What is the difference between a principal and a accessory in a criminal offence?

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The following excerpt is from Rooney v. United States, 203 F. 928 (9th Cir. 1913):

In Rosencranz v. United States, 155 F. 38, 43, 83 C.C.A. 634, 639, the court in construing a statute of Alaska abolishing the distinction between principals and accessories in felonies, said:

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