Bailey v. Commonwealth

*272Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

Section 1357 of our statutes says: “When a prisoner charged-with a felony is lawfully detained in any jail or in custody, any person who shall in any way aid or assist him to escape, if the escape is not effected; or if the person detained is charged with a misdemeanor, whether the escape be effected or not, the person so aiding or assisting shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.”

Cody Long, on his trial in the Harlan circuit court under an indictment charging him with a misdemeanor, was convicted and fined, and…