auch amp ▁wanted ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁to ▁defend ▁her ▁honor , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁act ▁for ▁herself . ▁He ▁began ▁teaching ▁her ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁gun . ▁Learning ▁that ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁in ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁Co oke ▁sent ▁him ▁a ▁letter ▁condem ning ▁Be auch amp ' s ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁asking ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁again . ▁Sh arp ▁sus pected ▁a ▁trap , ▁but ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁meet ▁her ▁at ▁the ▁planned ▁time . ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁kill ▁Sh arp ▁before ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Be auch amp ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁but ▁found ▁his ▁target ▁had ▁already ▁left ▁for ▁Frank fort . ▁He ▁had ▁el ud ed ▁the ▁trap . ▁Be auch amp ▁decided ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁legal ▁studies ▁in ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁and ▁wait ▁for ▁Sh arp ▁to ▁return ▁there . ▁ ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁He ▁and ▁Anna ▁Co oke ▁married ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁Still ▁determined ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁Be auch amp ▁de vised ▁a ▁r use ▁to ▁l ure ▁Sh arp ▁to ▁Bow ling ▁Green . ▁He ▁wrote ▁letters ▁to ▁Sh arp ▁under ▁various ▁pseud onym s , ▁each ▁asking ▁for ▁his ▁help ▁in ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁legal ▁matter , ▁and ▁each ▁sent ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁post ▁office . ▁When ▁Sh arp ▁failed ▁to ▁respond , ▁Be auch amp ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Frank fort ▁again