▁of ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁he ▁trick ed ▁Sh arp ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁door ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Frank fort , ▁and ▁fat ally ▁st ab bed ▁him . ▁ ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁hang . ▁The ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁execution , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁attempted ▁a ▁double ▁suic ide ▁by ▁st abb ing ▁themselves ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife ▁she ▁had ▁sm ugg led ▁into ▁prison . ▁She ▁died ▁from ▁the ▁attempt ; ▁he ▁did ▁not . ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁gall ows ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁ble ed ▁to ▁death , ▁and ▁was ▁h anged ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁The ▁bodies ▁of ▁J ere bo am ▁and ▁Anna ▁Be auch amp ▁were ▁arranged ▁in ▁an ▁em brace ▁and ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁coff in , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁requested . ▁The ▁Be auch amp – Sh arp ▁T rag edy ▁inspired ▁fict ional ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ' s ▁un fin ished ▁play , ▁Polit ian , ▁and ▁Robert ▁P enn ▁Warren ' s ▁World ▁En ough ▁and ▁Time ▁( 1 9 5 0 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁J ere bo am ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁born ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁Sim pson ▁County , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁and ▁S ally ▁( Smith