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

RECTOR ARREsTED.-lhomas Rector,
the convicted murderer, who made his es-
cape from the prison Of this city on Monday
the 2lst instant, aud for whose apprehen-
SION rewards amounting TO about one thou
sand dollars have been offered, was ycsier-
day evening brought back here by two young
men named William Light and Robert Bow
en-, of Fishkill, who captured him at Pough-
keepsie on Monday last. These men were
totally ignorant of the importance of their
capture until after they arrested him, and
had taken him into custody for another Of
fence, which he committed since he made
his escape. On Sunday evening Rector
stole a valuable horse from a Mr.. Mills,
who resides near Poughkeepsie, which was
almost Immediately missed, and several
persons sent in pursuit of the thief. About
noon on Monday, two men, who had heard
of the robbery, met Rector with the horse
near Fisbkill, aud took him into custody,
but had not proceeded very far with him
when he dashed into swamp at the road
side and made his escape. In few hours
after a colored man met him on the road
leading to Poughkeepsie, with oil his clothes
as we, as if he had fallen in the river; and
Rector, in order to account for his unseem-
ly plight, told the man that he had fallen
out of boat.
At Rector's request the colored man con-
veyed him in his wagon TO Poughkccpse,
and there left him, aud was proceeding on
his way home, when at short distance
from the town he met Light and Bowen in
pursuit of the horse thief, and they asked
the colored man if he had seen any person
answering a description which they gave Of
him. The man replied that he had just
brought such a person to Poughkeepsie,
and went back with them and pointed out
Rector, who was standing at the landing
place, seemingly on the look k-out for boat
The young men, on finding that he answer
ed the description of the morse thief, imme-
diately took him into custody, and had
scarcely done So when their attention was
attracted by placard which had been post
ed up, describing his person and offering a
reward for his apprehension. So accurate
and minu,ely was he described, that they OF
once recognized him to be Rector, the es-
capped murderer, and they secured him for
the night and brought him to this city yes
terday.
From his own account, corrob0rated by
that of others, it appears t.at from the time
of his escape until last Friday, he remained
in this city, concealed in the garret of
house in the upper part of the city, which
he had left only few minutes BEFORE some
ofthe officers entered in search of him. AT
ter leaving his place of conceaiment, he
walked from the city to Yonkers, and there
got into the steamboat which landed him at
Sing Sing, from whence he walked to the
place where he stole the horse.
His capture seems not to have in the
slightest degree .dspirited or cast him down.
After being replaced in his cell he spoke TO
several persons who were outside il, in quite
a cheerful and animated tone, md seemed
anxious.to give an account of his many
hairbreadth escapes while he remained in
New York. lie says the officers were fire.
quently not only in the house where he con-
ccaled himself, but that while he was per-
the city, which he did every
evening. some Of the officers on one or Two
occasions conversed with him without know
ing who he was. lie Is now in such man.
ner as precludes the possibility of his again
escaping. y. Journal Of Commtrce.