Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-10


Execution OF q Federal omeer Mt
Richmond.
The Richmond papers hGve accounts of
the hanging of Spencer Kellogg, on the
25th ult., as deserter ard spy. His real
name was Spencer Kellogg Brown he was
native of Brooklyn, N. Y, and went to
Kansas some years ago with his father,
who founded the town of 0ssawatOmie.-
He enlisted as common sailor in the gum
boat Essex at st. Louis, and soon became
fourth master. he was captured near
Port Hudson, and sent to jackson and
thence to Richmond. Com. Porter denies
positively the rebel statements that he had
enlisted in their service and deserted and
became a spy, aud gives no credit to bis
alleged confessions. He was q brave aud
gallant officer and his execution 10 murder.
Com. Porter says that he had been inform
ed more than once that the rebels were
determined to shoot any officer Of the Es'
sex that they should capture. Only few
days ago the secretary of war had assured
the anxious father of Brown that his son
was perfectly safe. The rebel account OF
the execution is as follows:
TA short but impressive prayer was of
fered by the minister, at the conclusion of
which the condemned man unaeeompanied
mounted the scaffoId. In few moments
Detective Capehart followed, and COM
menced to adjust the rope over the mack Of
the criminal, in which he assisted. all the
while talking with the officer. On taking
OF his hat to admit the moose over his
head, he threw Il one side, aud falling on
the scaffoId, il struck q gentleman beneath,
when the prisoner turned quickly, and
bowing, said Excuse me, SIR After
getting the rope on his neck arranged 70
his satisfaction, Detective Capehart COM
menced to pinion the arms OF the eOndemu.
ed, 10 which he submitted eOmpOsedly,
simply remarking: 'Aint this hard cap
tain His ankles were then tied together,
and his hat given to him, which he held
in his hand behind him. CspehaFt then
shook hands and left him. A negro next
came on the scafOld with a ladder,
and proceeded 70 fasten the rope
TO the upper beam, the prisoner
meanwhile regarding him with the great
est compOsure. 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 I
'Tisn't more than q foot fall Doctor, /
wish you would come mp aud arrange this
thing don't want to have botch job
lOfitF The rope was then Te-aTranged %
bis Satisfaction, aud the cloth cap placed
over his head. The condemned man then
bowed his head and engaged few seconds
in prayer; at the conclusion Of which he
raised himself, and standing perfectly erect,
pronounced in a clear voice, 'all ready
/ A. fiVa minutes 70 4 O'Clock the drop fell
and the condemned man was launced into
eternity. He struggled violently for about
q second. the rope sWaying 70 and fro like
1.-The pendulum Of 3 clock. BE was left
/ banEing thirty minutes, when he was cut
down add pronounced dead BY the atten.
dapt pbysieiauD his neck having been
broken in the fall. Tue BODY was then
nIscsd IN his coffin Snd sent t6Ite bifisl
ground. Kellogg was q man ofFalheF pre-
| possessing appearance about fye feet eight
or nine inches high. with sparkling light
lblue eyes, sandy hair and beard, and a slight
Imonstache. Bis skin, from his long con-
E6nement-some fifteen mOnths-had be-