The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-02-04
THE LONDON DYNAMITER.
Trial OF Cunningham. Charged
with the Tower Explosion.

with the Tower Explosion.
LONDON, February 2.--rbe examina-
tion Of James q. Cunningham, charged
with completely in the recent explosion
at the Tower OF london, begun In the
Bow street Police court this morning.
Poland, solicitor, In opening the case for
the crown, said the Government intend
ed to prove that the prisoner was an 40
tive agent In n conspiracy which culmi-
mated In the horrible outrage at the
Tower. The solicitor then related the
facts In regard to the prisoners move
ments at Liverpool and at London, from
the time Of his arrival at Liverpool from
America Up to the date OF his arrest Mt
the Tower few minutes AFTER the ex-
plosion occurred. His travelling under
assumed names, Gilbert and Dalton, and
many other suspicious circumstances
were connected with his stay at both
the above cities. Poland dwelt particu-
larry on the mysterious Disappearance
Of peculiar box from the prisoners
lodgings In Scarboro street Immediately
afier Cunnlngham's arrest. Poland laid
stress upon these facts In order to show
that Cunningham was In league with
others who must have been instructed In
the line Of action to be taken In case Of
arrest. Poland further said witnesses
Will be produced TO prove that Gun
bingham had for several days previous
10 the aypl0einp ham a.au = lnttaxl,a<
In and around the Tower OF Lon
don. lie then produced plan OF the
Tower and pointed out the spot
where the explosion took place, Mt the
same time going into details of the dam
ages done the building and the Injuries
sustained by the persons wounded by
the explosion. lie also produced small
detonator found In the prisoners bag
gage and said 1t was similar to those
used In previous dynamite outrages, in
dicating that the prisoner might have
been connected with those crimes. In
conclusion Poland asked that Cunning
ham be arraigned under the explosive
act on u charge OF conspirao, aud said
he might possibly at later day request
that the charge be changed to high trea-
son, so that the penalty OF the latter
crime could be melted out to him, ms
dynamite outrages could only be COM
strued ms acts Of war of rebellious
people.
Poland's notification to the court that
the Government reserved the privilege
OF changing the charge against Cunning
ham to high treason, so that the result
OF conviction might be execution instead
OF imprisonment, caused commotion
among the spectators. The declaration
was construed into an admission that
the crown Is certain that in Cunningham
they had the most important witness
yet arrested for dynamite crimes. This
Impression was confirmed by the extra
ordinary precautions taken to prevent
his escape or rescue. lie was con-
veyed from his cell In eikenwell
prison to the Bow street court
In strong van. Cunningham was
the only prisoner but locked in
with him were several armed
constables. On each side Of the driver
was an armed policeman, and officers
with exposed revolvers stood guard
upon the steps leading to the vans barr
ed doors. Few persons were admitted
10 the Bow street police court during
the examination. Before the commence
ment OF regular proceedings, a number
OF witnesses assembled in court for the
purpose OF Identifying the prisoner as
the man reported to the police as having
been engaged In suspicious movements
just before the explosions. Cunningham
was placed In small crowd, but thrt Q
OF the witnesses, one of whom was n
woman, the other two being constables
had no difficulty In singing him out as
the man of whom they had given in
formation. A cabman who had given
the police information about the transfer
Of brown trunk Of American manufact-
ure from the Broad street station to
lodgings at No. 81 Prescott street
Whitechapel, and who was present as
witness for the crown. was unable to
identity, Cunningham as the person who
engaged his carriage and occupied 1t dur.
ing the transfer Of the baggage from the
station to the Barring house. At the re-
quest Of the prosecution Cunningham
was remanded for one week.
During the examination Of Cunning
ham he related that he resided in til,
United States, that he lived in New orl
city and worked as laborer on the Nor
gan steamship dock and as freight hand
Ter In the Pennsylvania railroad depot