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Punishment of Persons rescuing or attempting to rescue Convicts.
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XVIII. Every Person who shall rescue any Convict who shall be ordered to be imprisoned in any Convict Prison, either during the Time of his Conveyance to or from any Convict Prison or of his Imprisonment therein, and also every Person who shall aid in any such Rescue, shall be guilty of Felony, and every Person having the Custody of any such Convict as aforesaid, or being employed by the Person having such Custody as a Keeper, Underkeeper, Turnkey, Assistant, or Guard, who shall knowingly and willingly allow any such Convict to escape, also every Person who, by supplying Arms, Tools, or Instruments of Disguise, or otherwise, shall in any Manner aid any such Convict in any Escape, though no Escape be actually made, and every Person who shall attempt to rescue any such Convict, or aid in any such Attempt, though no Rescue be actually made, shall be guilty of Felony; and every Person having such Custody as aforesaid who shall carelessly allow any such Convict to escape shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being lawfully convicted of such Misdemeanor, shall be liable to Fine or Imprisonment, or to both, at the Discretion of the Court.
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