Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-24
FOREIGN.
Another Dynamite Explosion in London.

Another Dynamite Explosion in London.
LoyD0y, April 23d.-Great excitement
was caused in the Admiralty Office by an
explosion. The firemen and police were
promptly summoned, and all the gates of
the Admiral y building closed. \ special
guard was at once posted, and no person
was allowed 10 enter or depart from the
premises until a thorough examination
could be made. The Cabinet Ministers
were Immediately informed by telegraph of
the explosion, and furnished with all the
facts in connection Herewith ascertainable
at the time.
) P. M-The explosion occurred in the
Secretary 5 Department. Edwin Swanson,
Assistant Secretary, received q severe scalp
wound. II is said that other officials were
also injured but none SO seriously. 1t is
now believed that the explosion was not
accidental, but was caused b. dynamite.
The room in which the explosion took
place was made a complete wreck. The
adjacent corridors were very much dam
aged, while all the windows fronting on the
Horse Guards parade were blown out. The
explosion occurred close to, but not in,
Swainson's room.
Two men were noticed by several per-
sons accommodating yesterday and this
morning. The same men were seen to
enter the garden in front of Swainson's
house from the direction of the Horse
Guards parade ground One of them car
ried a tin can, which he placed in a recess
of the passageway leading 10 the offices.
The movements OF the two men attracted
but little attention AT the time owing 10
the fact that several surveyors ana num-
Der of workmen had recently been engaged
in measuring the distances, etc, on the
Il. -l,rl
believed them to be employees Of the Gov
ernmen engaged in the same work. Two
officials of the Government took such
notice OF the men that they claim they can
identify them even il placed in Il crowd of
uther men.
6 p. M.-The police hold now to the
theory that the explosion was due to per-
sonal malice directed at Mr.. Swanson, who
was personally disliktd by 1 large number
OF employees.
Scene al the Tiial of the pynamiters.
New YoEK. April 25d-A Hcralds Lon
don special ON Cunningham and Burton
has the following scene III Court: Attorney
General James demanded the names and
residences OF the witnesses. TO inquire into
their anteeedcnts. The barristcrs answered
that they could only obtain them by writ
ing 10 New York.
Justice Hawkins-Why not cable?
Barrister Richards Ny Lord the prison
ers cannot afford the expense.
Justice Hawkins (scverely)-It is idle to
tell me this when you also tell me you are
going TO bling over 100 Witnesses Some
one ought to provide for the expense Of
bringing witnesses here, and it does not
quite meet my idea Of what should be done
when you say that they are unwilling to
pay for cabling. ! think that the prisoners
have had ample time to provide their wit
nesses, aud shall Tx the trial for May llth.
Barrister Liule-But will not your Lord
ship hear further objections?
Justice Hawkins (sententiously)-M
llih: and then turning to the Recorder he
whispered, and he whispered to the Lord
Mayor. VINO whispered 10 the Aldermen,
who whispered to each other
Said Il bystander Ga SOLICITOR to the cor
respondent: When Hawkins, who actu-
ally forswears the Newmarket races to-day,
in order to be here, says May 1Ith, that
day 1t is, and these youngsters are as sure
OF penal servitdc for life to-day as they
will be IN May"
Correspondent-But will they not have
fair play?
Soicitor-The fullest; YET not here Us in
America can they examine jurors as to
bias nor can they have Commissions to
take testimony on then behalf Poland
whom You see yonder hob-nobbing with
Sir Henry james, has cobweb around
them sufficient to catch verdict from
LONDON jury, and | should advise the $50
American witnesses 10 remember that Sins
in evidence here are called by the ugly
name OF perjury, of which, if one is con
victed, the crown provides other hospitality
than hotel or a restaurant