State v. Hart

*145HOLMAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged with breaking and escaping from the Reynolds County jail while being lawfully imprisoned upon a felony charge, i. e., subornation of perjury before conviction thereon. See § 557.390 (all statutory references are to RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.). A trial resulted in a verdict of guilty and defendant’s punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the county jail for six months. He has appealed from the judgment.

The evidence offered was not extensive and hence a brief statement of facts will suffice. Timón Johnson, Sheriff of Reynolds County, testified…