Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-07-28

ance the gallows Ee was now brought out in ban
ket and laid in if. Athis peculiar request Mr.. McIn
oSh took seat by his SIDE. Some OF the ministers Of
HE gospel had taken their leave of him. TO whom he ex
pressed the confidence the forgiveness of his
sus and the hope OF happy immortality in the morn
ing Just they ready 10 start he said in
tune, Il want to Darbv?' He was asked what he
wanted of Darby. lie said want TO acqut him. Oar
by soon made his appearance beside the dearborn, and
Beauchanp smiling, held out his hand him; but Oar
by declined taking IT. "htr Darby, said Beauchanp,
Il felt as If wanted TO acquit you 10 your face before
dic-You are certainly innocent of any PARTICIPATION
in the murder of Col Sharp; bat you were guilty of
base perjury on my trial. do not believe YOU would
take brbe; but certain is, you guilty of vile
perjury, and cannot conceive motive" Beau
champ" SAID Darby 'you have enjeavoIed to do all
the injury YOU could. was prepared 10 prove tie
aisehood of charge that participated in the muir
der OF Col Sharp, but this charge disprove be
cause no person present at conversational is
the last injury you could do me-" 'sAr. Darbv said
tjeauchamp, 'yOu never me at puncans well nor
any other person. presume, who told you he married
Miss Cook, nor did you ever any where until
YOU saw me prisoner at Jacksou's in Frankfort"
Darby was beginning to reply hoping that he would
tract this new charge before he reached the gaows
when Beauchamp waved his hand to him, Indicating
that lc wanted to hear more and said. drive !
The drums beat and the military and crowd moved UP
Clinton street, TO Ann street, along Ann Street To
Montgomery street at '" csgcr's tavern and up Mont
gomery street
As they moved on, the jailor asked Beauchamp how
now that he had acquitted Darby, he found Sharps
house? SAID he Il found il myself without any assis
tancc.' The taller asked him iow he got the nforma
ton of which he had often spoken, that Col Sharp was
cndeavorng TO prove that his wife had had black
child, He gave the ailcr rQusitive look and said
II got IT i'll the anonymous letter received from Frank
fort" The jaer asked him if il really that
he had received sGch letter. he said that was and
said he, 81 have since the who gave inc the
Information and conversed With him. He informed me
that Sharp had told him with his month"; that the
child charged 10 him by my wife, coored child;
that hnH
told him he would die for that story The aiier OBJ
served, he should like to know that mans name. Beau
champ smiled and sad, 90 no; you have been kind To
and would crafty any reasonable request Of yours:
but that has been the friend of my family and his
name will never disclose. have limited at il in what
have written but not that it will be UNDERSTOOD
'rhis musicn said he, sis delightful. knevcr moved
more happily in my lifen Observing ladies' look
i7g ont at the windows, he requested The lie curtains
of the dearborn 10 be raised that he could them
and raising up little he continued to wave his hand
to them IN token OF respect until the procession got
out OF towD.
In going up the hill the iacr got OFT Of the Dear
born. Beapctaup observing Col. Laard, one Of the
vcnire that tried him. the carriage called TO him
The Colonel came up; and Beauchamp, smilingy, Of
fered hin hs hand. - on rendered righteous
dc;,n said he, 'but il perured cviIence.n lie
again repeated that DARBY IS evidence wholly IN
true, and without the false evidence in the case he
thought uerc not enough to convict him. Col. 4,
Li!l2;d ascI Kim whether Mrs. Sharp's evidence was
correct: in the main, ~ ad he, ''hut she rccocccd
badly / had no cloak on, and there person in
the lot with nc" Col. Ii!lard asked him whether lie
had drawn tic knife from Col. Sharp until he fell
as had been reported? lie said he had STRUCK Col s.
the eve with his left hand as nc muerng bis
name ''D:d You BOT hruise over one OF his /
,eycs" said ie' The Colonel answered i'll the ucga>
tive. He then tuned and asked other person the
question, and was again answered in the mega. /
live. Col. Ilard asked him, who persuaded hn to
Kill Col Sharp. he hesitatcd sometime, and then said
.'iny wife persuaded me 10 Kill hm.n
Having got mp the hill, the taller resumed his seat
in the Dearborn, and asked Beauchanp how they got
the audanum and the knife and where they had con-
Cealed them. Beauchanlp said he had kept knife
which was in with his food months ago and
concealed IL that hen las wife came size had brought
file and the iaudanum IN her bosom and had kept
them there, knowing that no search would be there
made for them that they had determined TO use the
file first; he failed TO escape, then the laudanum and
in tue last resort, the knife. " it'll this view he had
filed away the beck of the knife, brought IL a point
and made it sharp lie could. lie again described
the manner in which rs stalls were g.Ten; said heist
took the knife, and saying TO ms wife, dear, now
/ DIE" struck the blow; but his wife caught his arm
wresied the knife from him and stabbed herself He
said, his wife sort OF Dcist aud had com
FUNCTIONS about IT. but that hc was seized with Kind
of terror, which, he believed prevented his Flushing
himself ''i' secned,' said he Ito he Tic will Of God.
that should de under the gaiows.n
lie frequently said Ii, wound hurt him and he was
bleeding inwaGy. The blood penetrated through his
clothing, but not in am considerable quantity.
They III sight OF The gajIurs. Said he
10 the ailer odd you have galiors erected on par
pose for me-" The aiier answered eve did, II
thought said Deauchamp, ''!ou were gong to hang ,
me limb" The ailer told lin he had kept him
long, that he had more regard for him and lad pre-
pared him galIows eli looks like good strong
one" said lie.
They had now reached he eallows, where stood a !
cart with his coffin it, lie seemed wholly uumoycd.
The Reverend Eli Smith. ). NJ Noel, J, 7. Mills aud
other preachers surrounded him, cnluirinS the state of
his mind. To all OF tcir questions, lie answered that
he Of going to IicayeD-tbat bis sins were
forgiven Thursday morning. He asked If he /
forgaye every body. He replied DIR Sharp has doue
me great injury and his life is in danger; bat hope
they " i'll not Isl, him" lie asked, whcDhcf he .
would commit tie crime again under similar cir
Ste;,t. II every interval Of thc
couy crsaOn would say. With snrne in * ,IGcc ~
want to DC cxecutcd-l want 70 go to M wife, /
The ailer fixed bis sirOud upon him, and taking hls ,
hand. told him he had, according to his request and
That of his father pei formed the last act lie could do fr
him. and BID him farewell. Ic shook the iaer's hand