▁tra ve led ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Frank fort , ▁where ▁Sh arp ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁appointed ▁att orney ▁general ▁by ▁the ▁governor . ▁ ▁Ch alleng es ▁According ▁to ▁Be auch amp ' s ▁account , ▁he ▁found ▁Sh arp ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁du el , ▁but ▁Sh arp ▁refused ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁armed . ▁W ield ing ▁a ▁kn ife , ▁Be auch amp ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁kn ife ▁and ▁offered ▁it ▁to ▁Sh arp , ▁who ▁again ▁decl ined ▁the ▁challenge . ▁When ▁Be auch amp ▁challeng ed ▁him ▁a ▁third ▁time , ▁Sh arp ▁tried ▁to ▁fle e , ▁but ▁Be auch amp ▁caught ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁col lar . ▁ ▁Sh arp ▁fell ▁to ▁his ▁kne es ▁and ▁begg ed ▁Be auch amp ▁to ▁spare ▁his ▁life . ▁Be auch amp ▁k icked ▁him , ▁curs ed ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁cow ard , ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁horse wh ip ▁him ▁until ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁du el . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Be auch amp ▁looked ▁for ▁Sh arp ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Frank fort , ▁but ▁was ▁told ▁he ▁had ▁left ▁for ▁Bow ling ▁Green . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁only ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁not ▁there . ▁Finally ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Anna ▁Co oke . ▁ ▁Following ▁Be auch amp ' s ▁failed ▁attempt , ▁Co oke ▁decided ▁to ▁l ure ▁Sh arp ▁to ▁her ▁house ▁and ▁kill ▁him ▁herself . ▁Be