Chapter 1376. For the suppression of train robbery in the Territories of the United States and elsewhere, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 1376.— An Act For the suppression of train robbery in the Territories of the United States and elsewhere, and for other purposes. July 1, 1902. [[Public, No. 242](/us/pl/57/242).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That it any person shallTrain robberies in Territories, etc. willfully and maliciously trespass upon or enter upon any railroad train, railroad car, or railroad locomotive, within any Territory of the United States, or any place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction or control thereof, with the intent to commit murder, robbery, or tiny unlawful violence upon or against any passenger on said train or car, or upon or against any engineer, conductor, fireman, brakeman, or any officer or employee connected with said locomotive, train, or car, or upon or against any express messenger or mail agent on said train, or in any such car thereof, or to commit any crime or offense against any person or property thereon, such person shall be punished byPunishment. imprisonment not exceeding twenty years, or by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court. 728 Sec. 2.
Aiding and abetting. That any person who shall counsel, aid, abet, and assist in the perpetration of any of the offenses set forth in the preceding section shall be deemed to be principals therein. Sec. 3. Proofs. That upon the trial of any person charged with any offense set forth in this Act it shall not be necessary to set forth or prove the particular person against whom it was intended to commit the offense, or that it was intended to commit such offense against any particular person.
Approved, July 1, 1902.