Show AFTER RAILROAD THIEVES washington U D C one of the measures passed nt at this session of 0 congress makes it a felony to break the seal of 0 a rall railroad road rax containing interstate or foreign shipments or of freight edill express e ss or baggage or to enter such a 1 car with intent to steal or to conceal or by fraud framl ot 01 deception obtain from any railroad car station house dapote or platform any goods or chattels which are part of an interstate or foreign shipment of 0 freight express or baggage creaking into or stealing any part of 0 the contents of a piece of baggage also cobi comes es under tile the provisions of 0 the ilet act which applies with equal force to tiny any person who shall buy receive oreave in his possession po session any freight ex express pres bagga baggage P or other goods or chattels so stolen knowing the same to be P tolen stolen the punishment tor for any of these offen is S 11 fine up tip to five th dollars 0 or imprisonment up to ten en years or both betl and prosecutions ro may ay be instituted in any district where the crime shall have been committed the carrying or transport transporting ing by a person of any such freight express baggage or goods or chattels from one state or territory into another knowing it t to have been stolen constitutes a separate offense lor for which the same 1 punishment unish ment Is prescribed Prose cu lions for such transporting ot of boolen property may be instituted in any district into which the goods or chattels may have been removed or into which they may inay have been brought the making of these acts federal offenses together with the re rei erity of the pull punishment provided is expected to prevent much crime or of this character as all ot offenders Tenders haap a wholesome fear of united states courts court s and the promptness and epi certainty dainty with which they mete out punishment |