The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-13

information which led him to suppose Rec
tor was concealed in the brolhrei; and Mr..
Winnie went there and represented himself
to The mistress Of it as Reciors's brother,
and said he wished to see him. But " old
BIRDS are not to he caught with chatf," and
The woman of the house told Winnie that
she did not know any thing about Rector.
Mr.. Winnie, however, still pcrsevcred ia
his application, and in order to conrince
her that he was Recior's brother, he shaw
ed her letter directed to him, (which let
ter had been sent to him through the Sher-
iif of Albany, and which was afterwards
'ound to contain $300.) This altogether
lulled the old lady's suspicions, and she nc
know lodged that she did know something Of
Rector, but she could not then tell the cxE
ac, place where he was concealed, but prom
'sed to enquire in the course Of the day md
inform him in the evening.
Mr.. Winnie gave the information ,ba, bc
thus obtained to the Police, and the mng.
istraies thought !. better to have her house
immediately searched, which was done nc
cordingly. and Recior's clothes were foond
there. The woman Of the house md her
trail lodgrrs were then taken into custody.
bu, she either could not, or would not ,elI
where Rector was. This was on Thursduv
afternoon, and Rector having heard thar
the officers got trace "f him, thought il i'm
prodcnt to rrmaln longer in The city, and
that night leit il, and walked TO Youkers
and got aboard the sieamboai which landed
him nj or near Sing Sing. While on his
way there he was seen by n colored man
Who was on board, and who knew him in
intimately, and this man came to the civ
the following day and informed old Hays,
who told the Sheliff.-The latter offered tho
man large reward if he would enable them
To npprehend Rector, hut hs unaccountsLIt
declined doing so, whsh tended SO much to
d'scrcdil his story of having seen him that
il was not believed,
Rector accounts for his having remained
so long in this city, by saying that he Ind
not single friend to assist him in getting
away or any money; his wife and brother
having becn very judiciously arrested and
committed to Prison by Justice Lownds tie
dny nftcr Rector estaped. And SO much
was he afraid to trust any other person with
tho secret Of who he was, that he retaine,l
the irons on his wrists, until the night he
got into the country, by hamunering them
between two stones.
After he arrived nt Wesichesier, he stolc
a horse ms mentioned in former notice Of
him, and the motive no assigned for doing
so was certainly most extraordinary one.
Finding himself utterly destitute Of means
to continue his flight, und know ing that the
officers were nfier him in every direction.
and that he had bnt little chance Of esca6e
if he remained 30 near Ne~ Yofk, h occur
red 10 him that the fest place he could
inke refuge in, would be the State Prison
nj Sing Sing. The court of " estchester
was then in session, and he thought that il
he stole n horse md went Off with il so de-
liberaiely ms to be soon overtsken, that lie
would he at once sent io the court in West
chester for trial, where he intended to plead
guilty under nm assumed name, md he cx<
pected, RS n matter Of course, TO he at once
sentenced and sen, to Sing Sing for two or
three years. And he calculated that il he
once go, into Sing Sing prison, without be-
ing recognized, his assumed name, and the
great alteration which the prison dress
would make in his personal appearance,
being detected and That when his sentence
was expired, the murder case would be then
SO much forgotten that he could easily get
out of this country.
lie was last evening taken from this city
to Albany.
IN closing this report about Rccior,ir is
but due to Mr.. hckcr, the Sheriff Of this
city, io say that from the moment Rector
made his escape until bc was retnkcn, thS
Sheriff devoted his almost entire time, and
stopped at no expense IN endeavoring to
find him out and arrest him.
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