, 1865-03-30
EXECUTION OF KENNEDY.
Extraordinary Conduct Of the Cnl-
pril.-He Dies Singing a Soug--
= Scenes at ,he' Scatfold--The
Bounty Jumpers Made to
Witness the Execution.

Bounty Jumpers Made to
t. Witness the Execution,
;.
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! FESSJOS OF HIS. ECILT.
tFrom the n. I. Tines, March III ;.
The execution Of Robert Cobb Kennedy:
the raider aud hotel incendiasy, who WAS con
| yicted before a mi i;itary commission some
weeks ago, took place yesterday at Fort Ia
| faystfe, in the presence Of several hundred
spectators. The culprlt exhibited . mixture
of bzayado and fear during the ordeal, and at
! lnte{Fais ac!eo II avery 3aconefent" man:
IT. ,,,t vso thap @ h;,, nG ~ "as
~, ~ ,,dot sue1 ~ 9rn
+sf,, +hst 10 .os ,srfao+iv eah3, T.; auI ~. Aa.u
ton1oenas no "eo pe''oe1'' 0o''' IL At7 4ass
w. ~, , ~,
nioahAfna " ias ooAfh1r'
+ brought up IN Louisiana. He entered the
Military Academy at West Point in 1854, but
/ left it two years afterwards, and, returning
TO his home In Louisiana, led the life of q
Liaate1. he "as among the hrst to enter
the fe0el service when the rebellion broke
out: he was one OF the chtef consplators
IN the attempt TO fire the city last fall, and
was detected IN trying to burn Barnum's Mu-
scum at an hour when Its destruction would
have involved the loss Of large number of
lives. The incendiary's flight to Canada, In
order to avoid arrest, aud his subsequent re-
turn to Detroit and capture there by the de-
tectives, arc too fresh In the minds of our
fcaae1s 70 aeed fecapitalatton; suttce It to
~ snas i,ta, Mu mas o!uuns " tcs clty, tflea
eetvis ~ naS e9assloa, - MI eo1os4neo m
n n+1son fbe cnndsm1ed sSs ahant W ~ H. eesI ~:
a,t,+ ~ ,t,a ;,,nEas 1,a, 1ssht n leGt
hIoun cras and ho,r onh !SShss,.n.a uuu "tsn ~
s.me color. He was ns,1allv nt,ir.d n a sn;t NJ
OF gray cloth, and his genera, alr was that Of
l. an educated and well bred person.
TEE Mony1na or TIE gxEcur,or
Kcnneav r,ra fro1, II. haa oho1t aoo.
o,;1oni1 ann.rsnt1! hr4 ~ ,;tt1a ~ au3at seven
his scen 1he ch3n,a;n raa se e,,H lgessn att q
~ ~ ,,,n.s, .h ILL., III n'a s shSses 70 com
.ianed to his fate VII The "rs ~ ~ sans re-
* nr;eanaro nncn,a;n-s -" ~. ~. s ~
Protcstunt Inisconai f.huTch 1Tra raoa ~ ehs he
tie clergyman. and every effort was was mada Iead y
minister 10 the wants Of the unhannv u"0 1non w
THE pRErAnAT1oYs '''''''
fo, +ha o~ecr+;on | aaa,ranass .,..
nr,o tn rndan tha conmencea aoout eleven
off,n1nne1 Hnrke a,,d Afarsha1 1sFnenaenee sF9rn,a s
erof1;Id ,i,n ~ ~ 1rbf.I, a. - .,-a 1ne
w"a erected IN ti,e ront-a or ~ W. sana na"sea
bo,s11fon ~ ~. savestaen+1, 17nie.34 3"!u. ~.
;nfartrp fo-4red a roro-o c1a 3.a.t 80 ~
~hn Ws,e MT fnecto1' nv,,ed ~ TX. To- oua al
eaor "a scaHni9 ~ 3ta.a .,oa @ ~ W psesSus
nsat sus - 81 .ns.I W. noIe ~ tuat
ra ~ nna s;n,,s ~ ,;s ;ed A'atlaoly mp
teno VI osean4ons " tu'' Aino'
TIE oooSia r1as ShoAlhs AND 'oMPERs,
to the number Of 185, were compelled to wit
ness thefex:cuti,n, and IT is to be'hopsd that
the late Of Kennedy Will serve Us warning
to more 1hnn one Of the gang "A more vii:
lauous looking set Of rascals never were col
lected together perhaps. ;.
