Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-10-26
THE FATE OF 4 sEDUCER.
The Story Of One Of the Most Famous Murders
ever Perpetrated in America.

cemetery at Frankfort, a corrcspon-
dent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
found dark monument bearing the
name Of Solomon P. Sharp. The IN
scription states that he "was assassi-
nated willie extending the hand OF hos
pitality, on the morning Of Nov. !,
1925, i'll the 3s,h year Of his age"
will, the text added: "What thou
knowcst not now, thou shalt know
hereafter"
Col. Sharp was. in his day, one of
the leading men Of Kentucky. During
the administration OF James Madison
hr had served two terms in Congress,
at which time lie was the roommate
aud intimate friend of John c. Calhoun,
who is said tn have declared that
Sharp was the Oldest man Of his age
that had ever crossed the lnruntain>." ;"
lie had previously y been several tines
clcct'd Il t. the ..cnturkv Legislature,
and under Gov. Adair was Attorney
General nl the Stale. At the time ui'
lis death he had settled in Frankinr,
rs il very successful LAWYER, but had
recently been again elected 10 the
| l... i>laiur, ,s tie champion of the
relief party" The "rclci' and "an-
tr-rcirT Controversy. ot which shall
mt attempt 10 >krtc'i II hist rv, had
been far >nnn. time aritaiing tue State,
and the fac, that Col. Sharp was re-
gar,!cd aS Chief exponent Of the re-
liri movement. and that the sr<Si.n of
the Legislature was tn begin on the
day following his ,ss'nat;nn. lent
rrcnl;ar emphasis Ia the excitement
that followed. The story of his death.
with its ca,i>carl consequence have
learned from several contemporary
personal sources. Rut first H., me
say. fronting the capitol square in
Frankfort. nn lis northern side, and
only \; few steps eastward from the
F'rannfnr and Huntsville Railway. is Il
large, dark. red colorcd brick mansion.
three stories in height, extending Far
back. with ample acc rmmpdations for
the slave help Of "thc good times '
THIS house is perhaps sixty years old,
and was the honsc of Col. Solomon =.
Sharp in 1925.
4 few years previous, Sharp had
met youn. lady named Ann Eliza
Cook. and lie had scdncrd her. She
was young lady ot good family, al
fair cultivation, with some literary tai
cnt. lie met her at party. | believe,
and It was under the excitement ol
the dance and the wine perhaps, that
Miss Cook yielded herself to him. .Af:
Ter her disgrace became known she
had secluded herself at home, hut i,
seems that vunng lawyer named Jcr
Iclnam 0. Bauchamp, also of respect
able family, happened to see her, and
falling il love with her, succeeded IL
obtaining her promise I" become his
wife on conditioncxactcdby her that he
should kill Colonel Sharp. This prom
isc was maIc-the marriage tool,
place. Some ti1ne-a year or two
pcrlaps-passcd, and Sharp still re
mained alive. Perhaps the troubl,
would have passed and been forgot
ten had not the seduction been men
|tioncd as against Sharp's character
|durinc the warm political campaig'
lin which he was elected to the Lcg;sIa
lure, On this charge being brought
against him, Colonel Sharp treated il
slightly, and stated in public, it is said
That o certificate was in evidence that
This child born of Miss Cook had q
black face.
This added insult to the original
Iiniurv. and the secret writing ol
jI,eauchamp's promise came out dis