MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court. He stated the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:
This case arises under §§ 5278 and 5279 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which provide:
"SEC. 5278. Whenever the executive authority of any State or Territory demands any person as a fugitive from justice of the executive authority of any State or Territory to which such person has fled, and produces a copy of an indictment...
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