Prisoner escap

ing.

N. Y.

Code, s. 85.

Penal

94 U. S., 97; Peo

ter of O'Byrne, 55

Hun, 438; Mona

nan v. O'Brien, 53

v. Johnson, 100

Hun,67; People v.

SEC. 105. A prisoner who, being confined in a prison or being in lawful custody of an officer or other person by authority of the United States, escapes from such prison smith v. U. S., or custody, shall, if such custody or confinement is upon ple v. Duell, 3 a charge, commitment, arrest, conviction, or sentence of Johns., 449; Matfelony, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or gle. Conkey, 14 imprisoned not more than seven years, or both; and if such Hun, 326;, Keecustody or confinement is upon a charge, commitment, Hun, 30; People arrest, conviction, or sentence for misdemeanor, the pris- N. Y., 141; 46 oner so escaping shall be fined not more than five hundred Sharkey, 1 Hun, dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. SEC. 106. Whoever, being confined in any prison, peni- cape from penitentiary, jail, or other place of detention, in pursuance of tentiary. any commitment, order, or judgment of any court of the code, s. 86. United States, attempts to escape from such prison, penitentiary, jail, or other place of detention shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.

300.

Attempt to es

N. Y. Penal

er to escape.

N. Y.

Code, s. 88.

Penal

V.

Holland State, 60 Miss., 939.

(see notes

to sec. 104.)

SEC. 107. Whoever aids or assists a prisoner held under Aiding prisonthe law of the United States in escaping, or attempting to escape, from the lawful custody of a marshal or other officer or person shall, if the prisoner is held upon a charge, commitment, arrest, conviction, or sentence of a felony, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both; and if such prisoner is held upon a charge, commitment, arrest, conviction, or sentence for misdemeanor, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

oners to escape.

SEC. 108. Whenever any marshal, deputy marshal, min-Allowing prisisterial officer, or other person has in his custody any pris- R. S., s. 5409. oner by virtue of process issued under the laws of the United States by any court, judge, or commissioner, and such marshal, deputy marshal, ministerial officer, or other person voluntarily suffers such prisoner to escape, he shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.

Concealing escaped prisoner.

Code, s. 91.

SEC. 109. Whoever knowingly or willfully conceals, or harbors for the purpose of concealment, a person held N. Y. Penal under the laws of the United States, who has escaped or is escaping from custody, or conceals or harbors any person for whose arrest a warrant or process has been issued under the authority of the United States so as to prevent his discovery and arrest after notice and knowledge of the fact that a warrant has been issued for the apprehension

Application of six preceding sections.

R. S., s. 5410.

Conspiring to intimidate party,

Todd v. U. S.,

S. v. Price, 96 Fed.
Rep., 960.

of such person, shall, if the prisoner or the person for whose arrest a warrant or process has been issued is held upon a charge, commitment, arrest, conviction, or sentence of a felony, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both; and if such prisoner or person is held upon a charge, arrest, commitment, conviction, or sentence for misdemeanor, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 110. The six sections last preceding shall be construed to apply not only to cases in which the prisoner who was rescued, or escaped, or attempted to escape was charged or found guilty of an offense against the laws of the United States, but also to cases in which the prisoner may be in custody charged with offenses against any foreign government with which the United States have treaties of extradition.

SEC. 111. If two or more persons conspire to deter by witness, or juror. force, intimidation, or threat any party or witness in any R. S., s. 5406. court of the United States from attending such court, or 158 U. S., 278; U. from testifying to any matter pending therein freely, fully, and truthfully, or to injure such party or witness in his person or property on account of his having so attended or testified, or to influence the verdict, presentment, or indictment of any grand or petit juror in any such court, or to injure such juror in his person or property on account of any verdict, presentment, or indictment lawfully assented to by him, or of his being or having been such juror, each of such persons shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than six years, or both.

