Daily Republican., 1885-01-27
The GREAT EXPLOSION,
FURrAEk DETAIl0 OY T0E
GnEAT LONDON DYAA.
AITE PLOT.

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LONDON, Jan. 26.- Tie excitement
over the explosions on Saturday after.
noon continues with unAbatsd foros.
The approaches to ell the public build
ings are being rigidly guarded. Nobody
Is allowed TO enter without submitting
70 the closest scrutiny.
The Tower and the Parliament Houses
are surrounded 9th sentriea and extra
policemen. Colonel Maj,Ddie, Chief Of
the Government Department Of Explo-
stons, 10 miDutely examining the scene
OF the explosions.
Immense cpwds of people continue
to be attracted TO the vicinity Of tue
Tower and Westminster. The two po.
licemen, Cox and Cole, who were injur.
ed by the explosion in Westminster
Hall, are making favorable progress,
aid hopes are entertained OF their re-
covery.
James Gilbert Cunnin CHAN, who
was arrested yesterday on suspicion OF
having had something 70 do with the
Explosion, WAS conveyed TO the Bow |
street Police Court to-day by strong |
guard of police, He was charged on |
suspicion OF completely in the explosion
at the Tower Of London. The prisoner
In about twenty-five years OF age, of
medium height, with dark hair and
leyes. He has sharp features and al
somewhat sinister expression. HeI
wore dark suit Of clothes, including
an overcoat, and had on deer stalker's
hat. He snilinRly surveyed the Court
and the crowd which had congregated
within TO get aglimpse Of the alleged
A. hhar "a
deposed that he examined the prisoner
at tho Tower that he (the prisoner)
was confused, and gave contradictory
, answers TO the questions propOunded.
The prisoner, the Inspector said, first
! gave wrong address as TO his place OF
abode then he stated that he lived In
. Scarboro street, Whitecbapel that he
i worked In the docks at Liverpool until
: the beginning Of the year, when he
}. came To London TO try to better him
= self. He formerly resided In America,
u and made voyages on the steamship
AdriAtic, Of the White Star line.
The Inspector further deposed that
!. the prisoner was known at his lodR.
ings in Whitechapel as Dalton. A
o box and q bag belonging TO the prisoner
- had been seized by the police, but their
contents have not as yet been made
. known. Inquiry by telegraph has re
!, vealed the fact that Cunningham IL
IL unknown at his alleged lodgings at
D Liverpool.
D. The proprietor of the house there said
&c that he could remember no such mau
M the one described as Cunningham.
The prisoners hands are horny, indi-
AZ eating that he is used to hard work.
Y In speaking he has n strong Irish
p American accent. He admitted that
p the constable was correct in his deposi
~ tion, but refused TO say anything
Or further.
IN The Conrt considered the case made
le out against Cunningham sufficiently
et strong 10 warrant his coInmittal, and
ne he was remanded for q week TO avail
ep further examination. During the pro
ceedings, Cunningham paid the closes
attention TO every thing that was goinf
on within the court room. He frequent
4 ly WAS made very nervous by the
70 statements OF the police, and At such
y, times would lean forward and bite hi,
under lip. at the same time glancins
= furtive!y about the room. In person,
cunningham Is short and OF dark, sal
low complexion. His face Is clear
shaven. His cheek bones are high ant
his upper lip is conspicuously overhang
ing. He is apparently ABOUT twenty
eight years OF age. When speaking
freely and naturally, his accent II
notably American or Irish-American
Il Upon the stroet under ordinary cir
cumstances he might at hasty glance
be taken for a German-American. A
the time OF his arrest he wore darl
overcoat and felt hat.
Ii liz reported In the city this even
ing that one of the great English railwa.
4 corporations has decided TO discharg
from its employ immed lately all per
sons OF lrish birth.
A-notice has been issued by the polio
authorities asking all who were visitor
to the Parliament building Saturday I
give the police any possible informs
tion regarding the man and womal
who we're seen in the building that al
ternoon under suspicious circumstan
COS. The woman Is believed to hav
carried the dynamite under her cloak
The notice gives the following persona
description OF them: The man, 35 10 4
years; height, 8 feet 10 inches, sallo,
complexion, chin shaved, tair whiske-
and mustache. rather pug.nose, wor
long brown overcoat, dark trousers
and billy-cock hat. The woman-age
40 years, short stature, sallow complex
ion, wore q dark dress and sealskin o
limitation sealskin Jacket.
Constable Cole, who WAS terribly in
jnred in his attempt TO prevent the ex
plosion In Wsstm inster Hall, made al
important statement this afternoon. II
said that when he picked up the bun
die leading to the crypt he noticed tha
it WAS very heavy in proportion to 1t
sizo. He determined to carry 1t out
side the building, because he saw smok
issuing from the bundle and believed /
to be some sort of an Internal machine
just as he reached the top OF the stair
Q way he saw an oily substance oozini
from the bottom of the bundle. Thi
stuff burned his bands and compelled
him to drop the bundle. He has NJ
recollection of anything that happened
after that. This statement by Constable
Cole confirms theory On ertained by
as the police that a chemical fuse was ar
nj ranged in such way that 1t woult
hurn through cotton plug inserted
u between the fuse and the Illuminating
8 subsistence intended to explode the dyna
I Unite.
1t Is reported that Cunningham hal
W made an important revelation, In conse
1T lquenc of which all trains leaving Lon
~ don for seaport towns are accompanied
= by detectives.
wi THE FEELING IN IRELAND.
DUBLIN, Jan. 26.-At meeting o.
IS the local branch Of the National League
IN held at Clonmel to-day, town Council.
man Phelan took the floor and spoke In
~ justification of Saturdays outrages In
III London. Approaching climax, he