The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-03
Charged With the Recent Explosion
Outrage at the Tower.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.
Ahe crowns Counsel Announces That He
VIII Take All Possible Privileges,
Hoping to Break tho
Neck of the Accused
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES
The Dynamite Topic.

CUNNINGHAM IN COURT.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-The examination of
James b. Cunningham, charged with
completely in causing the recent explo-
sion OF the tower of London, was be-
gun III the Bow street police court tbis
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-
splracy which eliminated in the terri
pie outrage at the tower. The solicitor
snen reIateu the facts in regard to tho
ptls9ners pt movements at Liverpool and
at London, from the time of his
arrival at Liverpool from America mn
20 the GATE OF his arrest at the tower.
lew minutes after tho explosion oc-
CURED; his travelling under the as
sumed name of Gilbert and Dalton. and
many suspicious circumstances con-
nected with his stay at both the above
cities. Mr.. Poland dwelt particularlv
upon the mysterious disappearance OF
ihe peculiar box from the prisoners
Iouslngs on Scarboro street, immedi-
a.eiy aiter Cunningham's arrest. Mr..
ROLAND laid stress upon tbese
iacts,in order to show that CUNNINGHAM
was IN league with others, who must
nave Deen instructed in the line of action
10 pe taken in case OF arrest. Mr.. Po-
iand further said the witnesses would
be produced to prove that Cunningham
hau ior several days previous to the ex-
ploslon been seen lettering in and
around the tower of London. He then
produced plan of the tower, and
pointed out the spot where the explosion
LOOK place, at the same time
golng INTO details Of the damage
oone the building and the injuries
sustained by persons wounded by the
explosion. He also produced small
detonator found in the prisoners bag
gage, and said IL was similar to those
USED IN previous dynamite outrages, in
dlcatlng that the prisoner might have
been connected with those crimes. In
conclusion Mr.. Poland asked that Cum
ningham be arraigned under the ex-
ploslon act, on the charge of conspiracy,
ana SAID that he might possibly, at 4
later day, request that the charge be
changed TO high treason, so that the
penalty for tho latter crime might be
ineted out to him as the tlynamifs ont.
RACES could be construed as the acts of
war OF rebellious people.
THE SCARE IN CANADA.
MONTREAL, Feb. 2-The Grand Trunk
railroad, since the dynamite scare. has
adopted all precautionary measures 10
guard the Victoria bridge. A company
ls being formed, with capital of 5000
WD0, to construct railway around the
mountain.
cUNNINaHAM's STATEMENT.
during the examination, Cunning
nam stated that when he resided in the
United States he lived in New York
city, and worked as a laborer on The
Morgan steamship dock and as freight
handler in the Pennsylvania railroad
depot.
CAUSED A C0MMoTIoN.
Mr.. Poland's notification to the court,
that gave the reserve privilege of chang
ing. the charge against Cunningham To
nigh treason, so that If the resnlI is con
viction, he might be executed instead of
Imprisoned, caused commotion among
the spectators The declaration
was construed into an adj
MISSION that the crown Is
certain that in Cunningham thev had
tho most important witness vet arrested
for dynamite crimes. This impression
is confined by the extraordinary pre-
cautions taken TO prevent his escape or
rescue. lie 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 to the vans barred doors. Only
a few persons were admitted to the Bow
street police court during the examine
ton. Before the commencement of the
regular proceedings number of wit
ness assembled in the court for the pur-
pose of identifying the prisoner as the
man reported to the police as having
been engaged in suspicious movements
lust before the explosions. Cunning
ham was placed in a small crowd, but
three OF tho witnesses, one of whom was
a woman, the other two being con-
stables, had no difficulty In
SINGING 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
tion 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 1t during the transfer Of the bag
gage from the station to the boarding
house. At the request of the prosecu-
tion, Cunningham was remanded for q
week.