Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-09-05 | Page 5 | Swallow Bears a Message |

Type	issue
Date	1905-09-05
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Swallow Bears a Message
Type	article
Date	1905-09-05
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	5
OCR Text	Show SWALLOW BEARS A MESSAGE May Result in Release of Innocent Prisoner. BOSTON. Sept. 1. Tho lighthouse keeper keep-er on the Island of Elba captured a few nights ago a swallow, to tho leg of which was attached a piece of paper, evidently a message. The writing was evidently that of a life prisoner at Porto Tongenc. who had taken advantage of the bird Hying into his cell to send a message to the outside world, lie begged tho under to call tho attention of the king or tho Minister of Justice to the fact that lie. although Innocent, Inno-cent, had now been in prison since 1885. and that an InvestiRatlon of his trial would reveal the truth of his assertion. The message was forwarded to tho proper authorities and an investigation of tho matter will be mtle.
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