lug Lis gun from Esh1eman's head. Esh(s-
mln struggled but little. A minute, and
WhclcLcl remarked, you watch aud will do
the work. He then searched the pocket, and
finding tie money, which was In shirt
pocket, took 1t out, and, on counting 1t, said
there Was inst five hundred dollars; he then
counted and handed to the boy two hundred
and fifty dollars. This done, he cautioned
the boy to watch, and proceeded to strip and
tear the clothing from the body and piled 1t
on The fire. Hc then gathered up the body
in his arms and started In IN casterly direc-
tiOn, was gone about ton or fifteen minutes,
and returned lie took Eshleman's gun,
boots and powder flask and started otfn little
south Of east, and returned in about ten 1ptn.
utcs, when he built another fire on the spot
where be Ind killed Eshlcman, to hide the ap-
pearance Of blood. This all done, and having
dismal place, journeyed together short dis
tancc, and then separated. The boy went
home, Wlclch1cl to Tipton.