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It is a rule, founded alike in humanity and good policy, designed for the protection of the citizen, and never to be departed from, that penal statutes must be strictly construed.

 It is no violation of sec. 7, Ait Sd div. ,, chap Al, of the Rev. Stat. p. 269, ptohib- ting the conveying to any person lawfully imprisoned, any instrument, arms, or other thing calculated to aid his escape, for per son 10 convey to such prisoner an instrument of writing, informing him that he has friend, and can be released from confinement.

 Tine design of that Statute was, to prohib- it the conveying to prisoner, any substan- tial thing, which might be used, or handled by him, in facilitating or efIecting his escape. Reversed.