The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-07
DOMESTIC.

BEAUCHAMP inE MURDERER
TN" kenlncky gus contains a lonI
:,ul letailrd acendnt nj The circumstance
ate en-. fh".ifagiral rnd of Brauchaml
md hls wit. Tne incidents counrcts,
With ,al- ii ar are certainly of the mos
extraordinary character. II appears b,
The secnunl inserted IN THE Argus, that
unlil very fow days previous 10 h,s rx"
cuilou, Bcaurhamp eoteralned som,
h"ptso! fcWpue. Shnfily after being
feiilenerd, h. addressed ioticr 10 Go
Atrnof Desla, sialtng that he wa about IL
appraliu hIs country fr u mitigation
81 iis srulence nnd praying that h.. rXe-
eilil0n might b. delayed nntll ~. could
have an opportunity of aseeftpluiag nhe.
I'M thr puitic voice was for 81 against
his brlng PERMITTED To live, and 90 ialp
exile. M Immediate reply bring gwrn
Ia his letter, the cnlprll caused an aupli-
cttlon lu be- made 10 The Gas"fpor, 0n iii
al THIS month; for he rcspltenl lLriy days,
" iirh hksnisr rcuitlnrd unuuucrJ. On
Tile following dly the prisoners uncle,
Nhn mad alwdys ctlnetd thr utmost inter
at ~ hts fate, asked the npinlun OF an en-
ihea lawyer Ia Frankfort upon the qncs-
ton. w8etler lhr Law luf The punshncnt
ST nau "ht MI ,cl'raltd, WITH The view
OF 5 furufln.. - mtui Of HE Goyefnnf.
III answer Is. ihat the statute Un.
Ciearl nice, bnt thai tins repeal IN ~
way I'll sed the commun law prescribing
the plrls 1nnl of murder und that,
from the .,Htnf he ca,e, the executive
ous nai Intlleilerr. Al late na0r IN
the' fnlnE Of that dr., the criminal madr
laol s,lult tu ildure thr Governor to
* pit hln respite Of nilriy days, FOR
THE etlc pnipUsr of completing ~tAe-4 pnhll-
c1tHn which he aad nearly completed,
gs84e fail aud minute account of all III,
causes heh lnd Ia, aud circumstances
winch attended, the assassination IT Col
soaps aud tr the purpose ut better plr-
pan x his soul /" meet the forgiveness at
Almighry God" To tins application q
declded negative WAS giyen.
Every hope of n respite beins thus m
tirell cW oli, and the hour appointed for
Sars, Iir1 Into eli, cl the awful scntrncc of
the law hclng At hand, the miserable pnir
proceeded Ia ue carculiou of their ulii-
.mate design IA the following man9rr:
Mrs. heauehamp bad long told AR
M'intosb, he.jeier, and othrre WHO con.
ver.rd with her, ihat she would moi sur
vlse her haNhaAd. Sometimes she said
that size would live 10 clos, hla eyes aud
her hun dueruilS uttered ~ Others that
she "onid dlr with him n hc buried IN the
rame collin but she always said she
" uld not surlye him three days. Or
"Wednesday II liz 81 she requested ~
lailnr 10 get n shlald tor her and rpGa
blg enough i@ hold her and her husband.
Tile lAlnr had never helc,r2 her siucerr
IN the threats ~ ,insl her own life; aud
told her he was deslrnns OF gr.liivlag all
her wishes, bnt wac AFRAID that were he
10 tpnr9te lhr articles { her, hr should
lar viewed as ~ accnlnpilce IN her crime.
She, howetrr, urged II, when he observed
lncuafiS, hat II he we're 10 20 Ia all this
Z aubr All expense, aud thrn eltc did not
ALL herself He a. Md knnek her IA the
head. She lang Hrd aud tod him to get
th"E ult n nonld see whether SHE was
uat teaat ii, soon as he was.
o. Thursday morning, Mrs Bcauehamp
agle8red la be extremely i'll, aad The
suspicion atns,- that they had taken POI
son, The ltilor charged them with II,
bat he dc"ird il. Every Thing IN the dun.
seOn. papers, bcddng and clothing. were
found packed mp and directed 10 thr per
sons for whom they were intended. These
Facts created so strong an impression that
an attempt 10 commit suicide had actual
j. been made, that aguard was IIared III
the dungeon 10 prevent i's repetition.
The Governor hasing been informed Ly
the nneic al the prisoner, that liis nephew
and MS wife were determined on taking
thrir lives, urged the i1iIor to remn,e toi
from the Jail andkerp a street guard over
> hip This tx determined Ia do hui az
meMioniig il ca Airs. Bcauchanp, she de-
'lsrel SHE would not leave her hrsbant
anlrsS SHE were dragged FROM hun b,
force aud the difficulty and apparen
cruelty of dung II, under such cilcu,nstan
.es. Induced the .Iaior 10 let her remain.
Ig he course ofthe day, Beauchsml
a'yln" ledSed that himself and wife had
tia night before, on their knees. taken n
ounce of laud between them; tina
as God would have il, it had no effect ~
him but 10 keep him awake THAT il ha
made hia WIFE very sick, but WAS not Ike
~ 10 effect the object. He said his vii
hnd brought il from home with her an
kept it concealed under her clothes. II
expressed Erea;resret and repentance ia
the act; and Wien the lailor again expires
sed determination to separate then
they both pledged their word and honor /
him, that IL he would LEI them rtmain to
gethsr, no further effer To tSke Their ow
lives should b. made. AS there was M,
n guard placed in the ruorn, and ~ IL WI
brlieved they had ne further means Of ac
comprising their dreadful purpose, III
.lsaer did not think proper 10 use the har iii
ir;ss and violence which seemed necessar
20 separate them.
MIS- Beaachamp remained quite feeh