Conspiracy to defeat enforce

SEC. 112. If two or more persons in any Territory, disment of the laws. trict, or place, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Green v. El- United States, conspire for the purpose of impeding, hinbert, 137 U. S., dering, obstructing, or defeating, in any manner, the due

R. S., s. 5407.

615.

course of justice in any Territory, district, or place under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, with intent to deny to any citizen the equal protection of the laws, or to injure him or his property for lawfully enforcing, or attempting to enforce, the right of any person, or class of persons, to the equal protection of the laws, each of such persons shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than six years, or both.

R. S., s., 5398.

der. 2 Gall., 15,

24 Fed. Cas., 931; U. S. v. Fears, 3

SEC. 113. Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, Obstructing resists, or opposes any officer of the United States in sery-saulting officer. ing, or attempting to serve or execute, any mesne process U. S. v. Bachelor warrant, or any rule or order of any court of the United States, or any other legal or judicial writ or ess, or assaults, beats, or wounds any officer or person duly authorized, in serving or executing any rule, order, process, or warrant of such court, shall imprisoned Lot more than twelve months and fined not Cas., 693; U. S. v. more than three hundred dollars.

proc- woods, 510, 25 other Fed. Cas., 1053; writ, Fed. Cas., 406; U. be S. v. Keen, 5 Ma

U. S. v. Hudson, 1 Haskell, 527, 28

son, 453, 26 Fed. Lowery, 2 Wash., 169, 26 Fed. Cas., 1008; U. S. v. Lu

kins, 3 Wash., 335, 26 Fed. Cas., 1011; U. S. v. McDonald, 8 Biss., 439, 26 Fed. Cas., 1074; U. S. v. Smith, 1 Dill., 212, 27 Fed. Cas.. 1161; U. S. v. Slaymaker, 4 Wash., 169, 27 Fed. Cas., 1127; U. S. v. Stowell, Curt., 153, 27 Fed. Cas., 1350; U. S. v. Tinklepaugh, 3 Blatch., 425, 28 Fed. Cas., 193; U. S. v. Huff, 13 Fed. Rep., 630, 639; U. S. v. Martin, 17 Fed. Rep., 150; U. S. v. Terry, 41 Fed. Rep., 771; Blake v. U. S., 71 Fed. Rep., 286; U. S. v. Mullin, 71 Fed. Rep., 682.

Y. Penal s.

Commonwealth v. Pease,

SEC. 114. Whoever takes, or receives in restitution, Compounding money or other property, or an engagement or promise N. Y therefor, or receives a gratuity or reward, upon an agree- Code, 8, 125, ment or understanding, express or implied, to compound or 16 Mass., 91; Mau conceal a crime against the United States or a violation of rer v. Mitchell, a statute thereof, or to abstain from, discontinue, or delay 23 Hum, 35; Con a prosecution therefor, or to withhold any evidence Trenchard, s thereof, except in a case where a compromise is allowed Barb., 168; Daiby the laws of the United States, is guilty-

9 Watts & S., 69; Kissock v. House,

derman ገ. 58

mouth v. Bennett, 15 Barb., 541; Conderman

108; People v.

111.

1. Of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not. Hicks, 3 Lans., more than five years, where the agreement or understand- Bishop, 5 Wend., ing relates to a felony punishable by death or by imprisonment for life;

2. Of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years, where the agreement or understanding relates to any other felony;

3. Of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or both, where the agreement or understanding relates to a misdemeanor or to a violation of a statute for which a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is prescribed.

Refusing to aid officer in making

N. Y. Penal

SEC. 115. Whoever, after having been lawfully commanded to aid an officer of the United States in arresting arrest. any person, or in retaking any person who has escaped code, 121. from legal custody, or in executing any legal process, willfully neglects or refuses to aid such officer shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 116. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual Misprision felony. commission of the crime of murder or other felony cognizable by the courts of the United States conceals, and

R. S., s. 5390.

of

does not as soon as may be disclose and make known the fame to some one of the judges or other persons in civil or military authority under the United States, is guilty of misprision of felony, and shall be imprisoned not more than three years, or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Chapter Seven.

