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Monstration of Joy By a Lif er in Courtroom Tale
A Boston era column recounts a dramatic moment where a life-prison inmate, granted a glimpse of ordinary life in court, embraces Miss Lelia Robinson the woman lawyer with fervent gratitude. The anecdote leads into broader notes on social curiosities and small town gossip from Washington to Maine.
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Lelia Robinson
Massachusetts
Miss Robinson
Lberry
Washington
Sonia
Paris