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Gooch va Untied States. then, in the latter State. During the time Gooch and Nit were kiduaping the officers they inflicted serious bodily injary oper. one of the offivers, from which injury be was suffering at the time of such liberativn in the State of Uklaboma’’. The Act of June 22, 1552, ¢. 271, 47 Stat. 326, prodived — That wheever shall knowingly transport or cause tu be transported, or aid or abet in transporting, in interstate or foreign culumerce, any person who aball have been unlas- fully seized, confined, inveled, decuyed, kidnaped, abducted. or carried away by any meaus whatwever and held for ransor er reward shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisuo- Webt in the peaitentiary for such term of years as the eourt, in its diseretion, shall determine. The amending Act of May 15, 1954, ¢. 30), 45 Stat. Tal, bs U8. A @lsa, declares — Whoever shall knowingly transport or cause to be trans ported, of aul or abet in transporting. in interstate ar foreign commerce, any person who shall have been onlawfully seized. confined, inveigled, decoyed, kidnaped, abducted, or carried away by any means whatsoever and beld for ransom or reward or otherwue,escept, in the case of a minor, by a parent theres! shall, upon canvietion, be punohed (1) by death if the verdict of the jury shall eo reeommend, provided that the sentence of death aba! not be imposed by the court if, prior to ita imposi- tion, the kiduaped person has been Liberated unharmed, or (2) if the death penalty aball not apply nor be impoaed the eonvicte) person shall be: punished by imprmoament in the penitentiary for such term of years ae the court m ite dmer- tion shall determine: . Couper! for Gooch egbenit that the words ‘ransom or reward" import ‘‘aome peruntary eonsideration or payment of something of value’’; that an the statate is criminal the familiar rule of ejusdem generis must be strictly applied; and finally, it eannct properiy be enid that a purpens to prevent arrest and ene to obtain Act (1082) required that the transported perwa held “fer ransom or reward'’. 14 did not undertake to words and sothing indicates an intent to Hanit their