▁for ▁his ▁actions . ▁The ▁stay ▁was ▁granted , ▁and ▁the ▁execution ▁was ▁res ch eduled ▁for ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁Though ▁Anna ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁question ed , ▁a ▁charge ▁against ▁her ▁for ▁being ▁an ▁access ory ▁to ▁the ▁crime ▁was ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁Exec ution ▁by ▁h anging ▁While ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁await ing ▁execution , ▁Be auch amp ▁wrote ▁a ▁conf ession . ▁He ▁accused ▁Patrick ▁Dar by ▁of ▁per j ury ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁meeting ▁between ▁them . ▁Many ▁believed ▁Be auch amp ' s ▁accus ation ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁cur ry ▁favor ▁with ▁New ▁Court ▁governor ▁Joseph ▁Des ha ▁– ▁who ▁considered ▁Dar by ▁a ▁political ▁enemy ▁– ▁and ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁him . ▁When ▁Be auch amp ▁finished ▁the ▁conf ession ▁in ▁mid - J une ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Senator ▁Be auch amp , ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁printer ▁for ▁immediate ▁publication . ▁An ▁Old ▁Court ▁supp orter , ▁the ▁printer ▁refused ▁to ▁publish ▁it . ▁ ▁Anna ▁Be auch amp ▁joined ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁his ▁cell ▁in ▁the ▁d unge on ; ▁the ▁only ▁entry ▁was ▁through ▁a ▁trap ▁door ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁room . ▁During ▁their ▁in car cer ation , ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁b ri be ▁a ▁guard ▁into ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁escape . ▁When ▁that ▁failed , ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Senator