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    Newspaper  article  from  Savannah  Morning News
An  aged  father  who  asked  the  law  for  a  vagrancy 
charge  against his  40  year  old  son  emptied  his
pockets  of  money  and  gave  it  to the  prisoner
today as  officers  were  taking  him  away  to  serve  a
12 month  sentence  at Reidsville  Prison . 

J.T. Duke ,
the  defendant  did  not  deny  police  recital  of  his
habitual  drunkenness and  his  practice  of pawning
properties  of  his mother  and  father. He  did however 
deny  that  he  was  a  vagrant. For  years  he  had
worked  near  Alma  and had  come  to  Savannah  because 
of  the illness of  his  mother. He  said he  would  have
already  returned  there but  for her  condition  and
request  that he  stay  here. He  said  the  two  weeks
he  remained  here  before  getting drunk  was about  as 
long  as  he  could  make  it. 

The father  did not
testify  but  was quoted  by police. He  was  in  the
city  court  room  as  Judge B.B.Heery pronouced
sentence. However  he quickly  made  his  way  to  the
prisoner's  bench  as  his  son  returned..Then he left,
returning to  bid  his  son  goodbye   and  give  him
the little  money  he  had . "I  guess"  he  sighed "
they  can  keep  him  sober  for  a  little  while
anyway". The  case  was  heard  by  Judge  Heery during
his  weekly  non-criminal sessions .