The morning call., 1893-12-11
MARCHAL, ALIAS VALIANT.
The Prisoner a Most Dangerous
Anarchist.
BOASTS oFTHE DAsTARDLY DEED
The French Cabinet Will Promptly
Suppress Dynamite Outrages and
MuzzIe the Obnoxious Press.

PARIS, Dec. 10.-After a day Of great
excitement following the explosion of the
bomb in the Chamber of De, uties, the
authorities have announced they have
the mb-thrower in custody. The mis-
creant is named Marchal lie is an an
archist and has made full confession.
He soon fell under the suspicion of the
authorities. and pressed by the Prefect of
Police made full confession, glorying In
the dastardly crime.
Among the persons questioned by the
police yesterday evening was a man whose
nose was almost blown off by the explo-
sion of the bomb In the Chamber. The
suspect gave the name of Valiant and said
he lived at Choissy lie Roi. This man. who
was attended by physicians summoned to
the refreshment-room of the Chamber after
the explosion, was taken to the Hotel Dieu,
after being examined by the Prefect of
Police At the hospital the suspect was
carefully watched by four detectives. and
they noticed that he gave the name of
Marchal. This confirmed the suspicious
already entertained. and several detectives
Immediately started out with instructions
to spend the night in establishing the iden-
tity of Valiant or Marchai. By morning
the Prefect of Police was in possession of
several police reports which made II clear
that the man in the Ho:el Dieu with his
nose almost blown off was a dangerous
anarchist named Valiant. who was born
at Mezieres.
: valiant is 35 years of age and has
passed several years in Buenos Ayres, and
in 1887 returned to France and married
aed now has two children. Valiant how
ever. soon deserted his wife. STILL since
1854 he has been identified with the ex-
tremest branch OF socialists and with regu-
lar anarchist groups. He made himself
prominent by the incendiary nature OF his
speeches and eventually became men,
ber of the committee of the revolutionary
socialist group of the eighteenth arron-
dissemepiro7 Teris.
EaTE5 in the day NJ. Lepine, Prefect of
Police. the Public Prosecutor and Examin-
ing Magistrate visited the Hotel Deu and
had leng interview with V aillant. who at
frat protested Ills innocence. and was
quite indignant at the questions put to
him. Finally the Public Prosecutor said: :
Your name is valiant and not Marchal.
as you claimed when you came to the hos
pital," After moment of hesitation the
suspeet admitted his identity and confessed
he bad thrown the bomb. When Ques-
toned as to his reasoas for attempting to
take the lives of SO many people valiant
replied defiantly: II wished to deal thor
oughly dramatic blow at the institutions
of the country. and wished to cause a
great sensation. I endeavored to aim the
bomb at NJ. Dnpuy. l glory in the act,
and l only regret my hand swerved and
that the bomb did not explode near the
mark"
he n h.,
little iron saucepan which he bought at
bazaar near the Hotel de Vile. The
saucepan, when loaded, contained, be said i:
"a number Of nails which you found on
the floor of the Chamber. Inside the
saucepan was tube with a compressed
center. In the tube were picric acid and
prussiate of soda. these being separated at
the point where the tube was compressed
by small ball of cotton saturated with
Bulphurlc acid, which, at given moment,
would be consumed by the sulphuric acid,
thus allowing the picric and prussiate to
mix and cause the explosion" The anar-
chist then described a variety of objects,
which, he said. would be found in his
lodgings at the Hotel de PUnion, where
Valiant lived under the name of Marchal.
But" valiant added, 'if you are going
full in disturbing things. unless you want
to be blown to pieces. / advise you es-
pecially to be careful in handling a box
which is full of explosives"
M. Rouillier Lepine and Meyer, the ex-
-amining Judge, accompanied by commits
sary Of police. went to the Hotel de
PUnion and ascertained that Valiant had
eight days previously hired furnished
room in that establishment. The authori-
ties found number of nails exactly simi-
lar to those found scattered about the
Chamber of Deputies after the explosion.
They also found saucepan like the one
described by Valiant and which be had
evidently discarded because it was trifie
too large to be carried about without dan
ger of detection. The authorities also
found the trunk mentioned by Valiant
but it did not contain any explosives
Valiant con ntinues to pretend utter indif-
ference as to the consequences of the
crime and speaks as though it did not con-
-eeEn him in the slightest.
The detectives express a belief that
=. valiant had a number of accomplices.
but Valiant reples to all questions with
the remark: you need not put yourself
10 the trouble of searching for accum-
scraps OF the bomb found are mostly
pieces OF iron and short, large-headed hob
nails, as we'll as number of smaller nails.
Nothing was found 10 indicate the bomb
was loaded with dynamite and it is evil
cent IL was not charged with gunpowder.
The ceiling of the Chamber near where
the bomb was thrown is peppered with
marks made by flying nails. A window
> near the roof is broken and one of the
Denches occupied by doorkeepers is per-
forated by large piece of iron.
Among the persons in custody is man
named Gaunet and baker who gives his
name as Guillotiere. whose skull has been
trepanned and who will certainly be de-
tanned Tor further investigation. At the
Hotel Dieu valiant has been placed In a
separate room. where be is watched by
several detectives night and day. Lenoir.
the engraye-, who was at first suspected
of throwing the bomb. has been released.
The opinion is expressed that several Of