Whoever, having in his or her custody or under his or her power, any person entitled to a writ of habeas corpus, whether any writ has been issued or not, with intent to elude the service of such writ, or to avoid the effect thereof, transfers the prisoner to the custody, or places the prisoner under the power or control of any other person, or conceals the prisoner, or changes the place of the prisoner’s confinement, shall forfeit and pay to the party aggrieved $3,600.

Code 1852, § ?2560; Code 1915, § ?4491; Code 1935, § ?4943; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?6916; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;