Jones v. Abbee

The case was — ’Huntington was imprisoned on an execution in favor of Jones, ’and had the liberty of the yard -upon bonds; in the night he privately went out of the limits of the yard, and returned again before morning, within the limits, unknown to the sheriff: Afterwards he took the poor prisoner’s oath; upon which Jones moved to the County Court, and had him assigned in service; which assignment upon a writ of error was reversed in the Superior Court. Jones after all this, found out that Huntington had been out of the limits *107of the prison in the night aforesaid; brought this action for the…