Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-27


arresting Cunningham they had secured
a prisoner who at least had n guilty
knowledge Of Saturdays crimes. 1t
was proven that Cunningham was ma
tive Of Cork; that he had lived at
least five years in the United States,
and that he arrived in England during
last autumn, and came directly
from New York. His pretence that
he was an Englishman was we'll carried
out for few hours after his arrest, his
appearance favoring it and his drawing
stammer being peculiarly cockneyish;
but in his excitement under the close
cr0ss-examination of the Court he for
got himself and spoke as rapidly and
distinctly as an elocutionist and clearly
demonstrated that his cockneyism was
a clever piece Of DISSEMINATION. Ii was
shown that the prisoner had been known
in Whitechapel as Dalton. His state
ments that he had lived in Liverpool
were entirely disproyed by kilograms
from that city to the effect that no per-
son answering to his description or fol-
lowing the occupation he claimed had
ever lived or was ever known at the ad-
dress he gave or anywhere in that
neighbOrhOOd. The court considered
the case made out against Cunningham
sufficiently strong to warrant his COM
initial, and he was remanded for a week
M awoit furtha examination
During the proceedings Cunningham
paid the closest attention to everything
going on within the courtroom. He
frequently was made very nervous by
the statements of the police. and at
such times would lean forward and bite
his under lip, at the same time glanc-
ing furtiyely about the room. In
person Cunningham is short and of
dark, sallow complexion. His face
is clean shaven. his cheek-bones
are high, and his upper lip is
conspicuously overhanging. He is
apparently about twcnty-eight years of
age. When speaking freely and natu-
rally his accent is notably American or
Irish-Amercan. Upon the street, UNI
der ordinary circumstances. he might
at hasty glance be taken for Ger
man-Amercan.
Official estimates made by the Gov
crnment inspectors place the amount of
pecunlary damages wrought by the ex-
blossoms in Westminster Hall. the
House of Commons, and the Tower, at
10000.
CUNNINGHAM MAKES A REvELA-
TION.
LONDON. January 2G.-lt is re-
ported that Cunningham has made an
important revelation, in consequence Of
which all trains leaving London for
seaport towns are accompanied by de-
tcctiycS. Not the slightest trace of any
mechanical apparatus or of fuse has
been found in the Tower or in the Par
lament buildings. This fact strength
ems the opinion that no internal ma
chine was used to effect the explosions.
but that the agency employed was
dynamite in some simple form, pack
ages containing five or six pound, ol
explosive being deposited in the Tower
and Parliament buildings.
CONSTABLE COLES STATEMENT.
Constable Cole. who was terribly IN
iurcd in his attempt TO prevent the eN-
ploSion in Westminster Hall, made an
important statement this afternoon. He
said that when he picked up the bundle
On the steps leading to the crypt he no.
ticcd that II was very heavy in proper
ton to It's size. He determined to
carry it outside of the building because
he saw smoke issuing from the bundle
and believed it to bc some sort of an IN
] fcrnal machine. just a lac reached
J. the top Of the stairway lac saw an
oily substance oozing from the bottom
/ of the bundle. This stuff burned his
hands and compelled him to drop the
bundle. lie has no recollection Of any
thing that happened after that. This
/ statement by Constable Cole confirms
the theory entertained by the police
that chemical fuse was arranged in
such way that it would burn through
cotton plug inserted between the fuse
| and Illuminating substance intended to
explode the dynamite. \ movement Is
on foot to raise fund by popular sub
scriptions to reward Constable Cole iol
his plucky effort to avert the disaster.
The man arrested to-day on suspicion
of being concerned in the outrageS i,
still in custody. but the police refuse all
information as to his name or their rca-
sons for believing him guilty.
Steamers arriving at British ports arc
subjected to minute search in order 10
prevent the importation of dynamite
into the kingdom. Hamburg steamer,
are especially watched.
Press Comments on the E1citem"ut.
The PaH-NQH Gozete publishes an
article in which it says it maUclS at the
fright and furry exhibited by the morn
ing papers. when the whole damage
caused by all the dynamite outrage
amounts to less than elO,00O. and ne
loss of life has been occasloncd by
them. The Gazeffe says E" 1t Is both
undigniiicd and foolish to scream about
America. If O'Donoyan R0sSa wa
hanged tomorrow, and the collection
of money for the skirmshln2
fund made criminal offence. II
would fail to stop the outragcs.
1t instance, Russia and Germany, whert
Notwithstanding the Silencing of speech
and papers. the outrage cannot be stop
ped. I'VE must keep cool head, II
saws. =. strengthen the police force
sharpen the wits Of the detectives. and
punish heavily the aSsaSsins and thos'
who aid them. We must discriminate
between assasSins and those who are
irving the effect OF social and political
reforms by legal agitation
The 81. james Ga.etfc speaks IN
similar strain. 1t advises modified
suspension of the microscopes act.