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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1113 Sec. 134. Whoever, being, or about to be, a witness upon a trial, brQ,Q*¤°¤ ¤°°°P°i¤¤ hearing, or other proceeding, before any court or any officer author- ` ized by the laws of the United States to hear evidence or take testimony, shall receive, or agree or offer to receive, a bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his testimony shall be iniiuenced t ereby, or that he will absent himself from the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, or because of such testimony, or such absence, P¤¤i¤¤¤¤¤*!°¤· shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. - Sec. 135. Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any mAQ9w*{*,l,j*§__¤;¢!gi¤¤¤· threatening letter or communication, shall endeavor to influence, ouim. 'J Mm intimidate, or impede any witne, in any court of the United States ,,,,I§?,g3, §'€‘47?°’°°*E"°‘· or before any United States commissioner or officer acting as such commissioner or any grand or petit juror, or officer in or of any court of the United States, or officer who ma be serving at any examination or other proceeding before any {Tnited States commissioner or officer acting as such eommiuroner, in the discharge of his duty, or who corruptly or b threats or force or by any threat- . . sg . v . ening letter or commumcation, all mfluence, obstruct, or_ rmepde, or endeavor to injluence, obstruct, or impede, the due administration of justice therein, shall be fined not more than one thousand P“”*°“'¤°°“°’· dollars, or im risoned not more than one year, or both. Sec. 136. Ii two or more persons conspire to deter by force, ,d_°g:•P,:*,”¤¢*g,*g,{;{: intimidation, or threat, any party or witness in any court of the mgm:. ' United States, or in any examination before a United States com- m,;_°‘· '°°‘ °'°°’ " missioner or officer acting as such commissioner, from attending such court or examination or 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 lpropprty on accormt of any verdict, presentment, or indictment aw lly assented to by him, or _ on account of his being or having been such juror, each of such P“““h'“°""°" persons shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six years, or both. _ Sec. 137. Whoever shall attempt to influence the action or deci- .,,,§§‘;.T‘,§§‘§‘}‘f,'}{{*,{*,§f sion of any grand or petit juror of any court of the United States upon ,0% ·· M- 5*°“· P- any issue or matter pen mg before such juror, or before the jury ` of which he is a member, or pertaining to his duties, by writing or sending to him any letter or any communication, in print or writing, in relation to such issue or matter, shall be fined not more than one rmnasamemror. thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Sec. 138. Whenever any marshal, de uty marshal, ministerial oiii- ,,,‘§B§,§QQ‘f" *"“"’“°‘ cer, or other person has in his custodgy any prisoner by virtue of ,0% S-, =¤·=· WM r- process issued under the laws of the ’nited States by anly court, ' judge, or commissioner, and such marshal, dgputy marsha, mmrsterial officer, or other person voluntarily su ers such prisoner to escape, he shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. _ _ Sec. 139. The receding section shall be construed to apply not only ,.,$},’,’{§{°“”‘°“ °f ’“* to cases in which the prisoner who escaped was charged or found guilty of an offense against the laws of the United States, and 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, but also to cases in which the prisoner may be held in custody for removal to or from the Philippine Islands as provided by law.