The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-08

my Anna! Where IS her for whom have lived, and for whom die ?V He was then ta- ken to the bedside in which she lay. She was speeches.; perhaps insensibie, He put one hand upon her fore head, and with the other he held one of her hands, watching the mo- tion ofhe pulse. While under the double in fuence of opium and her wound, she was struggling in the convulsivc agonies of death, BeauchaTnp exclaimed, ''I | wish Doctor Sharp was here to witness this scene I wish he vas here to behold this spectacle !'' She expired in his presence, he embraced her twice and they parted never t0 meet in this world again.
 After this scene, Bcauchamp was taken out to the place of execution, surrounded by two companies of guards, ordered out by the Gov ernor, for that purpose; and was executed in presence of about five thousand people, at half past one o'clock.
 ~ When Beauchamp was placed in the cart. he sent for me. When approached him, he offered me his hand, which refused. He then said that he had sent fOrIne, for the plir- pose ofsaying to me, in the presence of those who surrounded him, that | had no agency whatever, in the murder of Col. Sharpy nor in the instigating causes which had led to it. He said was mistaken in having seen him at Duncan's well and my evidence was the cause of his conviction. For that reason, and from revenge, ethad sought to involve me ila the transaction. But said he,sa Ihaye now no motive to err. am going to die: and the Governors pardon is not now to be expected!'' | observed to him, .'in making the latter part of your statement, you have acted more base ly, than in all you have stated before. I was prepared to dfsprove every other statement you had made. That you knew, and have selected the only one, incapable of positive
  most abandoned | have ever seen. l hope you will die. because know you are not fit to live. That you are, the person whom | saw at theweil, have no doubt, from other circumstances, independent of my own recol- lection" He then observed, " We'll, we'll, we. cannot settle 1t. Drive on.''
 Whilesin conversation with me, he had the same forced smile upon his cotlntenance, that he exhibited upon his trial, when Lowe dis closed the document, and the attempt at perjury against me. While at&the place of execution, he was asked by the Rev. MT. Smith, whether he died at peace with the world and felt as fine could pray for his en- emies He said he did; and then observed know there will be an attempt made to kill Dr. Sharp. He has been my enemy but I hope, in God, it may be unsuccessful This, presume, he gave as an example of that feeling of forgiveness. Mir. Smith further asked him, if he had his life to live over again, whether he would act as he had donea After few moments pause, he answered, s'If was to continue in my present state of mind, l would not" Hswas asked by the same person. whether he stabbed his wife, or she stabbed herself! He answered, "she stabbed herself" Mrs. Beaucharnp also said, .sI gave the fatal blow" There is now no doubt, l haliaya. hiifJ 4h.f el,o cfa lsl.,.1 borro1f
 When allslhings were ready for the execu- tion, the sheriff asked Beauchampif there was any thing which he wanted? He requested some water, which was given to him. When he had drank he requested the music to play ss Bonaparte's retreat from Moscow" When. that was d0ne, he requested his execution, which was then performed.
 Thus ended the lises of Solomon F. Sharp, Ann Beauchamp, formerly Ann Cook, and Jereboain o. Beaurhana. And such has been the strangeness of this tragedy, and so unnat- ural and wild the incidents attending 1t, that their parallel is not recorded in the annals of either history or romance. zsa.s
 One, and not the least of these incidents, is, that sse widow, the brothers, the friends and family connections of Col. Sharp, are nay un- natural and sndlgndnt enemies, ,sbecduse forced them to prosecute and bring to punishment tie WtuTucfCF v GtCT HU6UuIUy UFULuCJ QVU .JttEVUs
 Another incident is, that after Beauchamp was convicted, had confessed his guilt, and boasted of the mannero of its execution, Mrs. Sharp, Dr. Sharp, and Absalom Sharp, ran-, sacked Colonel Sharp's papers, to find letters and documents, which they put into the hands of the murderer, (thus crimsoned with hus- bands and brothers blood J to enable him to make out tale of falsehood and calumny against me, as 's extenuating circunstanecs,S' and the 'only hope" of a pardon!! 1! And which he afterwards acknowledged, was eve ry word false 7sea
 The strongest evidence that I have, of the cause of this scene of guilt, of shame and pros titution, is contained in the following produc-. tion of Mrs. Bcauchamp which she sought to publish in the Argus. Sss- {.
 EPTAPH. To Je engrauen upon the Tomb Stone of 3lr. and Mrs. Beanchamp; pri,ten 6y Mrs. BsauehGnp.
 Entomb'd below, in others arms I H
 The husband and the wife repose,
 Safe from life's never ending storms,
 And safe from all their cruel foes. M
 A child of evil fate she liy'd,
 A villains wiles her peace had cross'd
 The husband of her heart reviv'd
 The happiness she long had lost.
 Y Heheard her tale of matchless woe,
 And burning for revenge he rose,
 And laid the coward villain low,