08 May 1858
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Newspaper
San Andreas Independent
Location
San Andreas, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1858
Page
1
A long extract from the Trinity Journal recounts a mother’s letter of remorse and faith, shifting to a vivid regional tale of Costelloe the Dublin lawyer famed for Old Bailey practice. The piece concludes with a dramatic bank robbery defense twist and a clerk’s flight to buy ducats to outwit witnesses.
In court a gray haired lawyer spoke of an approaching day when death comes and the soul faces God. He condemned ambition and the glitter of earthly honors, vowing his conduct was guided by conscience even as a tombstone might bear sins. The scene carried a reverent, reflective tone.
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