The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04


come down to London to enjoy holiday in
the Tower. When requested TO give his
Liverpool address he said be lived at No. 2o
Robert street. To another officer he gave
Nc. 81 Robert street as the place. To another
he said be lived in London, and this time
gave the Scsrboro street address. 1t was
frOu this latter address that the brown
box, which had been substituted for the
brown trunk Of American manufacture
ct the Prescott street lodgings was removed
iDme diately after the explosion and before
the police reached the house. Another case
OF wilful ialsehOOd on the part Of the pris'
oner was mis- denial Of having possessed a
brown trunk, and his denunciatiOn OF his
Prescott landlady as a liar.
Concerning the prisoners Identity sudthe
Dlsce from which he had come, Poland vent
M TO show that the circumstansisl evidence,
90 Far as collected, tended TO snOS that he
had come from the United States. Canning
hams stories about America we're less con-
trs dictoTy than any ne had yet told. He
had frankly admitted 10 the police that JUS.
prior TO his arrival IN England, he had lived
o long time in New York City. He said he
had worked as = freight handler 10
Pennsylvania railway station, and bad also
been employed as lsbOrer on the docks
Of the Guion Steamship Line. New YORK,
whers be lived in Franklin street. These
ststements are ccrroDorsted to some extent
by the prisoner clothing and other personal
effects. The shirt be wore at the time OF his
arrest was marked above the wristbands
with the name CiennOn. In explanation of
this, and IN sDsWer 70 8 Q1estl0n as 10
whether Clennon was his real name, Gun
ningham said the shirt must have been
marked that way when lie purchased il, aud
that be obtained il new il a shop in Hudson
street, New York City. BE insisted ne was
unaware that such name was marked on the
shirt and knew nothing about the same.
Reyerting to the history Of CunniusbsUn's
movements after his arrival in England,
Poland said The Government was nOC yet
prepared 10 give any extended account of
the pTiEoDer's life in Liverpool except to say
that police inquiry had shown That 70 such
person as the prisoner had ever been known
af either OF the Robert street addresses given
by Cunningham.
Between the hours Of l. and Oo the aiter
nUon OF January 24, the day on which the
explosions at Westminster and the Tower Oc.
CURED, Cunningham went away from his
lodgings in Scarboro street He never re-
turned. lie lett no word with any person
in the house as TO his Destination, and no
one there had any any knowledge OF bis
movements thz day. But the police, by
dint Of extraordinary patience. made what
tie prosecution considered 3 faithful tracs
OF the man from ths momsnt Re left tue
house, this showed lie proceeded straight 70
tie Tower II was free day for visitors. II
could be shown that Cunningham procured
a ticket at the bottom steps and ascending
to St. Johns Chapel IN White Tower, that
he went up into ST. Johns Chapel, snd sitter
leaving there proceeded TO the
sInoTy. In the armOry visitor
could wander a-ound between many
stands OF arms and DO many things urob.
served. he could easily on thst day have de-
posted any quantity Of explosives in suy
C1e o. the many re ecesses or corners, end
even have liehtPd a fuse without attracting
attention. ls weuld be shown tbe prisoner
did both that day, be Was seen stTOliiOg
through end locking shout those rooms be-
tween the hours oi ] and , 4 few minutes
before the explosion be Was seen in tha ar
mory fuTtiysly looking about, and acting as
If he wished 10 throw something away. He
was watching for an opportunity to deposit
hisdynamits. Almost i'm meiiately before
the explosion. lit 10 BOY, wandering around
between the stacks OF snCient Rrmoc III ths-
aTmOry, noticed something burning with
faint glow on the floor Of the armOry. TAe
boys testimony is very plain and circamstan-
tisi ca thls point. he saw IRE and saw
smCfe. BE described the IRE as that OF Il
fnse but concluded the fuse was the east
away 81 a of a fusee pipe lighter, and passed
on. The boy bad scarcely got beyond the
White Tower Eslle when theexplosIon occur
rt d. Cunningham had been seen few mo-
Il ents before lolter1Dg IN the passage where
I the boy saw he burning fuse.
Tte explosives operated from that poiut,
as was clearly demonstrated by the rains.
and particularly 6y the large roof stone
blown from the wall near which the boy say
/ FIRE. This wss near st. Johns Chapel. Po.
land then proceeded to describe the detnus-
| Ter found among the prisoners effects This
! he sai6, Iesenlbled those found in Ludgate
Bill. Charing Cross and Paddington railroad
stations, after the dynamite attempt at those
! places. IL had a spread eagle stamped
on it. The oetonater was 81 inch long and
oDe-ejghtb Of an itch in diameter. Inside
! was white substance consisting OF ch oride
OF potassium and illuminate of mercury.
I This mixture, Poland said, was, accord ing 10
/ the statement OF experts used for exploding
/ by eonenssion dynamite or gun cotton only.
I The mixture occupied only half the spscs in
/ the detonater, out even this small quantity
( If exploded in the hand said the solicitor
would shatter the fingers. aud II exploded in
! the pocket would kill a person. The detoaa-
ter when found was handled very carefully
by the police. They dared not even pinch
il, because the small pin might be thus
Presst Il and the thing would speak for Itself,
Would 1t not MT. Inspector turning TO
the inspector.
Yes, indeed" replied the latter ofieisI
\ He it was who found the Getonater con.
eeaed in a sock found IN the pocket Of gar
meDt belonging to the prisoner, IL witch
| was also found pocket disry with tEo
/ leaves torn CUT
IN conclusion, Mr. Polaed said Cunning
: ham. ss charged under the explosive act
with having caused he TtOwer explosiOn, il
/ his guilt should be established, was liable TO
I imprisonment for life with hard labor. Ii
be should be found guilty OF oaly having
! explosives in his possession with intent to
use them Illegally be was liable to twenty
| years imprisonment with hard labor, and ne
was liable TO fourteen years imprisonment
| AZ hard labor il he should be proved having
| dynamite In his possession under cir
/ c1mstances warrsnting reasonable ~
/ lief that he intended TO uss
I 1t for illegal purposes The Crown
/ If il could prove beyond ell doubt thst C1a-
/ ninSbam was the criminal who actually
csu=ed the explosion IN the Tower had To .
. right 10 have the charge as made against tbs
I prisoner Withdrawn, and have him tried i'm
stead for high treason for attempting % de-
stIoy and tor destroying the Queen's arsenal
and military stores. The solicit Ir ended
bis address by stating that he hoped 70 be
aole, upon some future occasion, to produce
J evidence 10 show one of the worst effects of
the panic produced by the recent oEtragss
was 10 caused 50 many EN- ployes to play
right into the hands OF the dynamiters.
Some firms In London. Others in Leeds, and
Others seein in Sheffield were dismissing sll
their Irish employees iE being a fact that detec-
tiVee eweTesmployed TO watch establishments