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The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Alpheus Vincent returned to the city from Albany after a Supreme Court retrial on felony charges from his prison escape; he was acquitted but remanded to prison under his original sentence.
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Thursday Last
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acquitted of the charge of felony, and remanded to prison under his former sentence
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The noted culprit, Alpheus Vincent, returned to this city on Thursday last, from Albany, whence he had been conveyed to attend the Supreme Court on a charge of felony, committed when he broke out of the State prison. The cause was tried at the City Hall some time since, and he was found guilty of the crime; but a new trial was moved for and obtained by his counsel, on the illegality of some of the evidences. The trial was not brought on at Albany--but it is said the Judges determined his fate out of court