New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-03
CUNNINGHAM ARRAIGNED.
OPENING THE CASE FOR THE CROWN.
EVIDENCE THAT THE PRISONER CAUSED THE Ex-
PLosION Ar THE TOWER.

Cunningham. charged on suspicion of completely in
causing the recent explosion in the Tower of Lon
don. was begun in the Bow Street Police Court this
morning. Few persons were admitted to the court.
number of witnesses were assembled to identify
the prisoner as the man they had reported to the
police as having been engaged in suspicious move
ments Just before the explosions. Cunningham Was
placed in small crowd and three of the witnesses,
one woman the others constables had no difficulty
i'll singing him out as the man of whom they had
given information. The cabman who told the
police about the transfer of the brown trunk from
the Broadst., station to the lodgings at No. 30
Prescott-st was unable to identify Cunningham
as the person who engaged the cab
Mr. Poland, Solicitor of the Treasury, appeared for
the prosecution Mr.. Poland said that the Govern
ment intended to prove that the prisoner was an
active agent III the conspiracy which eliminated IN
the outrage ut the Tower. Cunningham was not
alone in the work Of causing the explosion, but was
in league with Others whom the Government hoped
to have soon in custody. The prisoner had lived
in the United States for several years He arrived
in England last November board the Adriatic
and landed ut Liverpool. He took up his quarters
in that city in small hotel, ut No. 81 Robort-st
When he left that place he came direct tn London
the Government was not yet pr pared TO say just
how Cunningham had employed himself between
That was yet unnecessary. but it could be proved
that the prisoner December 23 or - was at the
Broad street Railway Station with a large brown
trunk. OF American manufacture. and bag. He
left them at the station over night and next dIy
took them away. In tile meantime he had secured
lodgings at No. 30 Prescott ST., Whtechapei.
where the trunk and bag were removed. While
the prisoner was living IN PIescot-st. the trunk
disappeared Some time after its disappearance
Cunningham changed his lodgings and took rooms
in Scarboro-s II would be shown that the prisoner
began lettering about the Tower after his removal
from Prcscottst. and that hc passed in and visited
the Tower buildings a few days before the explosion
at least once.
Within four minutes after the explosion the
Tower gates were all closed and every visitor then
within the walls was made prisoner. Only two
persons had passed out. These a woman and
man. Their identity has been ascertained. They
were entirely innocent of any possible connection
with the prisoner his friends. When the
prisoner was examined after the explosion his con-
due, at once aroused suspicion lie proved abso
lutely unable to give straightforward answers TO
any of the questions put 10 him He was unable to
give any satisfactory account OF how he had en-
ployed his time after his arrival in London, or any
acceptable explanation Of his presence IN the
Tower when asked what lie had come to London
for he said hs came TO obtain clcrkshlp; but
when requested TO name some of the places he had
visited IN search of clerical employment he was un-
able to give a single correct address. Detectives
were then assigned to hunting up the prisoners his
tory
LIVING UNDER ASSUMED NAMES.
The prisoner lived under one name IN scarboro-
| AZ and under another in Preseott-st The Scar
boro st lodging, were near to the ones deserted.
| The brown trulk taken away IN "a temporary
absence OF the prisoner from the house. Just before
/ going out Cunningham told the landlady that the
trunk belonged to a friend who might at any time
call for IT, but If he called III the prisoners absence
Ia ask him to remain If convenient untii his return.
~, he would not br zone long. ) stranger did call
and depart bu, the landlldy did not notice whether
or not ne took the trunk. subsequently she OBJ
served that il was gone and that a box OF similar
shape sle and color had been substituted for IT IN
| Cunninghams room. lhc detectives had traced
| the brown box and found that It had been pur-
chased IN Whtechapcl in the vicinity of the Pres
cott.,t LODGINGS on the same day that the prisoner
left the message concerning the trunk with the
! and.ady and presumably by Cunningham for the
| purpose OF the substitution.
| ln the Prescott,t house. continued Mr. Poland,
| Cunningham gave MS name as Gilbert He told the
! laudlady that he was by occupation u commercial
! traveller. When hc novel 10 tn" Scarborost
! lodgn he gave his name ~ Dalton. To the
nndlldy hc gave hIs occupation rs that ot grocery
clerk but hc told her that he did not like the work
| aud WAS seeking another situation After the
prisoners arrest when he was taxed with changing
| IA, name to Dalton when he moved INTO Scarboro-
4. hc said " 1t is Il lie never did So But when
| asked To explain how II WAS that his landlady III
Scarboro st. called him Mr.. Dalton the prisoner said
he could not account for it, He had, he insisted.
gwen her his name as Gilbert and when he found
that she had adopted the habit of calling hm Dal-
ton he thought It was matter ol no consequences.
When requested 20 give his Liverpool address he
said tina, he lived at No. - Robert-st To another
officer her gave No. 81 Robert-st rs the place. 10
another he said that hc lived in London, aud this
| time gave the ScarbOro-st.. address.
| Concerning the prisoners identity and the place
| from which he had come, Mr.. Poland stated that
the crcunstantIal evidence so tar collected tended
20 show that he hai come from the United states.
| Cnnnnghams stories about America were less con
| Trajectory than any he had yet told. lie hld
frankly admitted to the police that just prior to
bis arrival in England he had lived a long time in
New-York Ct,. lie said that he had worked AS u
| freight handler in the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton and had also been employed as aborer on the
| docks of the Morgan steamship llue In Now-io ork.
! where he lived in Franklin-st These statements
were corroboratcd to extent by the prisoners
clothing and other personal effects. The SHIRT he
wore at the time oi his arrest was marked above
the wristband with the name "Clennon. lr ex-
pianaton oi this and IN answer 10 question as 10
| whether or not Clennon was his real name ouil,
n;nrham said that tho SHIRT must have been marked
| that way when he purchased tand that be obtained
| il new III a shop IN liudsou.st. Newlork Clty. lie
insisted that he was unaware that such a name was
marked upon the shirt aud knew nothing about
such name.
HIS MOVEMENTS IN THE TOWER.
| 1t could be shown said the solicitor. that on the
day of the explosion Cunningham went up into 81.
johns Chapel and after leaving there proceeded to
| the armory. In the arnory visitor could easily