Evening journal., 1894-02-05

pose. The arrangcmenr OF the tube which |
WAS in the bomb he found especially trou
blesome IL was necessary that the middle
Of the tube should be narrow. tie warmed
the tube over A candle, and when it was
sufficiently heated be twisted 10 30 much
that he broke IL in the uiddle lie ds
stroyed IA tubes before he liked one TO hls
satisfaction. Then he put the tube Ia
saucepan, first filling one end with picris
acid. A cotton plug WAS i'm the middle OF
the tube and green powder in the other
end. The closed end was surrounded with
powder. The rest OF the saucepan ho filled
with three pounds Of nails The bomb was
finished ON Dec. s aud he fastened the
cover on tightly with iron wire.
On the day Of the explosion be placed the
bomb on his stomach between his trousers
waistband and supported by leather belt
Then he boarded "a street car and went tc
the chamber Of deputies. At HIS a. m. ht
took his place IN the line outside the cham.
Der. lie did not have TO yield his card OF
admission Inside he was made to remove
his overcoat He said that he wanted e.
throw the bomb into the government
benches and aftcrward mount the rostrum
and explain his action. One OF the nails
hit him on the nose, and the smoke suflo
Gated him so that lac was unable to speak.
On Jan. 10 lac was tried and convicted IN
the court Of assizes, and sentence Of death
was passed upon him. When the presid.
ing judge pronounced his doom, valiant
shouted, "Nive ranarchie"
Previous to the passing Of sentence Vail.
liant asked permission TO address the court
on his mode Of life, and this request being
granted he read "a written speech In "a clear
and pleasant voice aud fluent manner. In
the speech he expressed the grievances OF
the poor against society.
After his conviction many memorials
and petitions were addressed 70 President
Carnot, who turned them over Co the par.
don committee. On Jan. 25 the hearing Of
his appeal was heard by the court Of cassa.
| tion, which decided that there were no
grounds upon which TO grant it, aud Il
therefore rejected it. The only hope that
then remained for valiant was in Presi.
! dent Carnot, who had IL In his power 20
pardon or commute the sentence, but Car.
not refused TO interfere.
where Valiant Was Confined.
The famous Prison de Ia Roquette where
the condemned anarchist valiant awaited
the approval OF his day OF execution, is d
prison for persons sentenced TO less than a
y
rary place Of detention for those undergo
ing longer terms. IL owes, therefore, It's
hard reputation to the fact that within it.
walls criminals condemned to death some
times as long as four week await the re
prieye or confirmation Of the sentence.
The prison is situated at the extreme enc
of Paris and in one of the poorer districts
The dismal character OF the neighborhoot
is intensified by its dilapidated condition
by the surrounding wretched novels, bl
the shops containing exclusively funerea
monuments, wreaths, etc, and by tbe vi
cinity of the pere la Chaise cemetery.
IL is in front Of the prison gate on al
open space between two small squares tina
the guillotine is erected on execution morn
ings. Five large granite slabs mark tn
exact spot upon which il must stand.
The Prison de la Roquette, which wa
designed by German, is a three storie
building OF massive stone. IL is surround
ed by two square walls, each about 80 fee
high. a walk Is feet wide separates th
prison from the first wall, and anothe
walk equally wide separates this from th
outer wall Seutries are on duty day an
night on both of these walks. Only th
, most reliable prisoners are allowed unde
escort TO sweep them. Escapes are thu
< rendered well nigh impossible In fac
Z not even an attempt at an escape has eve
been recorded.
The prison proper contains two open II
J. ner courts. The first and tue larger Of u
n two Is surrounded by the four walls, wit
= nothing TO relieve their monotony othl
. than the four rows of eQuidistant heavi
y barred square windows running in
!. straight line. The uniform OF the prisol
L ers is composed Of a gray jacket with bral
buttons, gray trousers, gray skull hat an
4 clogs.