Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-20
JUHN ROWAN,
JOHN ADAIR,
RICHARD NJ. JOHNSON.
WILLIAM I. BARRY.
MEs. ELIZA 7. SHARP.

Ann Cook who charged her seduction and the paternity OF her
child Col sharp the time she preferred charge
thirty three thirty four very small in stature tooI
shOudesd with dark hair and kn and having lost
teeth, respects desirable seems to
have possessed degree was great
reader often in her herself
disciple Of Mary WOlstencra skeptc religion, and believ
ing future Of punishment She opinion that
mankind brought into being with entire right dispose
their persons and lives as uey pleased In le29 Ann Cooks de
psrure from virtue rendered notorious her pregnancy
previous this time her conduct had the
subject Of censoo remark butt on account Ct the respectable
position Of her relatives, 20 some
seduction Col Sharp married less
year a remarkable personal beauty and nc
improbaby that Col Sharp would under these
sought OF whose attractions we're scn
der those OF Ann Cook the charge utterly
fact that Col Shar absence from the spot Of alleged inveisle
ment the time she stated the act to have been was
The natural inference is that she was instgated to charge
the paternity Of her child TO Col sharp SOLELY y ,e esr ~
mitigate in degree the public Of her shame by imput-
/ ing its Authorship to a man OF his high position.
his high moral character the mprobadties Of the story and
known citizens that the specific charged
false he made endavo to backeu her character by
proofs previous prostitution. The in which
he lived did believe it, and 10y the amable, gentlemanIy for
brance with which he conducted himself the oh rye did
injuehim much members Of her family
from him. Her brother j. W Cook whose house she
lived was frequently heard to say he regretted he ever had
tanned unknd feeling against Col Sharp, and afterwards
dnued employ him az his lawyer the court
viii show so dd many other members OF the family continue
On the Ist Of June 1871 Col Sharp received letter from
Gov Ada Offering him the Office of Attorney General for
Of Kentucky and concluding with the following remarks
public estimation, and the salary been improperly reduced
from the former occupant than to the Office my
cupy due stand in the This appointment Col
Sharp accepted, and when his nomination went Senate
John O. Wanga the mention Of whose carries
the description Of his character to in Kentucky
ter and Inscriptions enemy Of Col Sharp because he had defeat
him his land brought forward gross CHARGES
against Col Sharp and the others the keeny to
and nurs him and his family this old charge that had
almost died Of the seduction OF Ann Cook. commit
tee chosen for the purpose Of examining into
charges and after careful investigation, strongly
Waring, and unanimously reported favorabIy TO the
appointment The Senate October the Both, s2I Reso
Tatthe Senate unanimously Svse and consent the
Shap appointment and that Mesrs Ewing and acuaint
the Governor Herewith"
From this time Colonel Sharp CONTINUED in the performance Of
the his Office and in the successful practice his profess
son without ever beng or nearing ANYTHING farther Of
tins sander until IN june l he was solicited by his party
friends for the Legislature He FIRST felt disincna
ton but when told that certain Of the opposite party
charge Cook Immediately determined
abst eloquent sons Critteden out Of poll Of
sixteen hundred votes, elected by majority sixynne
him. sufficiently limited at for him have notice
think have clearly shown to any dsnteTssi mind that the
charged seduction vilainous Islander. now show
that J. o. Besuchamp himself did and that the
murder Of Colonel sharp was for other causes 1t was prov
in 1921 Beauchamp acquainted with Ann Cook
she living at the time within mile Of his fathers In
that heywere married Beauchamp
made effort to attain this object but his father refused his
consent and, being under age he could get license In
Sharp Bowling Green the fall 1921 his brother Dr. L.
Sharp the agent for the settling his unfinished
In 1872 or @ Beauchamp got license to practice law
and solicited from Dr. L. J. Sharp the management Colonel
sharpt business Dr. sharp placed in his hands
notes for colecton The time when he employed fully
shown by the following statements:
Sa,ref Ksat,eky Sirspsoa County, Set.
John L. Moore Clerk Of the Simpson Circuit Court do GER
f that J. o. Besuchamp Attorney Law did attend to and
prosecuted Colonel Solomon P Sharp plaintiff AGAINST
Clark, defendant in this Court brought
the 18th March, l3 by said Beauchamp Attorney as afor
said. prosecuted by him judgment April term ls2 and
the attended said Beauchamp Attorney for said
Sharp until the money collected time in the latter part
Of the 1873 The defendant repevied of june,
1873 and the second execution which the money collect
ed, Issued en- the 81 Of October, ls23.
Given under my hand this 18th January, 1927.
JOHN L. MOORE, Clerk
Simpson County, % rit:
acting character Sheriff simpson County cec
ted the the within named and paid the
o. Beauchap, Attorney Colonel Sharp the order
said Beauchamp Attorney aforesaid. do further add
that during the pending OF the collection Of the within money!
j. BeauchamP frequently applied to me to the collection
why he wished it expedousy that
he wished further patronage Colonel sharp
THOMAS L. sTRATTOS
Heris record proof that the 18Th Of October 1922
champ, far from being Col Shap mpacsb enemy, seeking
20 SCI ms further patronage haveaso the adsvits good
men tia; published time, stating Of 1924
sng the State and was highly catered that he lBeau
eAn9 bore supposed likeness Colonel sharp These facts
IL farther proof necessary that was nor $3.50 ~ i;s "
that in ls2 and ls3 Beaucmp spent most OF his time in RS
ing Green and attended the Courts Col SbaT1 s
Court shows: 0i''''''
BOWLING GREEN January I4tb 1877
HE'R sIR My recollection deit the record my Office
enables me 70 that br ter, Col Solomon
removal from this place Frsusfo isney: February md
August ieTms- ls, and the August tsru Is, am clearly
OF the t tat he did not leave either these
finished. Yours,
IONA HoBsON, Cerk.
neither Ann relatives Ann Cooi
husband felt against Col SANDER
induced murder Among Col. sharps