The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-12
THE BOMB THROWER IN JAIL.
lUeUs1E VAILIANT REMOVED TO THE
PRISON DE Ia sAN1E.

Cisirs Hasten TO Disnvow Iatimsts Re-
Istious VITA Him-Hs says Deputies
care the sort OF People II IL We'll "a
Get Ria Of"-Three Other Anarchists Ar
rested and the Police Huntins for More
Four Bin. Against Anarchists Brought
Up In the Chamber-Tbs Press Bin
Passed By = Roustng Majority Aner a
Lively Desste-Th. Senate VIII Pnss u
To-zsy-sssursnt In Other Couptrie. on
the Outr.es-Msuy Messages Of Sympsthy
PARIS, Dec. 11.-Jules Guesde. Ernest Roche.
Rouanst and several other conspcous Social
lists whom AuRuste valiant the Anarchist
Who threw the bomb in tho Chamber ~ Peru.
ties names az his friends. acknowledge that
they know him slightly. All deny that they
ever we're friendly with him.
About nifty detectives in varied DISCUSSES arc
IN Cholsy-le- RoI, Vaillant's former home. try
ing to discover his accomplices az vol ms tho
authors OF the explosion in the Rue des Bon
Enfants.
Some interesting details Of Yaillants recent
life have been ascertaned to day. Tho philo-
sophical society Of which he IL n member OBJ
tanned few weeks ago tho Mayors permits
sion to meet in the Town Hall. NJ Cotentin,
Professor Of Physical Sciences in n large rri-
yate college. was induced to take tho Frest-
dsnoy OF the society. and ut its meetings he
frequently came in contact with Valiant
As Cotentln is a patriotic Frenchman OF the
highest standing in Cholsy-lo-Roi. he has
caused much surprise by declaring this after
noon that Valiant is highly intelligent man.
fitted BY his education for a much better bust.
ness than leather cutting. " lie always i'm
pressed me-" said Prof. Cotentin. as being
4 man who had suffered much. His conversa-
tion with me showed much bitterness and a
desire TO avenge his wrongs. He was full OF
the spirit OF revolt"
I Valiant rallied with such unexpected rapid
ity this morning that toward noon the police
decided to remove him at once. They took
him In van. doubly locked. to the Prison do
IL Sante. The journey to the prison was with
out Incident 1t will be necessary to treat
valiant for some time in the prison inflrmary.
Raynal. suspected OF being Vaillnnt's accom-
plics. 10 believed to be hiding in Paris.
N. Dubost. Minister OF Justice visited Vail
liant In the infrmary this afternoon. and asked
him his reason for throwing the bomb
1T Is useless to try to explain" said valiant.
- You OF the bourgeosie could not understand
II I told you"
vaillants criminal record was made public
this evening. He was condemned by the
courts for the FIRST time in 1878 at Charleville.
He then was sentenced to a weeks imprison-
ment for vagrancy. Two or three months
later he was sentenced In Marseilles for beg
ging. to three days i'm prisonment. In Algiers.
one year later. he was Imprisoned three months
for theft. In 1881 he received sentence OF
one month for theft.
Two weeks ago valiant published in In Re-
rote q request that Socialist and Anarchist au-
thors send him their books to form a popular
library. detective was sent to look up the
source Of the advertisements After he had OBJ
tained from valiant n full statement OF opin-
ions he reported that valiant was m ost vio-
lent Anarchist
The police are taking every precaution for
the safety OF public buildings. The Palais de
Justice, the Palais du Luxembourg. the
Bourse. and dozen other conspicuous build
ings guarded strictly.
Now that valiant has fallen into the hands
OF the police, he is not lacking defenders.
Some OF the newspapers print the screeds OF
his sym pathizers Socialist named PemIe
has written q letter to Lr Temps defending
valiant. and that, newspaper publishes i.
PemJean says that the deed committed by Vail
liant will have the approval OF most Anarchists.
Nobody doubts this statement. as cowardy at
tacks upon unsusnectinG men: women, and
children, IL the distinguishing feature OF tho
Anarchist warfare The fact Is cynically COM
mented upon that an Anarchist never dis
plays any courage until he is safely locked up.
and then his bravery consists OF Wanting him
self and his fellow criminals.
The story OF Naillant's life is about the same
as that OF all the Anarchist criminals. ~
course he has "a mistress. Sh" j. u woman
Valiant. Her husband says that after valiant
led his wife astray he got her to sell the furn-
ture OF her home and, afterward, in his en-
deAvors to do away with the wrongs at society
lived on the proceeds OF the sale until they
were gone. Then the woman was forced togo
TO work. while her paramoHr: remained idle
and lived Off the money earned by the. woman
he had ruined and di-graced When VI, Mar
evil life valiant. fearing that his means OF
livelihood would be- taken from him. threat
ened to kill him II he did not leave the woman
Valiant told the examining magistrate that
he would Ike e. make irlcassee OF those
What harm have the Deputies done you2"
asked the magistrate,
10 me personally but they are the sort OF peo-
pie 1t Ia well 10 get I'D OF.
And you did the decd without thinking that
you have u wife and child -
Ny wife and daughter will do as well with
valiant has chosen ". Albert Cremisux as
his advocate. His trial will take place during |
the first fortnight in January
. Three other men who have been arrested are |
eDt in cells The police are seeking Tor two !
p en- named l.aynal and ConieiX, alias Gourc, |
ILacs with the bomb thrower.
All. persons wounded By the explosion are
sGo fe, eGy sat ty
5 cps toward a general Anarchist hunt; never
th"less the reports to that elect arc generally
NJ. kaynal Minister oi the Interior, "a complete |
list OF the foreign Annrch Sta in Paris.
In the Chamber to-day President Dupuy adj /
dressed the House on the occurrences OF sat /
lrday. lie eomplmeuted the members for /
her attitude during the exciting moments |
following the explosion Of NaillAnt- bOmh. /,
AM thanked those who attended tho wounded. /
Nj. CasimiI- Pcrirr, the Prime Minister. also !
made a brief address. He sHii that tho Iru- |
gramme of the Government would undergo no /
change because OF tho daetarily crime that ,
had been cnmmitt"d, and It's policy would no /
continued. tie added that "a democratic gov ,
eminent devoted to ameliorating the condition |
Jl the working people would not allow abuml- /
nahe criminal outIugss To dem1iI-h fIupTtT.
The Prime Minister laid before the House
hl.ls modifying the lres- laws bY UruyIIln- ,
Tor severe p1n!shuu"nt FOR lArltnE T. crim~:
against the association ~ eNIldDrrS
respecting - plu~iNes AMI demanding 500 UuU !
francs Tor police purposes. In all. lOur oils
directed against Anarchist, Aud auarchIsm |
were submitted The fume M.ui-ter ,lrrlarei
ina. none ot these bills WAS intended to uitura
The rights u citizens. tie asked that tlIs uu
relative 70 the press laws no al once discussed
By the Cham Der
NJ. CaSimIr- rrrier declared that tho Govern
ment would make tho vote question oil con-
hdeHCe.
Ex-llinister Goblet opposed the Immediate
Z discussion OF the question. aud proposed that /