The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-25
COL. A. c. SPENCER'S FATE.
THE SONS or president TTLER's
SECRETLRY OF VAR.


Prom me s.. Louis RspUbncdn, AprH2i.
Our jefferson CITY dispatches yesterday
contained an account OF the murder at Linn
do. on tuesday morning list, OF Col. spencer,
Ivy W. l.. Jerries Of Texas. The spencer referred
tots Ambrose Spencer son Of John {; sgent,
Ger, former Secretary OF War, aud grandtCn y
Judge Ambrose Spencer, an eminent Jur'st "a
MIR. Spencer came 70 St. Louis about two years
rgo, and callug on the Hon. thomas Allen,
PRESIDENT Of the Iron Mountain R,ilro ID, repre-.
nmuseedt r unI fnS S T's IT. hilsn bad bScn the
Iriend Of his father, and had helped nun 10 90,
friendship between his father aud BIT. Allen, To
L. no sa,b bnt had been entirely broken 70
md Impoverished 10y the war lie was scnoiar'
sitIon AZ tall, clerk in the freight OH @ at the
ITum street depot, with salary OF 20 por
month lie asked at tunes TO he promoted TO
ZONE better paying position, and ut length
threw up his situation end took To tue practice
az lis being ehot at l.iun was the first intimaton
that MIR. Allen had If his whereabouts.
'ef war u %, % s
Ton. who was brother OF Ambrose c. Spencer
was amidshipn an m the United states brig
kOmers, COMMANDED by Comm odore Alexander
Siidcil Mackenzie, and lie and Cromwell aud
Email we're hanged N the ward arm Of the brig by
ragged IN a cons tracy 10 mutiny, murder the
captain and officers and to sail to the Isie Of
cruise. Tf;ls occurred in Novem her 1912 Tue
irig arrived Ut New York with twelve men In
lfOls, hllu ritVO on tue hdIooI wv hhc
commander sent messenger to Wssnlns
ton, with his version Of the affair. To- tue Secre-
tarv Of the Navy Commodore Mackenzie land
cd IN New YORK with bis crew, aid went ip sol
tnn process ion to the church. where thanks 10
God were offered ~ for the great dcliyerance.
But John g. Spencer. father Of one OF tue exc
Cuted mutinccis, ard then secretary Of war,
iuhlshed /, the country nm entirely dihereut
version OF the hanging. characteriz ne the act
OF AACacrz.c rs COwaidS anu unnecessary.
Throu!n hls ilnuence M9Skcn1ie was tried oy
naval court mortal 1T BroOkbn D, out was ac-
cuittcd. An effort was made to indict him be-
fore the Uni ell states District Court, which
failed. puUc opinion changed, however, and
the alleged mutiny Ia a ship manned by one
hundred and twenty persons, ninety,six, OF
whom were mere apprentices. was ceived as
the romance Of boz who had been reading
Iiia.icdl -tori"s.
Mackenzie. besides being a nav.l Otice-, was
the huthor OF y Year ~ s9hin by SD Amen.
tam" "sp 10 Revisited" and also of =" LIE OF
) lhn Paul Jones Four or i've years aft r this
Ito W Killed Iy a fail from a horse at his coun-
t"y place ne New ork, and the brig SOmers.
VITA ali 90 loari. + undcre In the ocean. Tho
di,tingui-hcG Indian nshter. Col. IL. :. Mackeu-
ye. TOW ~ commaLd at Fort sill, Is a son OF
me serViOr rendered 10y Mr.. Allen to John G.
tpHrccr mentioned hv the son OF the latter,
" IS important. After the death Of Gen. Harr
IN. Sler retained the Cabinet Ulcers selected
~ tue iorner The veto q the United States
u Ill ana other nscal bills c-used lare-up In
u ali the Secretaries cxcep: Daniel Webster
The wing petiy was furious. TYLER was puzzled
join Qnacy Adams, and Mr.. Allen agreed that
~ the storm that WAS prevailing tue Cabinet
Oae day President Tyler met Mr. Allen, who
wrs then editor 81 tie Nddtsonidnl the wing
C.Gda, und iccostlns min. SAID " Mr.. Allen,
wan, gu 70 uamc f.. me a Secretary Of War
enc VINO j. cImpetent. eifici mt and who viii
tlsned tat the President was in ear
ncsi,. sat down and addressing letter
20 Mr. Spence; asked HIN II he w yGnl :,
ionlrrcl to hin d. the President. Mr. Spencer
ieius then n Albany. took the mex, boat for
New York, and cailing on Daniel W ebster At tue
Aston House showed him the letter from Mr..
Anen AID rsked his advice; Mr. Webster urged
Washington. called ON Mr.. Allen, and the latter
Ment wt.n himtr the President, and the result
Ns- ths. rccciY,d the appontmsnt of secre-
tr,,f Var. And this was the favor that Mr..
~. A'ler dd for the iatlcr Of the Mr.. Spence I
VIM Lac called on tim for assistance and who
Was sHOt Gown the otter morning al Linn.
H.'pi ttal on ma Leleer, AptG 70.
Ca Monday mornina stranger, J. W, Jerrics
rdlirDau employee. lately of Marshall, Texas
arit'ed IN VI. and mnue inquiries for col
Fpcacrr an INDY. Having received the neces-
Cur. rculs" ". ncal.ns. a short distance from
So, ard hau a private interview with Mrs
bpsncrr. Inc stran-cr Ct lined 5.rs. Spencer as
an itsi t-d tnat they should go OF with hin,
Hrt qaest telns refused, he retraced his steps
ittiue aiieryarl c,lsP'ncsr came into
town, calling ~ %. iuouis ~ "a ldlery e~tab-
-s,,ial rent-rcr. The door wa, suddenly
Upeaed, TIE sir.ng,r appearing al tue EXTRA 90
NitO revolver ~ oh. hand, y inting Ut Col
SutLcn, nd saving IA loud anu commanding
voice, WHERE T. my Wifi. Col. Spencerf" Ihe
.ilutl had hardly time - stanmer, "Nho are
your what DC Sou ueanf' before tue strange!
fired th.ro shot- ~ tim ~ rapid successi ~
lone Of them tgklug effect. ~ this time the
Cllinel bad eac el the street, uut the stranger
ieiag close ~ III ht els. n.Cd fourth time, hi.-
ting hi IN *. and having him pros rate. Jeffres
Gid not run, but stood witn the revolver in his
bond, ana p.iutl0s at his victim, addressed tue
crowd;
" gentlemen, that Is the man who has abduct
cd NJ wife ~nI stolen ny toyi' and turning Il
the Snetin he ri sir, am your prisoner
tAk5 this pistol. have no further use for It,"
" uie the IN riL took hi man t. the a, III,
clti1ens clOwded afolnd the wounded ian, nc
II mOncuts examination discovered Rhas u
wo ana IA ms mead. lie fingered until o'cloci
L. NJ.