SCENE IN TIE cospE,1sED CELL.
Ahout o,cloc1- co1 Rnrke Morsh.1 a5,~-
rav. Brig. Gen. Rpale and CaIt wiz ~ ri.
lowed b7 The cxccutioncr. VISITED the c,li nj NJ
fhc .ondcmned for f1c 1,I,rnosn ~ nrc,or,,, ~
the cm1nrit inr The scatfn1d Tfnnn anta.1nS
| 1he cell The party were met by. H. ID :. Rev. NJ,
| Burke. the rhaniain of Fart Ham;1tnn rhn
| had been closetcd with the prisoner since
noon. Kennedy WIS sitting at q table, as II
he was engaged in writing, and did not seem
to be aware OF the presence Of his visitors un-
I'll they clustered around the very table.
dressed the prisoner briefly, saying the fatal
hour had arrived, aud it was necessary tor the
| cu1prit to prepare himself for the scaf' I'D.
~ know your ersaud mud nm prepared
for it," replied Kennedy. in d broken voice.
| and getting up from the table he advan :ed
toward the center Of the room, apparently
! 1TtallY AG1t6LGC.
| "Are you ready 81 inquired the executioner,
who had stepped forward and touched him
on the shoulder,
| Kennedy was quite disconnected at the alb.
| ruptness Of the inquiry, and, looking. at tue
executioner with contempt, replied, "Who
| are you? don't know you,''
General Bealc, who was conyersinr with the
clergyman nt the time, promptly Restrained
| the prisoner, and told him to submit to hia
| fste like man.
II am prepared for this thing" replied the
prisoner, and holding d0t his arms motioned
tie executlontr to come forward and bind him.
Tie e1ecu''oner quickly proceeded TO pin
ion the prisoner, during which operation Ken.
| nedy showed violent tscpidation and cried
Ike child. He was evidently unrcs.gued to
bis late, and bore the trial with anything but
gocl grace.
TAKING LEAVE OF HIS rB1EyDs.
TIL, f,tat rereon WIN toot leave If tha ro,,-
| dcmucd IVES q representative Of the nress WIN
, had yisi ed him On several occasions and acted
the part Of friend to him.
Good By, old fellow" Raid Kennedy; "do
| me Justice in that publication OF yonr5.''
Capt. Wilson then shook hands with HIN,
| when Kennedy requested him to forward hta
pipe TO his mother.
In taking leave of Gen Beale his manner
was quite attec.ionatc and unrcstfained. He
wtpt bittesly, but Gen. Beate soothed him by
[AAeA!0G ulm 10 Gle IKE u1Q.
"Oh, lhis Is hard Of the damned Yankees,
to t1eat me in This way" demonstrated the
prisoner. ~ have been regular soldier,
and should not have been treated So" Then,
asking Gen. BeaIe for handkerchief, he sig
ntded bis readiness to proceed to the SCAT.
fold.
At This jnncture the e1ecusioner stepped
forward to place the black cap on the cul-
prits head, when Kennedy drew back In hor-
Ior, and inquired ifit was necessary to wear
the cap before arriving at the scaf1old.
Marsaal Murray assured him that 1t was,
when Kennedy resigned himself into tue
hands Of the e1ecutioner, and quietly allow
ed himself to be arrayed for the Forthcoming
ceremony. A procession was then formed,
>Ehcn, just as the corfege was about to move,
ktnncdy turned around, and, addressing
Gen: Beale. said: This is q cowardly mur-
der" and then, relapsing into silence, mo-
TONED the Marshal 10 proceed.
THE SCENE At TIE GALLONS.
The nroecss1on startc3 from The fcondarroa
cell ubpnt fire minutes mat nne n'clncE and
marched to tie scaffold in the f0llnwinr or-
der.
Lieutenant Blncl, Officer Of the Day.
Chaplain and the C1lprit-
Colonel Burke and General Beale.
Marshal Murray and his Deputy.
Representatives Of the Press.
The cutprit stepped uusteadily as he Ttend-