The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-10-17


MoND.-The Richmond paEers contain accounts
of the execution, at that place, ON the 25th ult
of fSpencer Kellogg, hung as spy. The Rich
mond Whig in its account says:
GA short but impressive prayer was then offered
by the minister, at the conclusion of which the
condemned man, unaccompanied, mounted the
the scaffold. In few moments Detective Cope
hart followed, and commenced to adjust the rope
over the neck of the criminal in which he assisted,
all the while talking with the officer On taking
off his hat to admit the moose over his head, he
threw it one side, and falling off the scaold, it
struck gentleman beneath, when the prisoner
turned quickly, and, bowling, said F.: Excuse me,
Sir. After getting the rope on his neck arranged
to his satisfaction, Detective Copehart commenced
to pinion the arms Of the condemned, to which
he submitted composedly, simply remafking,
Amt this hard Captain His ankles were then
tied together, and his hat given to him, which he
held in his hand behind him.
Copehart then shook hands and left him. A
negro next came on the scaffold with ladder,
and proceeded to fasten the rope to the upper
beam, the prisoner meanwhile regarding him with
the greatest composare. The rope being fastened
the negro was in the act Of coming down, when
the prisoner, looking up at the rope, remarked,
this won't break my neck Tis MT more than
foot fall! Doctor, wish you would come up and
arrange this thing don't want to have botch
job of it, The rope was then rearranged to his
satisfaction, and the cloth cap placed over his
head TIE condemned man then bowed his head
and engaged a few seconds in prayer at the con-
clusion of which he raised himself, and, standing
perfectly erect, pronounced, In clear voice,
All ready!' At five minutes to l o'clock the
drop fell and the condemned man was launched
into eternity. He struggled violently for about
second, the rope swaying to and fro like the pen
dulum of a clock He was left hanging thirty
minutes, when he was cut down and pronounced
dead by the attendant physician, his neck having
been broken in the fail. The body was then
placed In his coffin and sent to the burial ground.
KELLOGG was man of rather prepossessing
appearance, about five feet eight or nine inches
high, with sparkling light blue eyes, sandy hair
and beard, and slight mustache. His skin, from
his long confnement-some fifteen momhs-had
become as fair as females. He wore at the
time of his execution, a dark blue coat and brass
buttons, light blue pants, blue check shirt, and
black wool hat. He was appa.ently about 80
years ofage.
The wretch had previously confessed his guilt,
the substance of which confession was that he had
hired himself in the Confederate Engineer Corps
at Island No. 10, for the purpose of gaining in
formation for the benefit Of the Federal Govern
ment, and though at last detected, he died with
the conviction that he had furnished more valua-
BILE information in the character of spy, to that
Government than any other ten men In the
United States service
The real name of the young man whose tragic
fate is narrated above, was SPENCER KELLOGG
BROWN His parents formerly resided in the city
of Brooklyn, emigrating hence to Kansas in 1854,
SPENCER being then IL years of age. His father
was founder and third part owner of the town of
Ossawatomie, celebrated in the annals of the
Border War. In 1856, the town was burned by
Border Rufians, and the whole of Mr.. Browns
property destroyed, while SPENCER, the subject OF
our sketch, was carried off by the rufians, " no
kept him prisoner in Missouri for SIX weeks, only
giving him up on his release being demanded by
Gov GEARY. SPENCER subsequently was NAL
treated by the Border Ruffians. In 1861 he went
to St Louis where he enlisted in Captain (after-
wards General) LYONS company of Regulars.
Receiving his discharge from the Regular Army
from General FREMONT he was given commits