New-York tribune., 1885-02-10
EVIDENCE AGAINST DYNAMITEUkS
CUNNINGHAM AND BURTON IN COURT.
THE CHARGE AGAINST THE PRISONERS CHANGED
TO HIGH TREASON.

TO HIGH TREASON.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The further examination ot
James G. Cunniug ugham and Harry Burton, charged
under the explosives act with conspiracy Ill caus-
ing the explosion at the Tower of London on Jan
uary "a. was begun to-day at the Bow Street ro-
lice Court Mr.. Poland, Solicitor for the treasury,
created sensation by announcing that nc "ouiu
withraw the charge of conspiracy and SUBSTITUTE
that of high treason-felOny against Doth prlsonoi'
Jointly. Under the new indictment tho ooiic'.or
for tho Treasury proceeded to state In deta'i INC
testimony which the Crown would produce 10
sustain the charge against the prisoners.
Mr. Poland said that it had been ascortained that
Burton arrived in Liverpool on December "a, four
days after Cunningham. Tho Crown would also
prove. Mr.. Poland declared that the headquarters
of the conspiracy in which the prisoners were en-
gaged was in America. 1t would be shown that
men came from America to London bringing Win
them dynamite with the Atlas brand.
Miss Cannon, proprietor of the lodging-house at
No. 80 Great Prescott-st, where Cunningham
lodged for a short time. testified that wheh .he
nr,soner first came to her house he brought with
him brown bag and a large brown trunk, Doth OF
which he carried upstairs himself. On the eve OF
his departure he said to her Z" If any one comes
that brown trunk is not mine; it belongs to
friend and am gong out to buy smaller one.
He shortly afterward returned with q smaller
brown box and the brown trunk was not seen again.
Miss Cannon closely cIoss-examined by ME-
Onillam. She became mixed up as to the color OF
the box or trunk and began to waver IN her testi-
mony. When questioned as to whether the box
taken 70 No. 80 Scarborough-st. was not the only
one Cunningham had while lodging at her house
she broke down. and finally refused to testify to
the identify of the trunk found in Burton's posses
s,oi,. Miss Cannon was considered one OF the
Crowns most important witnesses, and her REFUSAL
10 swear to the identity of the trunk caused the
prosecution considerable disappointment.
The widow who keeps the lodging-house at NO.
32 Scarborough-st., testified that cunningham
hired furnished room at her house on January III.
He gave no reference but said that he came from
No. 40 tnot 80 Prescott-st He had brown box
and brown bag. On the morning OF the explosion
he went out at about o'clock, returned between
IL and / o'clock, and renamed in his room for
two or three minutes He gave his name rs Dalton.
Emma Harvey in her testimony said tnat burton
engaged n room at her house in Turner's Road,
Bow on January 10. He brought with nm
a Gladstone bag Afterward ne bought trunk.
Detective Roper testified that he saw BurIon ana
Cunningham conversng together on January 10,
in II Higl-st., Aldgate. Barton denied TINS ana de
clared that he never saw Cunningham before ne
entered the dock to-day The brown trunk the
brown box and the Gladstone bag were produced
in court. =, .,
A cabman ore Bacon, being shown the trunk,
testified that 1t the exact size color and shape
of the one he took to the PTescott-st house.
Crosbie, the coachman who carried Burton IRON
the railway station 10 his lodgings In Turner
Road testified that the trunk was the same one
that he took from the Prescot-st house for Burton
Burton denied Crcsbie's statement reporting mat
fhe trip TO Turner's Road was made az z O'Clock IN
the eyeunp. Crosbie denied this, and said that nc
could prove that he was at home at that hour on
that day. ,-, l.. ,,;.ro
square, Aldgate testified that Burton took rooms
in her house on January 26, 1888, and remalnrd
there one week. He had called upon her on the
afternoon of the explosion. =,
The prisoners were remanded until next Monday,
when testimony will be brought against them to
convict them of completely i'll the Gower-st. ex-
poson. A.. .;..ou, In .ho
United States One lives in Brooklyn ana the
other is employed in the Hygienic Hotel, in New
York CITY He has three other sisters, two OF whom
are married and all Of whom are living IN Ireland.
where their mother lives. In New-fork Cunning
ham worked for one Driscol. Burton has no rela-
tions in America so far as known. -
Al n meeting to-day az which the Dean OF Chester
a nd the Dean Of Canterbury were present, II was
resolved TO add special precautions TO those already
begun by the police for the safety OF the Chester
and Canterbury Cathedrals against attacks by