▁Be auch amp ▁asking ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁escape , ▁an ▁attempt ▁which ▁like wise ▁failed . ▁Both ▁the ▁sen ator ▁and ▁the ▁younger ▁Be auch amp ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁Governor ▁Des ha , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁Be auch amp ' s ▁final ▁request ▁to ▁Des ha ▁for ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁execution ▁was ▁rejected ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁With ▁the ▁last ▁hope ▁exha usted , ▁the ▁couple ▁attempted ▁a ▁double ▁suic ide ▁by ▁drink ing ▁a ▁v ial ▁of ▁la ud an um ▁which ▁Anna ▁had ▁sm ugg led ▁into ▁the ▁cell . ▁Both ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁J ere bo am ▁and ▁Anna ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁suic ide ▁watch ▁and ▁threatened ▁with ▁separation . ▁ ▁The ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁execution , ▁Anna ▁took ▁a ▁second ▁do se ▁of ▁la ud an um ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁down . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁scheduled ▁execution , ▁Anna ▁asked ▁the ▁guard ▁to ▁give ▁her ▁priv acy ▁to ▁dress . ▁Once ▁the ▁guard ▁left , ▁Anna ▁revealed ▁to ▁Be auch amp ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁sm ugg led ▁in ▁a ▁kn ife , ▁and ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁st ab bed ▁themselves . ▁Anna ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁house ▁to ▁be ▁treated ▁by ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁To o ▁weak ▁to ▁stand ▁or ▁walk , ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁loaded ▁onto ▁a ▁cart ▁to ▁be ▁convey ed ▁to ▁the