Newberry v. State

An indictment was returned by the grand jury of Lucas ■county, Ohio, against the plaintiff in error, charging him •with having conveyed into the jail of said county articles useful to effect the escape of a prisoner detained therein, in violation of sec. 6902, Revised Statutes, a part of which, •applicable to the case in hand, reads as follows:

“Whoever conveys, or attempts to convey, into * * * ■a jail, * * * anything useful to effect the escape of any prisoner lawfully detained therein, and with intent thereby ;to facilitate the escape of such prisoner, whether an escape be effected, or…