Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-11
HAVE HIM IN CHARGE
August valiant Confessed He
Threw the Bomb
wousDIse FRENCH DEPUTIES


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Marshal. rssiient u the suburb Chos<y
l. Roi. = the anarchist who threw the
toazb ia ths ehznlber Of deputies yssfer-
Gay. valiant wzs ausnng the spectators
8rtzinsd IN the building after the sxplo-
f.on his right arm xas shattered. hrs
pose wa hroksn and neck and chest
uers lacsrsted lie still suffers much
pain. he made = eoafrssion this morn
INK. Al lsst evening the officials of the
prefecture Of police were verifying the
statements and examining names OF
suspects The first name 10 challenge
their attentIon szs that Of Valiant
-Four detectives then vent 10 the Hotel
Dien and sought the bed on
which valiant lay sadsring from
many xound& In reply TO their
anestions he said that his name
xas Marshal and that he lived in Choisy
le Rol Whea asked for moro insorms-
ton be pleaded that the shattered con-
4 ton Of his nerves incspaeitated him
from further conversation When the
detectives pressed. nevertheless. Tor
aas~ers. be grew angry. turned over In
bed nd refused % speak. Al O'Clock
This morning the procureur OF the re-
public and NJ. Lspin. project OF police.
arrived al the Hotel Dieu- After coz
fcrring with the detectives they went TO
Nai,lants bedside. The procureur said.
positively. ~Iou are not Marshal; you
are August Valiant"
Valiant Confessed
valiant started. hcsitafed moment
then hlurted out psttishly; 80 ! am.
Yes. 1 am August valiant and threw
the bomb. because l have had enough
Of this blood sucking bourgeoiss scciety." "
lie then told his story with an air Of
bravado. tie attended the chamber. be
sad. for the purpose OF throwing the
bomb az NJ Dupuy. president Of the
house. A woman who sat uext 70 him.
seeing him prepare 10 throw the bomb.
tries. % seize his arm She failed in the
attempt. but spoiled his aim. The bomb
struck the corniee OF the public gallery
aud exploded. Vsillant's injuries were
so severe that he fell % the foor. When
tho panic started in the chamber he
tried as dad many others to escape but
was prevented BY the janitors. In con-
eluding his confession Valiant said: Il
sn sorry 4 failed. I hope others who
kse anarchy When question in detail
regarding MA aecomplices he refused to
speak
How RE Made the Bomb
lie admitted that he made the bomb
himaelf He took a small iron sauce
pan, inserted in II a glass tube full of
pscric acid. surrounded the tube with
cotton wool and psusssate OK soda the
cotton wool being saturated with sui
phuric acid. and then filed up the sauce
pan With nails and bits Of iron. lie
easily carried the bomb in one OF his
pockets valiant further described
articles which might be found in the
apartment last occupied by him IN
Paris This apartment was IN the hotel
de fUnion. No. 80 Rue La Cuerre, where
the prisoner Was known a. Marshal
He tried to frighten the police BY say
ing they would do well 90 handle the
articles with great care lest they ex-
plode The trunk. hs added. was es-
prcialiy dangerous. valiant gave this
information piecemeal. inierIaFding his
statements with braggadocio and self
giorifeafion. In Valliant's room was
found a quantity q nails and a bomb In
the form - sauce pan. The bomb
had teen made. IL - thought for use IN
TIE chamber of deputies. but Was dis
cardesi for the smaller one on account
of 20 clumsiness aud the difficulty Of
q coDcealing Il
History OF the Anarchist.
Valiant was born at Mezierz. depart
meat % Ardenncs. on December 80. ISL.
le - tail and dark and wears a coarse.
heavy mousfache. Ills features are
coarse and hard aud his whole appear
ance - repellant Some time ago in the
Mont Aartre district IN the rare periods
when he worked he was employed In a
fancy leather factory a. a workman on
rucksthooks and hand bags lie has
lad a rowing lsfe. lie sas settled st one
time ~ Buenos Ayres Soon after re
turniag 20 trance ne married This Was
Ia ISs7. ffis wife bore him two chil-
dren and he deserted her. and he
vas toe lazy 20 support such q family.
tie became a thief and q vsgabond
and ~as convicted Eve tines % petty
crimes tie has been an anarchist and
social ~ ia politics since lSsl lie first
profeseed socialism. hut that school wss
D., utotlerats for him. and he soon
aisansiooed "a % become an anarchist
and a preacher II the propaganda %
'iie creed Ne sfi1 retained bis mem
lersaip q the socialist group. however.
lie has been managing The oaice % an
anarchist pcriosiicsl IL isreported that
a. appeal eili he made 10 the Frcnch
00vcrBnent - refuse d'omiciie % an
arrhfsfs
Ths persistent sftewpta - the polio,
a. elicit the nance q his accom- plices
were received vith The invarisbls reply;
~. is uaeie~s % seek arcnmplirrs; 4
have rot any alone performed the
deed ssd claiu fheentire responsibility
ssrineest Laws % ~ Passed.
The cabinet sst for fsar hours thls
uorning and discassed measures b be
taken immediafrly 10 protect society
ffom further otlfraeee A cabinet coun-
ed xill - heli on Nontisy shen the
governments proposals wili be submit
tsd ~ thr preaifent IN their iinsl shape
These proposals uiil - prese entsd b The
caanb-r q depnfse@ in the sftsrnoou.
1he gossroment aisas a stfingent ~.
htico q trasie IN explosives Proyss
isas siii - rtsEie for she punishment %
persons guilty ~ making. retaiisn8 or
usinr sxplcsivrs eth criminal lnfent
Feaaities Hih Also - proxiied fts tb0w
1hs iaeite mar<ler 90 dessrutfisn ~
pfsrertr ~ espirsises The eoYefn
rnestf alH isHanf an estfz cFrdsf 10 -.
inf,fce The peiics while the ars fspfr~sI
iox aasrehisia
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