OFFENSES AGAINST THE CURRENCY, COINAGE, ETC.

SEC. 117. The words "obligation or other security of of the United the United States" shall be held to mean all bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank currency, coupons, 28 Feb., 1878, 20 United States notes, Treasury notes, silver certificates, 8.5,1 Supp., 152. fractional notes, certificates of deposit, bills, checks, or U.S. v. Bennett, drafts for money, drawn by or upon authorized officers of Fed. Cas., 1107; the United States, stamps and other representatives of

Biss., 105, 28 Fed. value, of whatever denomination, which have been or may Houghton, 7 Fed. be issued under any act of Congress.

Forging or SEC. 118. Whoever, with intent to defraud, falsely United States se- makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters any obligation or other security of the United States shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars and by smith, 4 Fed. imprisonment at hard labor not more than fifteen years.

Field, 16 Fed. Rep., 778; U. S. v. Crecilius, 34 Fed. Rep., 30; U. S. v. Jolly, 37 Fed. Rep., 108; U. S. v. Owens, 37 Fed. Rep., 112; U. S. v. Albert, 45 Fed. Rep., 552.

national-bank

R.S., s. 5415.

U.S. v. Bennett,

Fed. Cas., 1107;

ton, 7 Fed. Rep.,

cilius, 34 Fed.

Owens, 37 Fed.

SEC. 119. Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counter-Counterfeiting feits, or causes or procures to be made, forged, or coun- notes. terfeited, or willingly aids or assists in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note in imitation of, or 17 Blatch., 357, 24 purporting to be in imitation of, the circulating notes Ex parte Houghissued by any banking association now or hereafter 657; U. S. v. Creauthorized and acting under the laws of the United States; Rep., 30; U. S. v. or whoever passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to Rep., 112; U. S. v. Wilson, 44 Fed. pass, utter, or publish, any false, forged, or counterfeited Rep., 751. note, purporting to be issued by any such association doing a banking business, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or whoever falsely alters, or causes or procures to be falsely altered, or willingly aids or assists in falsely altering any such circulating notes, or passes, utters, or publishes, or attempts to pass, utter, or publish as true, any falsely altered or spurious circulating note issued, or purporting to have been issued, by any such banking association, knowing the same to be falsely altered or spurious, shall be imprisoned at hard labor not less than five years nor more than fifteen years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars.

of

Using plates to

etc.

Ex parte Hol

U.S. v. Williams,

Re Wilson, 18

S. v. Smith, 40
Fed. 755;

11 Biss., 376, 48

U. S. v. Stevens,

52 Fed. Rep., 120; U. S. v. Kuhl, 85

ald, 91 Fed. Rep.,

SEC. 120. Whoever having control, custody, or posses-print notes withsion of any plate, stone, or other thing or any part thereof out authority, from which has been printed, or which may be prepared R. S., s. 5430. by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury for the pur- comb, 2 Dill., 392, pose of printing, any obligation or other security of the 12 Fed. Cas., 328 United States, who uses such plate, stone, or other thing 14 Fed. Rep., 550 or any part thereof, or knowingly suffers the same to be Fed. Rep., 33; U. used for the purpose of printing any such similar obliga- ... Sprague, tion or other security, or any part thereof, except as may Fed. Rep., '828; be printed for the use of the United States by order the officer thereof; and whoever by any way, art, Fed. Rep., 624; proper or means makes or executes, or causes or procures to be US. v. Fitzgermade or executed, or assists in making or executing, or 374. sells or brings into the United States from any foreign place without authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or other proper officer; or whoever has in his control, custody, or possession any plate, stone, or other thing intended to be used in forging or counterfeiting any such obligation or other security, or any part thereof; or who has in his control, custody, or possession any plate, stone, or other thing engraved, or in any other manner made. after or in the similitude of any plate, stone, or other thing from which any such obligation or other security has been printed, with intent to use such plate, stone, or