The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-03
DYNAMITERS ON TRIAL.
Cunningham, The Alleged DyBamiter,
Has an Examination at Bow Street
He is Remanded.
Solicitor Poland Recites the Facts
and the Evidence Against
Him.
THE LONDON. TOWER EXPLOSION.
CunuiDg gham's Examination at Bow Street
The Evidence Very Damaging.

Inc Evidence very damaging
LONDON. Feb. 2.-The examination of
James g. Cunningham, charged with COM
plicity in causing the recent explosion at
the Tower OF L1ndoa, began in Bow Street
Police Court this morning. Poland, soIic-
itoT, IN opening the csse for the Crown, said
the Government intendsd 10 prove that the
prisoner was the active agent in the con-
spirsoy which eliminated in the horrible
outrage at the Tower.
Before closing his address Mr.. Poland said
he desired to call particular attention t) The
conduct of Cunningham on the day OF the
Tower explosion. Within four minutes
after the ex plosion the Tower gates were all
closed, and every visitor then within the
walls Was made prisoner. This matter has
been carefully Investigated, and the state.
ment as to the time of closing the gates is
strictly accurate. Bat two persons had
passed out from the grounds after the ex
plosions These were lady aud gentleman.
They were not IN the baildings q. the time
OF the explosion. but on their way toward
one of the gates. Among those detained by
the shutting Of the gates was Cunningham.
The identity OF the lady and gentleman who
passed cut has been traced and ascertained
They we've respectable people, and entirely
innocent of any possible connection with
the prisoner or his friends. When the ns.
tUre OF the explosion had been ascertain ed
every person detained within the Tower
walls was sUjected to an examination, and
with the exception Of the priso aer all gave an
account OF Jhemst Ives submitting willingly
10 examination aud answering ell questions
put TO them, The prisoner Poland thought.
vas found among those detained because he
dared not, after the explosion hurry away,
for fear of attracting the attention of the
police. When his tprn came for eXamfna-
tion bis conduct at once aroused suspicion.
BE proved absolutely unable . give straight
foTW6rd answers TO any questions This led
to him being subjected to more than ordi-
nary criticising. The result was he contra.
dicted himself many times. was unable to
give any satisfactory account of how ne
bad employed his tins after his arrival in
London, or any acceptable explanation of
his pIeseL ee IN the Tower.
When asked what be had come to London
for, he said he came to obtain clerkshjp,
but vixen requested 10 name some OF the
places he hs visited in search of clerical
employment, was unable to give e single
correct address de answered correctly the
question concerning MS place OF abode and
gave the right number in Scarb0ro street,
but contradicted himself in so many ways
and betrayed such a guilty anxiety that he
was placed under arrest on suspicion of
being concerned IN some way in the explo-
sion, Detectives were then assigned to
hunting up the prisoners history, and al
most every step they took tended TO the con-
viction that the prisoner was in reality one
Of the principals in that days dynamite
outlsges. He lives under one name
IN ScarboIo street, and under
another in Prescott street. He swore
be bad never possessed q brown trunk of
American manufacture, and vet the cab
man who drove him from Broad street sta
ton TO the Prescott street lodgings would
swear this trunk was part OF the pris ner's
luggage on this journey, and the landlady
at those lodgings would testify that the
same frank was part of his room furniture
during part of the time he lived in her
house.
Another point dwelt upon by Poland was
the fact that no writing was found in the
Jogging occupied by Cunnineha N. Although
he did much writing himself, he carefully
removed every trace of his correspondence,
as in the memorandum books found
among his effects, every page that had borne
any writing was found carefully torn out.
The Solicitor then proceeded to describe
other evidence found against Cunningham.
Among this was detonater which Poland
produced and exhibited TO the Court; this
fell out of sack belonging to the prisoner
while the police were examining mis- lug.
age.
Colonel Majendie, Chief Inspector of Ex-
plosives, bad examined this detonater aud
plosioD of dynamite. Toe detonater was of
the kind used 10 produce the concusslon
necessary to explode dynamite, and was it.
self operated by means Of fuse.
Resuning his review of toe prisoners con-
duct while he was in the city Of London, so
fer as the Government detectives have been
able to trace it out, Poland said, it was
January II sst that Cunningham moved
into Scarboro street, from his lodgings in
Prescott street. The Scsrboro street
lo6giDga are quite near ID the ones
deserted. The brown trunk which had
been moved from the Broad Street Station
TO the Prescott Street house, aud which
disappeared from the latter place before the
prisoners removal thence, was taken away
during the temporary absence of the prisoner
from the house. Just before going out Gun
niDgham told the landlady the brown trunk
belonged to a friend who might at any time
call for it, but If he called for 1t during the
prisoners absence, to tell him to remain il
convenient until his return, as be would not
be gone long. The stranger did call, and
depart, but the landlsdy did not notice
whether he took the trunk. Subsequently
she observed the trunk was gone and that a
box of similar shape, sizs aud color had
been substituted for il in Cunningham's
room. The detectives had traced
this brown box, and found it had been
purchased in White Chapel in the vicinity
Of the Prescott street lodgings the same
day tie prisoner left the message coucern-
ing the trunk, and presu mably By Canning
ham, for the very purpose OF substitution.
In The Prescott street house, contin ned
Poland. Cunningham gave his name as Gil
bert, and told the land adv he was, by occu-
patton. q CONNIE rcisl traveller. When he
moved into the Scsrboro street lodgings he
gave his name as Dalton. To the landlady