 When a young man stood before him for sentencing after admitting to stealing jewels from a parcel, the defendant's wife stood near him, infant daughter in her arms, and Landis mused what to do about the situation.After a dramatic pause, Landis ordered the young man to take his wife and daughter and go home with them, expressing his unwillingness to have the girl be the daughter of a convict.According to sportswriter Ed Fitzgerald in "SPORT" magazine, "[w]omen wept unashamed and the entire courtroom burst into spontaneous, prolonged applause."