The sun., 1878-08-31
THE BEAUCHAMP TRAGEDY.
..yiT UIGHT HITE HAPPENED IN TE-
.,,r BTT DID HAPPEN ~ kLNTJCKK
,1, ,.sassinniion Of "rAitorncy-Generni shnrpe
betrayed Girrs Vengeance Marrying
.rother Lover TO Accomplish u and kiiiing
,t.r.Ir the Night Before he was Hanged.

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~rlr. li.h standing of thc families and their |
,.r..-f.ntor.rls 60 sun rcss everything rcat- |
i.ian m,ctruicdto to- prrpotuato its rcmcm-
Iran and render it a Romance that even |
,,ui- lat. day an Krnturkinns love to talk |
~ and wonder over. The murderer. or infat- |
,.,,l a,.u.sr of uuothor'S wrongs WIS J. q. |
u..n.i.i.p. ihc son ui a rc-Ycotuhc farmer
,..r .vIut Gro.n. H. w,s young law
..ulaa' ..f unusual promise. whose talents and
,.tfr--. Iit attracted the favorable notice of
n.a,.tvarl murdered Solon on L. sharpe at
flftrI. NiUiury General of the State. Young
I .f'an Us. of ardent temperament. cutcr-
t.n.l ..Hltrd ideas of womnn's purity. and
,n.tni .l Die ,n9iiou- changed to- meet Mss
Anu 0.u.c.a beautiful y"uu., ialy. who. during
I..A. ..u.n tue pursuit of his studies had.
v.Nawi',T'd mother taken up her rcsidcnae
tlil 9.lrt- farm.
fn.aa rtsnuf l.vr ut first s.llt NJ. Cooke
c.. '.fua holy as lovcr's Lutte. lived in
privacy. and her r.yst.riuus movements
r.l t.nfi. .ull ihdrard from so'Dty thr.w
iraer1i terra haloo n,~''n etion that fred tho
ttf tufil.,l w-tul. aud modf him nwiius
..t..f l.r f'ef. II uu.l upon rcr. actually
fr .aN -rli int h'rir,=cn'c. and borrowed
hrr. simply o. rnlri him au cx uso %
.... ...u. 49," roIoI cd lis ADVANCES in q man
n... t.i.'t ufrl lim 90. IT, prr-' 'ou'rd h;r
a. t.u.'n'-- aul h.uni.i h"r with attentions.
4 .l.-i vfs Rejected; she would never
mHr. H-t.r- .-tnl with 1000 oxoc-s " passion
.n tN.tin.II .,vi hcrto f.ll him hnr story.
N.. .ne ft..u N.uia rrD'I.- OF revenge
s- uat b.rn ntr,y.'. sh'. -li. hy CoL
S..ila. nrl 'Uso. Uas "a peculiarly sad ou..
amr had l""n ri s"d in her father.
r..Ity nl.Jng III. tau,i t,i.s r,uc Ani
s...ra" .n' Hnu'irr m""mr "a 90. .t.or ere
' N III F q ] 10 4 I . | ff
aNI pl.i it, IWrr. Her family lul b'r1
r" NY i-"y i.i .', ,ii.h"n, t1,''n,.
) V un nu"i' nv D. " hcr wr.uE- B'nu-
r. trl 60 her ia. .tN tA lA'ns cords ot "a
..-| rat love. rs " % as hy tl.. romantic llu-
.t ~ "hN tri' temperament that urcrd him
I NH~h Nuf hN ~-e~stUrttNu or challenge tho
Nf1- i'n". t'A 'iiv t'' X nn oath hurt sharpe
Shuuo viii no. n-t'.' snid Mss Cook. when
u lu 'Iufuu nunpuu .su his iut 'ntIou lf rilliu<
hn. 49, b" is g." .reat % coward. Thntwo~
TOOL Legislature was in session az Frankfort
l"nu'Aa.p readily found ca. Shau' al th'
cordially. ,' r'tu" g. Fmnhi"tt o. sor Sou
on important hl~Iu ss. uui li.turhump took
They wont io > r''ir"i siot hy the river -i.l'
Th" hell al the Mansion iIou-.. raui. fur SUI i-r
ID "u,nhmn iurp"l ui"n Shnrp VIVA % ''t-
D. you remember th' la-, words Miss Coo.r.
whom You ruined. -ppk tp you -
sharp stood ~ II trun~iiSed
am th" nv 'ns"r whom. in IN" spirit of
lr lh' v. she. thu last tiirc yuu ever saw her,
Narn"d you w"ull r.Et' l'r wrongs,
y @ you fight q duel w th m"f"
Nv dear rl'nd.' crnsinsy spoke the "
l'rn"y-""n"rnl. / cannot ight you OH Mis-
Defend your-elf. then. coward and villain
nhi YOU are. shr.ekei Bcru 'hamp. drawin-
II lar' D. wcapoq hut a pcnknfc.",
Wy iear friend cannot nsht you" still
dre"i sharp"