State v. Cahill

-The argument of counsel invites academic discussion of a large number and variety of subjects; but, as the decision must be controlled by the statute, we shall consider only such matters as are pertinently involved.

While serving a sentence in the penitentiary at Fort Madison, appellant was placed in solitary confinement by order of the deputy warden, for the infraction of a rule of the prison prohibiting prisoners from fighting. While thus confined, he escaped from the cell, and was apprehended on top of the wall by a guard, while he was attempting to escape from the inclosure. The…