The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-12-11
HE GLORIES IN The ACT
Valiant, tho Partisan Bomb ThoVer,
Makes a Pull Confession.
HIS NOSE WAS BLOWN OFF
Re Tells How He Made the Bomb
and How He Tried to Throw
II at Dupuy-A Noto-
r!ous Red.

chetucnt IolloWing the explosion OF the
bomb in the chamber of deputies, the au.
thoritics announce that they have the
bomb thrower in custody. The miscreant
is named Valiant. He is an anarchist,
and has made a full confession. He soon
feli under suspicion of the authori-
ties, and, pressed by the prefect
OF police, he made n full confess
sion, glorying in his dsstardly crime.
Among the persons questioned by the po-
lice yesterday evening was man whose
nose was almost blown of by the explo-
sion of the bomb in the chamber. Tho
suspect gave his name as valiant. and
said he lived at Chosy Lc Rio. This man.
who was attended by physicians sum
noned 10 the refreshment room of tho
chamber after tho explosion, was taken to
the Hotel Dieu. after being examined by
tho project OF police.
At the hospital the suspect was care
fully watched by four detectives, and it
was noticed that he gave his name as
Marchal. This confirmed the suspicious
already entertained, and several detec-
tives Immediately started out with instruc-
tions TO spend the night in establishing
the identity Of Valiant or Marchal. BY
morning the project Of police was in pos
session of several police reports, which
made il clear that the man in the Hotel
Dieu with his nose almost blown of was a
dangerous anarchist named valiant, who
was born At Mezieres.
yAu.LAST's CAREER.
valiant is IS years of age. lie passed
several years in Buenos Ayres and In 1887
returned to France and married and now
has two children. valiant, however,
a .,.l Ia L. L..
been identified with the EXTREMIST branch
of the socialists and with regular anar-
chist groups. He made himself prominent
by tho incendiary nature Of his speeches,
| and eventually became q member OF the
committee of the revolutionary socialist
group. 18th arrondissmen OF Paris.
Early in tho day, NJ. Lepine, the prefect
| of police, the public prosecutor and the
examining magistrate visited tho Hotel
Dieu and had long interview with Vail.
! ant, who at first protested his innocence,
and was quite indignant at tho questions
put to him. Finally the public prosecution
said: "Your name is vaillant and moi
| Marchnl, as YOU claimed when you came
TO the hospital" After moments hcsi-
tation. the suspect admitted his identity
and confessed that he had thrown the
| bomb. When questioned as to his reasons
for attempting to take the lives of 50
| many people, valiant replied, defiantly
II wished to deal thoroughly dramatic
| blow at the institutions of the country
and wished to cause n great sensation.
cndeavorcd TO aim the bomb at NJ. Dupuy
| l glory in the act, and only regret that
my hand swerved and that tho bomb did
not explode near the mark
HOW THE BONE WAS MADE.
| Valiant said the bomb ho used was a
little iron saucepan. which he bought at a
bazaar near tho hotel de Vile. "The
saucepan, when loaded. contained" hs
said, "a number of nails. which you found
on the floor of tho chamber. Inside the
saucepan was a tube with compressed
center. In the tube were picric acid and
prussiate of soda. these being separated
at the point where the tube was com
pressed by q small ball of cotton satu
rated with sulphuric acid, which at givcr
moment would be consumed by the sui
phuric acid, thus allowing the picric and
prussiate TO mix and cause an explosion
| The anarchist then described variet,
of objects, which, he said, would be found
| i'm his lodgings ut the Hotel del Union
where Valiant lived under the name o.
Marchal.
| But" Valiant added, ''if YOU are goins
TO search my room, you had better b,
careful in disturbing the things unles,
you want 10 be blown to pieces. i advis,
you especially TO be careful In handling
box which is full Of explosives
| IN vAILLANT's ROOM.
NJ Roui,,icr J.ni,c and Noyor tho nv
an,;n;n, ;udces ,ccomnopicd bv the con,
,nissarv of noIico. went To ,i,e Ho,o, ds
JTnion and ,scer,ained that VaiIIant Ind
eight doys nreyiously hired n furnishe,
roon, in ,hat estohlishment. Tho .u,ho,
nos found a nunber Of nails exac,lv ain,
liar ,o ,bose found scat,ercJ oronnd An
cb,n,bor or the dann,ie. af,or the oxrIc
sion, They also found n saucepau ik
the one described By valiant. and whicl
he had evidently discarded because il wa
a trifie too large to be carried about with
out danger of detection. The authoritie
also found the trunk mentioned by Vail
liant. but it did not contain any cxpic