The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-01
AT
TORIC sTRUCTURI

The explosion at the Tower of London
and the Palace of Westminster, on January
q, were followed by the arrest of several
persons suspected of being concerned in
them, OF whom James Gilbert Cunningham,
arrested shortly after the occurrence at the
Tower. engages public interest the most.
1t seems that be is a native of Cork. After
having lived in the United States some
years, be went to England last December
He is about twenty two years of age, and de-
scribes himself as laborer. The statement
is made that he has relatives in New York.
including sister at one time employed as a
domestic servant in hotel. There Is no
proof of this, however. The English police
have ascertained that be went from Liver
pool to London, and took lodgings under
tie name OF Gilbert. he afterward changed
his place of residence and called himself
Dalton. The effects he took to his first lodg-
iDgs in London. included brown trunk.
which be said belonged to a friend, and
which mysteriously disappeared day
or two before be left the house,
and which he replaced by a smaller
black trunk, in which he after
wards kept good stock Of clothes. He bad
also ii is alleged, a black satchel which con-
tanned articles of clothing. At the bottom
of this the detective police are said to have
found small copper tube, containing the
decorating mixture OF chloride OF potassium
and illuminate of mercury, which is used for
exploding charges OF dynamite or gun cot
ton, and is not used for any other purpose.
1t is further stated that he gave false &C.
counts of the place where he had lodged st
Liverpool, and of his having been employed
in that city. He is said to have visited the
Ton IF freq do c-r,nr han
once, ana was seen there on the day OF the
explosion, before and after the time when it
happened. He is prosecuted by the British
Government and defended by a Liverpool
lawyer.
On the I'd of February the above state
ments were made in the court at Bow street.
London, and on the following day the police
arrested man in whose possession was
found heavy brown box, supposed to be
the one removed from Cunningham's first
London lodgings. This man gave the name
of Harry Burton, and was arraigned with
Cunningham at the adjourned examination
OF the latter, on the 9th.
At this hearing the prosecuting lawyer
created sensation by announcing that he
would withdraw the charge of conspiracy,
upon which Cunningham had been ex-
amined previously, and substitute that
of high treason felony against both
prisoners Jointly. He proc eded to say
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Liverpool until December 90, four days
before Burton. Both OF them proceeded to
London, and were seen in company together
on January 10. Cunningham had been in
England at the time when the Scotland
Yard explosions occurred and dynamite was
found placed against the Nelson Column.
Burton was in England from March until
September, 1891. would be shown that
Cunningham and Burton were active in
causing the EXPLOSIONS at the Cover Street
Station on the Underground Railway in Lon
don. on January 2. 1885.
Thus far the testimony taken against Gun.
ningham with regard TO the explosion on
the London Underground Railway, makes it
appear that both he and Burton were prob
ably concerned in it. The police are at work
on the case against the prisoners, which is
Incomplete. It's developments, whether fer
or against the accused, are observed with
great interest on this side of the Atlantic.
We may add that should the prisoners be
convicted of high treason felony they will
probably die at the end OF q rope.