The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04
BYNAMITERS ON TRIAL.
Cunningham, the Alleged DyBsMiter-
Has an Examination at Bow Street
He is Remanded.
Solicitor Poland Recites the FScts
and the Evidence Against
Him.
THE noNpoN ToHrR ExpLOsIOX.
Cunningsam's Examination at Bow street
The Evidence Very Damaging.


LoNDoN, Fec. 2.-The examination Of
James G. Cunningham, charged with COM
plioity in causing the recent explosion at
the Tower of London, began IL Bow Street
Police Court this morning. Poland, solic-
itOr, in opening the case for the Crown, said
the Government intended to prove that the
prisoner was the active SCENT in the con-
spirsey which eliminated il ths horrible
ouusge at the Tower,
Before closing his address Mr.. Poland said
be desired to call particular attention 20 the
conduct Of Cunningham on the day Of the
Tower explosion. Within four minutes
after the explosion the Tower gates were al
closed, and every visitor then within the
walls vas msde prisoner. This matter has
been carefully Investigated, and the state
nent as to the time Of closing tbs gates is
strictly accurate. Bat two persons had
passed out nom tue grounds alter tue eE.
pIOslons. These were a lady and gentleman.
They were not IN ths Buildings GC the time
OF the explosion. but on their way toward
ore o. the gates. Among those detained BY
the shutting OF the gates was C1nnin gbam.
The identity OF the lady and gentleman WhO
passed out bss been traced and ssceFtailed.
They were respectable people, snd entirely
innocent Of any posi- bic connection WieA
the prisOler Or his friends. Whel sne Ds'
tUre OF the explosion had been asc6rtaiDed
every person detained within the Tower
walls was s0jeCted TO sn examination, and
with the exception o! the prisoner all gave an
account OF license yes, submitting willingly
10 examination and answering ell questions
put 70 them. The prisoner Poland thought.
was found among those detained because ne
dared not, after the explosion hurry awsy.
for fear OF attracting the attention Of the
police. When his turn came Tor eXamlna-
ton his conduct at once aroused suspicion.
He proved absolutely unable to give straight
forward answers 10 any questions. ftis led
70 him being subjected 70 more than or3i-
nary cTiticising. The result was hs contrs.
diced himself many times. was unable TO
give sny satisfactory account OF how ne
bed employed his tune after mis- srrivs. in
London, or any acceptable explanation OF
his presence in the Tower.
When asked what he had come 20 London
for, he said he came 10 obtain clsrksnip,
but vixen requested to name some OF tbs
places he had visited in search OF clerical
employment was unable 70 give a sing.s
correct address. He answered correctly toe
question concerning his place OF abode, ard
gave the right number in Scarb0ro st,est
but oontTadicted himself in 50 many ways
and betrayed such guilty anxiety that he
was placed under arrest on suspicion o.
being concerned in some way Ia the sxplo-
son, Detectives were then assigned to
hunting up the prisoners history. and al
most eveIy step they tcek tended 10 the CON
viction that the prisoner was in reality one
Of the principals in that days dynamite
outIsges. de lives under one name
ScsTbOIO street and under
smother in Prescott street. Be sw0re
be hsd never possessed 8 brown trunk Of
American manu- iacture, and yes the csb-
nan who drove him from Broad stress ssa %
ton to the Prescott street lodgings would
swear this trunk was part OF the prisoner s
lUeEsge OF this journey, and the lsnoIsdy
zt thO,e lodgings would testify shat the
sane truBE was part OF his room fUrniture
during part of the tiuoe be lived 10 her
house.
Another point dWelt uDSn OF Poland vas
the fact that no writing was found in the
Iodging 2 o. c1pied by C1nningha N. Although
he did much writing himself. he carefully
removed every trace Of his correspondence,
as IN the memorandum books found
among his effects, eyery page that had borne
any writing was found carefully torn Ont.
The Solicitor then PROCEEDED TO describe
other evidences found against Cunningham
Among this was detonateT which Poleni
produced and exhibited TO the Codrt: this
fell out of a sack belonging ITO the prisoner
while the police were examining his lag
gage.
Colonel Majendie, Chief Inspector of Ex-
plosives, had examined this detonafer aud
pronounced it machine used in the ex-
plosiOD Of dynamite. The detonater was Of
the kind used to produce the coucusslon
necessary TO explode dynamite, and was it
self operated by means OF fuse.
Resnning his review OF the prisoners coo
duct while he was in the city OF London, so
Jar as the Government detectives have been
able to trace il out, Poland said, it was
January j last that Cunningham moved
into ScarboTo street, from his lodgings in
Prescott street The Sesrbore street
lodgings are quite near t1 the onss
deserted The brown trunk which had
been moved from the Bcoad Street Station
10 the Prescott Street house, and which
disappeared from the latter place before the
prisoners removal thence, was taken Il way
duringtbe temporary absence OF the prisoner
from the house. Just before going out Cun
niDg CHAM told the landlsdy the brown trunk
belonged To friend who might at any time
call for it, bat if he called for it daring the
prisoners absence, to tell him 20 remain II
cODvenisns until his return, as he would not
be gone long. The stranger did call, aai
Cepsrt, but the landlsdy did not notice
whe;Der be took the trunk. Subsequently
she observed the trunk was gone, and that q
box of similar shape, size and color had
been substituted for il in Conninsham's
this brown box, and found it had bsen
pnTcbase6 in White Chapel in the vicinity
VI the Prescott street lodgings the sane
day the prisoner leit the message concern
jog the trunk. and presumably NJ canniog
nsul. for ele very puepOse Of sU orSituti9n.
In The Prescott street h0pse. Contin nnsd
Pollard Cunningham ave his nsEse a. q IL
bert, and told the Jsndi1d be was, br ncca-
psiien. GomiRsrciai &rageler. Wheo b..
mtNed Intn the &carb0ro street lodgings ha
gave his name Dalton. To the IsRdls g
here be gave his occupation as thxs of
grocery clerk, but he told tler he did not
Jike the wo,E. and was seekscg another sita-
atfon. After the prisoners s<rest. when he
wss taxed with chaugiog his game 20 ID al
ton EbeE be moved into Scsrbsto street. he
raid, 1T Is lie. 1 nsysl. did So"
bgt Vbea asked TO explain how il
uas shet his landIsdg ia ScarOoro
stree. eaIlei bin Dalton. the prisoner
said be could not account for it. bIs hsd.
be insisted, given her his name az G.lberE,
and when he found she hsd adops q! the
psbit OF calling him Dalton hs thought il
Fss psttsr o. no consequsnce 20 corre,t