The herald., 1893-12-11
He GLORIES IN HIS CRIME,
The Paris Dynamite Fiend in
Clutches Of the Law.
An Anarchist Named Valiant
Threw the Bomb.
His Own Nose Blown Off by the Force
of the Explosion.
The CuIprit Makes FULL Confession
and Gloats Over His DiaboiiOsl
Deed--The Missile Aimed At
President Dupuy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, Dec 10 After day OF great
excitement following the explosion OF
q bomb in the chamber OF deputies, the
authorities have announced that they
have the bomb-thrower in custody. The
miscreant is named Valiant. He is an
anarchist and has made full confes-
sion. He soon fell under the suspicion
OF the authorities, aud when pressed by
the project OF the police made full con-
fession, glorying in his dastardly crime.
THE PERrETRAToR DETECTED.
Among the persons questioned by the
police yesterday evening was man
whose nose was almost blown off by the
explosion of the bomb in the chamber.
The suspect gave the name OF Valiant,
and said he lived at Chosy Leroy. This
man, who was attended by physicians
summoned to the retreshment room of
the chamber after the explosion, was
taken to the Hotel Dieu, after being ex-
amined by the project of police. At the
hospital the suspect was carefully
watched by four detectives, and it was
noticed that he there gave his name aH
Marchal. This confirmed the suspicious
already entertained, and several detec-
tives started with instructions to spend
the night in establishing the identity of
Valiant or Marchal. By morning the
project of police was in possession of
several police reports which made it
clear that the man in the Hotel Dieu
with his nose almost blown off was
dangerous anarchist named Valiant,
w hO wQa hOrn a Maziaraa
vAILLANT's HISTORY.
valiant is SO years Of age. He passed
several years in Buenos Ayres, and in
1887 returned to France and married.
He now nas two children. Valiant,
however, soon deserted his wife. Since
1884 he has been identified with the ex-
tremist branch OF the Socialists and with
| regular anarchiet groups; he made HIM
self prominent by the incendiary nature
| of hiaseEaachas, and eventually becanS
member Of the committee Of the revo-
lutionary Socialist group of the eight
eenth ACCOMPLISHMENT OF Paris.
THE FIEND's CONFESSION.
Early in the day, M. Lepine, prefect
of police, the public prosecutor
and an examining magistrate vis-
tied the Hotel Dieu and had quite
a long interview with Valiant, who
a. first protested his innocence and was
quite indignant at the questions put to
him. Finally the public prosecutor
said:
your name is Valiant and not Mar
chal, as you claimed when you came to
the hospital"
After moments hesitation, the sus
pect admitted his identity, and con
fessed that he had thrown the bomb.
When questioned as to his reasons for
attempting to take the lives of 80 many
people, Valiant replied defiantly:
II wished to deal a thoroughly
dramatic blow at the institutions of the
country, and wished to cause q great
sensation. [ endeavored to aim the
bomb at NJ. Dupuy. glory in the act,
and only regret that my hand swerved
and that the bomb did not explode near
the mark"
NATURE OF THE BOMB.
valiant said the bomb he used was q
little iron saucepan which was bought
at bazar near the Hotel de Vile. The
saucepan, when loaded, contained" be
said, "a number of nails, which YOU
found on the floor OF the chamber; in
d
compressed center; in the tube were
picric acid and prussist OF soda, these
being separated st the point where the
tube was compressed by small ball OF
cotton saturated with sulphuric acid,
which, at 8 given moment, would be
consumed by the sulphuric acid, thus
allowing the picric and pruasist acid to
mix and cause an explosion"
The anarchist then described the va
riety of objects which he said would be
found in his lodgings ct the Hotel de 4
Union, where Valiant lived under the
name Marchal. "But," Valiant added,
''if you are going to search my room
you had better pe careful in disturbing
things unless you want to be blown to
pieces. l advise you especially to be
careful in handling q box which is full
OF explosives.
Ills ROOM SEARCHED.
N. Rouillier, Lepine and Meyer. the
examining judge, accompanied by $
commssary of police, went to the Hotel
del' Union and sscertained that Valiant
had eight days previously hired fur.
nished room in that establishment. Tho
authorities found number OF nails
exactly similar to those found scattered
about the chamber oi deputies after the
explosion. They also found saucepan
like the one described by Valiant, and
which he had evidently discarded be-
cause il was trife too large to be car
ried about without danger OF detection.
The suthorities also found the trunk TO.
scribed By valiant. cut il die 40. con-
tain any explosives.
valiant continues to pretend utter in
difference as 10 ths consequences OF his
crime, and speaks es Though il did not
concern min in the slightest.
No AGCoJPLICEs.
The detectives express tbs halief that
Valiant had number 81 acccm9lies..
ont valiant replies to questions wish
he remark: "You reeI net pu, our
self to the trouble OF searching fos ac-
alone did tire deed"