Commonwealth v. Norris

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

In 1924 John W. Norris, the appellant, was sheriff of Cameron County, and by virtue of his office, keeper of the county jail. On April 26,1924 Joseph Pappallia, who had been regularly committed to await trial for violating the law prohibiting the manufacture, sale, etc., of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes, escaped from jail. Appellant was accused of complicity in his escape and was indicted pursuant to an information presented by the district attorney, by leave of court. The indictment contained two counts. The first charged him with voluntarily permitting or…