Is he innocent

A man in the Montana Penitentiary convicted of murder which he did not do.

Helena, Aug 5- A murder was committed in Missoula county in September, 1887, the victim being one Geo. Gerber, the body subsequently being found floating in the river. A man named Daniel Cavanaugh was suspected of the crime, arrested, tried, and convicted at the last term of court held at Missoula and Judge De Wolf sentenced him to eighteen years in the penitentiary. The people breathed more freely, finding that justice again triumphed and one more criminal was out of their midst, but a complication has arisen upon report of a letter sent to Governor Leslie signed James C. Hensley, Oscola, Polk County, Nebraska, and dated July 28. This communication informed the governor that the murderer of George Gerber had been captured there and that he was safely lodged in jail. The Montana authorities will investigate the matter.

source: The Morning Oregonian
location: Portland, Oregon