The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-10
CUNNINGHAM AND BURTON.
The Crown Changesthe Charges Against
Them to High Treason Felony,
And Makes a Statement of Testimony that
Will Be Produced to Sustain the New
Charge-Notes by Cable.
THE ALLEGED DyNAmITEEs.
The Crewn Solicitor Changes the Charge
High Treason Felony.

The Crewn Solicitor Changes the Charge to
High Treason Felony.
LONDON, Feb. 6-Further examination Of
James G.. Cunningham and Harry Burton.
charged with conspiracy in causing the explo-
sion at the Tower. was begun to-day at Bow
street Police Court. The room was crowded with
spectators, but no unusual demonstration was
made. Harry Burton declined the services OF
counsel, and said he would defend himself. Dir.
Poland opened the case for the crown. and ere
ated a sensation by Immediately announcing the
withdrawal of the charge of conspiracy and the
substitution of that of high treason felony
against both prisoners jointly. Under the new
Indictment the solicitor proceeded to state the
testimony the crown would produce 10 sustain
the charge of high treason felony against the
prisoners. In doing this Mr.. Poland, of necessi-
ty, repeated the history narrated at the former
examination of Cunningham and Burton.
Concerning Cunningham, MI. Poland continued
to anaiyze the many falseheods told to the police
b. the prisoner. He had averred that he ar
rived at Liverpool on the steamer Adriatic, in
September, aud that he worked US a laborer on
the docks in that city for three months. THIS
story had been found false. The truth was,
Cunningham left New York on Dec 10 and
reached Liverpool, aboard the Adriatic, Dec 20.
He remained in Liverpool but a short time; he
then came to London and brought brown trunk
Of American make with him. Mr.. Poland said
that. as yet, the ease for the crown against both
the prisoners was only in its infancy. In regard
to Burton. it had been aseertained that he arrived
in Liverpool, Dee. "a, four days after Cunning
ham. When Cunningham came to London he
went to live in PRESCOTT street;
when Burton came he lived in
Mitre square, AldgateA Although Burton was
associated with Cunningham, he never met him
but once. and then only casually, when he
bought from him, as q stranger. the brown
trunk. 1t would be shown that he was in Cum
ningham's company on the 10th of January. The
crown would also prove that the headquarters OF
the conspiracy in which the prisoners were en-
gagged was in America. 1t would be shown that
the men came from America to London, bring
inc with them dynamite of the Atlas brand.
Cunningham, continued Mr.. Poland. had been
in England before. He came to England in
May, 1884, and was here when the Scotland Yard
explosions occurred, and dynamite was
Burton was in England from March until Sep
tember, 1884 In July or August he was in St
Bartholomew Hospital. i'll. He returned to
America in September. The explosions at the
Cover street station. on the underground rail
way, occurred on Jan. 2. 1885. a short time
atrer, both Burton and Cunningham arrived.
The train which arrived at the station at Che
tune OF the explosions started from Aldgate, and
both the prisoners lived at that time but a short
distance from Aldgate. The deduction which
the crown desired to make from this was not "a
surmise. 1t would be shown that the men were
ON that train, and active in causing that ex
OioSlon.