The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-05
The Dynamite AnAir.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The examination OF
James G. Cunningham, charged with
completely in causing the recent explo.
sion at the Tower of London, began IN
the Bow street police court this morn
ing. POLAND, the solicitor, in opening
the case for the crown, said the govern
ment intended to prove that the prisoner
was an active agent in the conspiracy
which eliminated IN the horrible out
rage at the tower. The solicitor related
the facts IN regard TO the prisoners
movements at Liverpool and at London
from the time of his arrival at Liverpool,
from America, up to the date OF his AZ
rest at the tower few minutes alter the
explosion occurred his travelling under
the names OF Gilbert and Dalton and
many suspicious circumstances connect
ed with his stay at both the above cities.
POLAND dwelt particularly on the
mysterious disappearance of peculiar
box from the prisoners lodgings in Scar
bow street, Immediately after Cunning
hams arrest. POLAND laid stress upon
these facts in order to show Cunning
ham was in league with others who must
have been instructed IN the line of &C.
ton to be taken IN case of arrest. Pol.
land further said that witness could
be produced to prove Cunningham had
for several days previous to the explosion
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 took place, at
the same time going mo the details of
the damages done the building and the
injuries sustained by the persons wound
ed by the explosion. He also produced
q small dentonator found in the priso-
ner's baggage, and said it was similar TO
those used in previous dynamite cut
regeS indicating that the prisoner
might have been connected with those
crimes. In conclusion POLAND asked
that Cunningham be arraigned under
the explosive act on the charge of con-
spiracy and said he might possibly, at
an early daY, request that the charge be
changed TO high treason, SO that the PEN
atty of the latter crime could be meted
out to him, as the dynamite outrBges
could be construed as an act Of war OF .
rebellions people.
Poilaad's notification to the court that
the government reserved the privilege OF
changing the charge against Cunning
ham to high treason, so that the result
of conviction might be execution IN
stead of Imprisonment, caused 9 commo-
ton among the spectators. The declar-
alton is construed into an admission
that the crown has ascertalned that IN
Cunningham they had the most impor-
tant witness yet arrested for the dyna-
mite crime. This impression Is confirmed
by the extraordinary precautions taken
to prevent his escape or rescue.
He was conveyed from his cell IN
Clerdenville prison to the Bow Street
court in q strong van. Cunningham was
the only prisoner, but locked in with
him were several armed c0nstablee. On
each side of the driver was an armed 20
lIceman, and officers with exposed re-
volvers stood guard upon the steps lead
ing TO the vans barred door.
At the examination few persons were
admitted to the Bow street police court.
During the examination, before the COM
mencement of the regular proceedings,
q number of witnesses assembled IN the
court for the purpose of Identifying the
prisoner reported TO the police es hay
ing been engaged IN suspicious
movements Just before the ex-
plosion. Cunningham was placed
IN q small crowd, but three OF the wit
nesses, one OF whom was q woman, the
other two being constabies, hsd no diff
Guilty in singing him out IS the man OF
whom they had given information. The
CdOmon VINO mas given INC poiOO AntOi
nation about the transfer OF the brown
trunk of American manufacture
from broad street station 70 lodg-
inga at No. 81 Prescott street
aud who has been present as witness
for the crown, was unable 70 identify
Cunningham az the pereon who engaged
the carriage and occupied 1t during the
transfer of the luggage from the station
TO the boarding house.
At the request of the prosecution Gun
ningham was remanded week.
During the examination Cunningham
stated when he resided in the United
States he lived in New York and worked
as 1aborer on the Morgan steamship
docks and as freight handler In the
Pennsylvania railroad department..