Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-12
RUTLAND, TUESDAY. JUNE -. 1888.
ARREST OF RECTOR, MORE sRIMEs.

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The arrest 81 this man, whose escape from
Bridewe lssl week created So much sensation.
~ns effected Mondsy evening IA Pourhkecpsle.--
1t appears t'ist he lef this cry Sunday evening
for Nolkers, Wheie he took the steamboat Union
and vent "a p,ck,kl. When on board he wss
recognized 6y tie Lattcr, culored.nsu between
whom there passed some couser-e,ioa Ga the deck.
bot no discovery vas mode. Ga The return of the
boat TO New York on Saturday, the barber CANT
to Sheriff Ackcr here asi slsicd the reason he
dad not before disclose hIs k' Wedge e" Reclot's
person, was that Recio. .rcotcncd r. lake his
life II he did when 10 conversation as before stated
When ., Peek,kil, Rector passed counterfeit
noc for some reffVshmen,, for which he was put-
sued and in the snme day to I'D his escape. he
stole valuable horse, on which he made his way
to Fi.hkill. Before, however, lie had gone far. he
met two ncighbors of the owter OF the horse,
who, to test his honesty, having become suspicious,
haniereG with him about the purchase of the horse.
Rector stated that he was a dealer ~ horses
that this was n match to SPAN and that he
would not pert with the enc without the other
While thus in conversation, The parsuers on the
counterfeit money affair overh'ued him, when he
was charged with both the crimes Of passing coun'
terteit money and horse stealing. But Rector
made light of all this said he was willing to go
back to rectfy all mistakes and to prove that he
had fairly bought the horse. Upon this all turued
back, when Rector taking advantage of their mat
tention near Fshkill South Landing leaped fence,
ran osross a field, and reached in safety swamp
near by thus gaining quite start Oh his pursuers.
Two Of the men, Messrs White and Baum, follow
ed IN pursuit, and backed him IN the water OF the
swamp but soon lost him. AS Rector got out OF
the swamp, his feet having become swollen and
not being able to take off his boots, he cut them
off with jack knife. Rector then started off, aud
was lost sight Of again, aud finally for that time,
when soon after lie came up with u coiored mar
in n field, with whom he bargained for three dol
lars 10 be carried to Poughkeepsle. also borrowing
a pea JACKIE, for two wrecks, for which he LETT I've
dollars as security. The negro then took him to
Poughkeepse in light vehicle, where he bought
hat aud shoes, and treating the negro, lch him
saying he was going up The turnpike As The ne
gro was returning home, he met the pursuers %
Rector in full chase, TO WhOm Of course he gave
tho informaiion when all started again on ih'
track and the aid Of justice OF the penre be
ing procured, Rector wac found at the landing II
Poughkeepsie waiting the arrival OF the steam
boat for Albany, where he very complacehily CAV
himself up.
al the while here Rector was not known as
horse siealer, and phsSer OF couhtetI'H money q"
Albany crime not having come to the knowledge u
the captors. Tuesday morning, he was pot o
board the stee nlboat to be brought to Peeks
when one OF the coptors while On his way down
happening to take up New York paper, read ih
advertisement describing Rcctors person,and struc
| By the resemblance charged him with being II
man. Rector stoutly denied the TACT however, b.
/ the captors were now confident lie was, Tia
! they brought him directly TO the city, aud when B
WAS near II, he owned his name was Rector IL
was lodged in Brldewell again last night IN ce
under tie custody of the Sheriff, making zoe
Joke by the way of his late escape. The rewa
for his detection is 1850, as murderer aud SIC
more: which was offered IN an advertisement
the owner 9th horse. He has now added I"
crimes of no small magnitude TO his fret crime. /
promises, by the way, to give all the particulars
his la'e escape.-.N y american.