The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-12-11
COT THE BOMB THBOWER
His Nose Was Almost Blown OF
by His Own Fisndish
Device.
Giving Two Names Led to sus-
picion and He Finally
Confessed.
and Cooily Describes the Terrible
Engine Of Distraction.

Anarchist valiant Gl0Fles In His Crime
and Cooily Describes the Tsrribis
Engine Of Destruction.
| PARIS. Dse. 1O.-After day Of great sx-
citement following the explosion OF the
bomb In the chamber Of deputies. the su-
thoritiss have announced that they have
the bomb thrower In custody. The mis-
crsant ID named valiant and has bsen liv-
ing hero under the name Of HaFohal At ths
Hotel del Union. He 10 an anarchist and
has made full confession. He soon fell
under the suspicion OF tho authorities. and
pressed by the prsfect of police. made full
confession. gloryinR In the dastardly crime.
Among the persons questioned by the po-
| lice last evening was a man whose nose WAS
almost blown off By the explosion Of the
bomb In tho chamber. Tho suspect gave
the name of valiant and said he lived n
Chosy Leroi. This man. who was attended
BY the physicians summoned to the oham-
Der after the explosion. was taken to the
Hotel Dieu after being examined by the
prefect Of police. A. the hospital the sus-
poet was carefully watched by four detec-
tives and it was noticed that he gave the
name Of Marohal. This confirmed tho
suspicions already entertained and several
detectives Immediately started out with
instructions to spend ths night in
| establishing the identity of Valiant or
Marehal. By morning the perfect 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 of.
was dangerous anarchist named Valiant.
| who was born at Nezieres. valiant 10 So
yenrs OF age. and had passed several years
| in Buenos AyIes. and 10 1887 returned to
France and married. and now has two
children. Vaillsnt. however. soon deserted
his wife. Since 1884 he has been identified
with the extremist branch Of the socialists
and with regular anarchist Qroups. He
made himself prominent by the incsndiary
nature OF his speeches and eventually be-
came member Of the committee of the
revolutionary socialist group OF the
eighteenth nrsondissemont of Paris.
Early in the day M. Lepins. protect Of
| police. the public prosecutor and an exam.
lining magistrate visited the Hotel Dleu and
had long interview With valiant. who at
| first pxotsstod his innocence and was quite
indignant at the questions put to him.
! Finally the public prosecutor said: Your
|
claimed whom you came to the hospital" I"
After q moments hesitation the suspect
| admitted his identity and confessed no had
thrown the bomb. When questioned as to
his reasons for attempting - take the lives
Of 30 many people. Valiant replied def
matio blow at the installations OF the ooun-
TRY end wished to cause great sensation.
| l endeavored to aim tho bomb at M. Du-
puy. glory in the act. and l only regret
my hand swervsd and that the bomb did
not exrlods near tho mark" valiant said
which he bought al bazar near
tho Hotel De Vile. The sauce
pan. when loaded, contained. he said.
= number Of nails which were afterwards
found of tho chamber; inside the sauoe-
pan was tube with a compressed center;
in the tube were picrio acid and prussiats
of soda, these being separated at the point
where the tube was compressed by q small
cotton ball saturated with su.phurio acid,
which Mt given moment would be con-
sumed by tho sulphuric acid, thus allowing
the picric and p1ussiate to mix and cause
seribed 4 variety Of objects which he said
would be found in his lodgings at the Hotel
Del Union. whore Valiant lived. under the
name of Marsha1. but" valiant added.
'It you are going to search my room. you
had bett4r be careful in disturbing things
advise you est eeially to be csrsful in hand
ling the box, which is full of explosives'
| N. Rouillier Lepine and Meyer. the ex-
amlniHg judge. accom- mrantsd by the com-
missary OF police. won't to the Hotel del
| Union and aseertainsd that Valiant had
eight days previously hiied furnished
room In shat establishment. Tho authori-
tics found a number of nails exactly simi-
lar to those found scattered around the
chamber of dsputisa alter tho explosion,
and also found q sauca pan like the one
described by Valiant, aud which he had
evidently discarded because it was tritis
too la go 10 he carried about without dan
ger OF detection. The authorities also
found the trunk mentioned by valiant.
but it did not contain any explosives.
Vaillant continues to pretend utter indiffsr-
ence az to the consequences of his crime.
and speaks as though it did not concern
him in the slightest. He hos been placed
in separate room At the Hotel Dieu,
whore hs Is watched by several detsc-
tives day and night. The detsetives
but vaiiian. replis. to ali questions with
| the remark. You need not put yourself to
| tho trouble of searching for acOompiices. I
alone did the deed" All tho scraps of the
bomb found arc mostly pieces OF iron. aud
short. large headed hobnai.s. as we'll as a
| number OF smaller nails. Nothing was
| loaded with dynamite. and 1t 10 evident it
i was not charged with Runpowdsr. The
| ceiling of tho chamber near whore tho
bomb vas thrown is psppsred with marks
made br tho A;inR nails. u window near
the roof 10 broken and one OF the benches
occupied by the doorkeepor perforated by a
| la rQe piece of lion.
Tho police say valiant has made tho fol-
| lowing additional con nfssGion: II waited
for more than an hour before throwing the
| bomb in tho hope that favoi able ohanos
would present itself to cast it in the spos /
had picked ont. At length thinking an op-
perfume time had arrived, l,rass from my
seat in the galley and hurled ths box.
aiming II at President Dupuy's table. IA
| l did 30 woman who was
seated in front of me resented
my leaning over and pushed mo back
wari. wss thus prevented from throwing
the bomb exactly as intended. did not
intend to kill any ono." Valiant calmly
und coolly added, but only to wound 100
| or 200 deruties. l Was especially anxious
CasiInir Parier should he among those In
jured by the ext losion." Madame Gerard.
landiady of the Hotel Dsl Union. says W hen
Valiant arrived at her house he only
| brought with him = small travelling bag.
Anonv tho pe,sons In custody 10 . man
| named Gaunst and baker who gives his
name AZ Guiilotisrrc. whose skull hns beon
! frana pnan and WIN esrtainlv will Ia Ia