Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-08
Hon. j. @. Adams, Washington, d. C.
From The New York Exnrcss.

| REcToR. At II O'Clock yesterday, Rector was
again taken before the Police, for further ex
animation relative to the manner of his escape.
Nothing additional was however, elected
On being again asked If Mr. Burrill, the turn
key, had been in any way concerned in his es-
cape, he replied that he had been advised by
his counsel to keep silent on this point, to which
advice he should adhere, and therefore refused
| TO answer. He was then remanded, and in the
afternoon was taken by tho boat to Albany,
where he will be held in custody till the Au-
gust term of the Supreme Court, when de-
cison will be made on the application for
new trial.
| Rector's narrative of his adventures since
his escape, as related by him in private to the
magistrates, was in many particulars curious
and interesting. His plan of escape, he says,
had been fully matured for several days before
he left the prison, he being quite confident he
could effect his designs with perfect ease. He,
however. resolved within himself that new
! trial would be granted, and that he had better
remain and abide the issue. Being, however,
informed on Sunday morning that the decision
would be made on Monday, he fell into a train
of gloomy reflections, and became alarmed,
fearing that if the decision should be made
against him, and in that event he would be
heavily ironed, and thus all hopes of escape
would be lost. He accordingly determined to
put his plans in execution that night, which
first leaving the prison he went directly to a
house of i'll fame in Duane street, where his
wife was staying, into which he rushed, and
hastily assembled to the attic without the
knowledge of any person except the housekeep-
, er. Here he concealed himself among some
old beds for the time. In few minutes the
Sheriff of Albany, and another officer, reached
the house in pursuit. They made some en-
uuiries for Rector, and on going to the apart
ment of his wife, found her just rising, and evil
f IDENTIFY ignorant of the object OF their visit. II
was deemed useless, from the appearance OF
things. to make further search in this quarter
e and they retired accordingly. Rector ther
n came down stairs and snugly deposited his bull
XIV carcass in the interior OF small sldeboard
f which was but barely locked when the officers
1 again returned, and as they supposed, made
thorough search throughout the house, even
. moving the identical sideboard in which h,
{ was concealed OF course no discoveries wer,
e made. In the evening Rector shifted his quar-
= tiers farther up town. He states that nothing
= prevented his making good his escape but TIN
e want of means to carry him south, his procur
e ing which was prevented by the detention o
It his wife and brother, he knowing no one else t,
: whom he could trust his secret, and ATTAIN and
And from the fact that he knew them to b.
e innocent of aiding in his escape he had reaso
e TO expect their immediate release. They wer
n however, still detained, and he beginning t
desmond, determined to leave the city and trus
l. TO fortune for his safety. Accordingly, o
Friday afternoon he left the city on foot, with
D out money and but poorly clad. To dgress-
Y it is well here to remark, that he had by som
e, means sent to Albany for supply of funds
r, and letter for him, containing remittance c
re $500 was intercepted by the Sheriff, and b
T. him brought down to the city. The none
Or has since been given TO Rector's wife, she be
,e inc here at presenet in destitute condition..
Rector, on leaving the city; wandered, j
IN saws, che knew not whittier, and caring st'
less,'' feeling more than half inclined TO retur
is to prison and surrender. Till now he had sill
in worn his handouts on his wrists, and sittln
ut down on a rock by the roadside, he severe
ID them easily with a stone, they being made
r. hardened brittle steel. While on his way
" Yonkers, he formed the plan of stealing, q
as horse, thinking that by the commission OF tn
lesser crime he would be arrested, hastily trie
Mt in county where he was unknown, and SCI
IS, for brief term to the States Prison and then'
escape unrecognzed. He unfortunately sele
TO ted one ofthe most valuable horses III the coul
n try and which was well known in call the r.
4. Dion round about" This circumstance excite
b. the suspicious of the neighborhood too soc
I'D for him to escape TO the interior, as he in'el
he ded: and he was thus driven on the "wror
n track" and arrested, as we have before state
lr- NJ
FRoM BARBADoEs. We learn by Ne
as Haven paper that the Apprenticeship sysle
IS about to be abolished in that colony. III