The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-05
Tn. Dynamlt. Tonic.
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UuNsIsoHAn IN COURT.
LoNDos, Feb. 2.-Tho examination oI
James II. Cunningham, charged with
completely In causing the recent oxplo-
sion OF tho tower OF London, was be-
gun In tho Bow street police court tins
morning. Mr., Poland, solicitor, In
opening the case for the crown, said the
government intended to prove that the
prisoner was an active agent In con
spiraey which eliminated In the tori
bio outrage at the tower. The solicitor
then rotated the facts in regard 10 the
prisoners movements at Liverpool and
at London, iTom the time of his
arrival at Liverpool from America up
To tho date of his arrest at the tower, n
/ few minutes after the explosion oc-
CURED; his travelling under the as
sumed name OF Gilbert and Dalton, aud
many suspicious circumstances con-
nected with his stay NJ both tho above
cities, Mr.. Poland dwelt particularly
upon the mysteI ious disappearance OF
tho peculiar box from the prisoners
lodgings on ScarbOrO street, immcdi-
ateiy after Cunningham's arrest. Mr..
POLAND laid stress upon these
facts, lin order 10 show that Cunningham
was In league with others, who must
have boon instructed In tho line of action
10 be taken In case OF arrest. Mr.. Po-
land further said The witnesses would
be produced 10 prove that Cunningham
had for several days previous to the ex-
plosion been seen lettering in and
around tho tower of London. He then
produced plan OF the tower, and
pointed out the spot where the explosion
took place, at the same time
going into details of the damage
done the building and the injuries
I GnN ful l.NH Ind hNs hA
explosion. He also produced small
detonator found in tho prisoners bag
gage, and said IL was similar To those
used In previous dynamite outrages, in
dicating that the prisoner might have
been connected with those crimes. In
conclusion Mr.. Poland asked that Cum
bingham be arraigned under the ex-
! plosion act, on the charge of conspiracy,
and said that he might possibly, ut a
later day, request that the charge be
changed 10 high treason, so that the
penalty for the latter crime might he
meted out TO him as the dynamite out
RACES could DO construed rs the acts OF
war of a rebellious people.
THE SCARE IN CANADA.
MONTREAL, Feb. 1.-The Grand Trunk
railroad, since the dynamite scare, has
adopted all precautionary measures to
guard the Victoria bridge. A company
Is being formed, with capital of $780,
OOO, TO construct railway around the
mountain.
CuNNINGHAM's STATEMENT.
During the examination, Cunning
ham stated that when he resided in the
| United States he lived in New York
city, and worked as a laborer on he
Morgan steamship dock and as freight
handler in the Pennsylvania railroad
depot.
CAUSED A CONNECTION.
Mr.. Poland's notification to the court,
that gave the reserve privilege of chang
| ing the charge against Cunningham to
high treason, so that If the result is con-
imprisoned, caused commotion among
the spectators. The declaration
was construed into an adj
mission that the crown is
certain that in Cunningham they had
tho most important witness yet arrested
for dynamite crimes. This impression
is confirmed by the extraordinary pre-
cautions taken to prevent his escape or
rescue. He was conveyed from his cell
in Clerkwell prison to Bow street
court in a strong van. Cunningham
was the only prisoner, but locked in
with him were several constables. On
each side of the driver was an armed
policeman and officers with exposed re-
volvers stood guard upon the steps
leading 10 inc van y Darreu doors. only
few persons were admitted to the Bow
street police court during the examina-
ton. Before the commencement of the
regular proceedings number of wit
ness assembled i'm the court for the pur-
pose of identifying the prisoner as the
man reported to the police as having
been engaged in suspicious movements
just before the explosions. Cunning
ham was placed in a small crowd, but
three of the witnesses, one of whom was
a woman, the other two being con-
stables, had no difficulty in
SINGLING HIM OUT
as the man of whom they had given in
formation. The cabman who had given
the police the information about the
transfer of the brown trunk of Ameri-
can manufacture from Broad street sta
ton to the lodgings at No. 81 Prescott
street, White chapel, and who was pres
ent as witness for the crown, was una
BILE to identify Cunningham as the per-
son who engaged the carriage, and occu-
pied it during the transfer of the bag-
gage from the station to the boarding
house. At the request of tho prescott
ton, Cunningham was remanded for
week.