, 1863-10-06

Execution OF an Alleged Federal spy
F1o,n The Richmond Examiner, eth ult.}
1t II o'clock yesterday forenoon detail Of
one hundred men, under Capt. Potts, from
the City Battalion, marched from Castle
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moved up Main street in the following order:
Drum corps on the right, tollow wed By two
companies Of military. hack containing the
condemned man, his spiritual adviser, Dr..
Barrows, and Detective Capehart aud another
officer. The hack was closely guarded By
infantry. The cavalcade reached the scene Of
execution about half past IL o'clock, where,
as usual, q vast crowd Of people, ofboth sexes
and all ages. were copgregated. After few
moments, the prisoner Was escorted, under
guard, from the hack to the gallo Ws.' While
Of tie arrangement for lis execution. he
converted gully, With the utmost non chalance
with Dr.. Burrows, frequently smiling ut
come remark made either by himself or the
minister. Arriving under the gallows, Capt.
Alexander read the charges preferred against
the accused, and the sentence OF the court
martia1-sthat be be hanged By the neck un-
til dead.h A short but impressive prayer Has
then offered by the minister, ut the conclu-'
sion Of which the condemned man, unaccom-
panied, mounted the scatfold. In few mo-
ments Detective Capebart followed, and com.
the criminal, In which he assisted all the
while talking with the officer On taltng of
his hat to admit the moose over his head, he
threw It one side, ard, FILLING off tue scatfold,
oner turned quickly md; bowlng, sald: stEx-
cuse me eirr After getting the rops On his
neck arranged to his satisfaction; Detective
Capehart commenced to pinion the arms Of
the condemned, to which he submitted com.
possdly, simply remnrkipg; "Atn't this
hard. Captain :" His ankles were then tied
held il his hand behind him; 4 negro next
came on the ecaffold With ladder, and pro-
ceeded to fasten the rope to the upper beam,
the prisoner meanwhile regarding him with
the greatest composure. The rope being fas-
tened, the negro WIS In the act Of coming
down. Taen 'hs prsSneE n1t ,rp up At 1ns
neck! 'This'r morethan football! Doctor
l wish you would come up: and or
range this thiDg!. l. don't want to
have a botch Job Of i'll" The rope
was then re.arranged to his satisfaction,
and the cloth cap adjusted over bis head. The
condemned man bowed his head and engaged
a few seconds In prayer, at the conclusion Of
which he raised himself, and, standing erect,
pronounced, in q clear voice, "A1l ready!"
At five minutes to one o'clock the drop fs1l
and the condemned man was launched into
eternity. HestrDgEleo Violently lor AO3ut q
second, the rope sWaylng to aud fro like the
pendulum Of clock. BE was left hanging
thirty minutes, when he Was cut doWn md
pronounced ''dead" By the attendant physi-
Clan, his neck having been broken in the fall,
The body was then placed In his coffin and
sent to the burial ground
Kellogg was q man Of rather preposeesalng
appearance, about five feet nine inches
high, with sparkling light blue eyes, sandy
hair and beard, and a slight moustache. His
skin, from bis long confinement. some fifteen
| he wore, at the time Of bis execution, q dark
blue coat and brass buttons, light blue pants,
blue check shirt, and black wool Int, He
was apparently about IS years Of age.
The wretch had previously confessed his
guilt, the substance Of which confession was
that be bad hired himself In the Confederate
Engineer corps, At Island No 10, for the pur.
poEe Of gaining Information for the benefit
Of the Federal Government, and though at
last detected, he died with the conviction
that he had furnished more valuable informa'
ton, in the character Of spy tc that govern
ment, than any other ten men In the United
| States service.