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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 25, Issue 40, 26 May 1914, Page 2

A SON’S SELF-SACRIFICE. Asking that a sentence of three years in jail imposed upon his father tie imposed upon him, and that his own sentence of two years in jail be reversed to his father, a young man broke "down in the Criminal Court in Baltimore, U.S., one recent morning, and wept bitterly. The judge complied with the prisoner’s unusual request, and the lad seemed much relieved when given the chance to exchange sentences with his father, giving the elder man the benefit of one year. They were arrested some time ago on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. Touched by the loyalty of his partner in crime, the elder man asked that the original sentence be adhered to, but the judge carried out the reversal. In the village of South Kyme, Lincolnshire, of about 400 inhabitants, there reside six couples who have already celebrated their golden wedding. 1401.