Aocessart After The Fact

[L. Lat. ocauaanva ex post facto, — ^post effectum seelu». Spelman.'] In criminal law. One who, blowing a felony to have been committed by another, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the felon. 1 Jlal, P. C. 61 8. 622. Hawk. P. C. h. 2, c. 29, s. 82. And generally, any assistance whatever, given to a felon, to hinder his being apprehended, tried or snfifering pnnishment, makes such assistor an accessary; as furnishing him with a horse to escape his pursuers, money or victuals to support him, a house or other shelter to conceal him, or open force and violence to rescue hink Hawk. P. C. b. 2,c. 29, ss. 26, 27, 28. 1 Hal. P. C. 620, 621. 4 Bl. Com. 38. 4 StepL Com. 91. 2 N. F. Bev. Stat. [699,] 583, § 1.