Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-16
VALIANT PUT TO DEATH
LONG LIVE ANARCHYw HE
SHOUTED UNDER THE AXE.
to the Gutllotiue, and Was Brave
to the End He Was Sound Asleep
When Called to 60 to His Death
Only a Small Crowd Present.


When Called to Go to His Death
Only Small Crowd Present.
Auguste valiant, the Anarchist. who on
December 9 last threw a bomb into the
French Chamber of Deputies. was executed
at about 7.3o O'Clock a. m outside the
Prison Roquette, Paris. At 7 o'clock Hesd
Warden Brun. Judge rEspinasse, Registrar
Horach and District Commissary Leiconie
entered Vaillant's cell 10 inform him that the
time had arrived for the sentence of the law
10 be carried out. The condemned man was
sleeping when they arrived. He was
awakened and told 70 prepare for death. Hs
appeared TO he surprised ami began 10
reiteratc the theories he advanced before tho
Assize Court. He declared that though it
was easy TO suppress him. it was imposSol"
to suppress Anarchist ideas. My body il
nothing" he added. compared with tho
progress OF my principles. l shall TO re-
Venged'
Valiant was perfectly calm and displayed
no fear whatever The warle1 asked hin, II
he would like to see tho chaplain.
No" replied Vaillant, Il will not see
him"
"Will you have something to drink" asked
the warden
NO" Valiant replied II shall have
enough courage without that
As matter of fact, the courage of the con-
dcmned man was remarkable. "a tho later iu-
cidents showed. He was shacklei by tho
executioner's assistants and then ordered to
follow to the guillotinC. He oheyed thc o.;
der rendily and as no LETT the prison his form
was upright He walked as quickly a. his
shackies would allow, without leaning for
support on the assistants, one of whom walked
on each side of him. As valiant appeared
outside the prison wearing only shirt and
trousers everybody barred their heads, and
4 ha cd q SalHtp
was looked upon as already dead.
Chaplain Valandier. whose ministrations
Valiant had refused stood outside the
prison in order to be near should the prisoner
change his mind. HIS services, however,
were not called for.
Valiant advanced steadily. When about
eighty yards outside the prison he sprang
forward little to shout Death 10 the
Bourgoisie," "Long live Anarchy. AS he
shouted his last cry his voice resounded over
the whole square. When he had finished he
was about three yards from the plank on
which his body was to be fastened.
1t has been customary for the executioners =
assistants to push the condemned criminal
against this plank. but as Valiant reached it
he sprang forward and placed himself
against it. The plank dropped. and in a
shorter time than it takes to write II Vail
lants neck slipped under tho knife. and tn =.
moment he was in position Diebler touched
the spring.
There was a fash as the heavy blade de-
scended. and then the spectators saw "A head
and a bleeding stump of u neck drop IN
basket placed behind the guillOtine. The
head turned around as it was severed from
the body and dropped into the basket face
up.
A second later the plank twisted to the
left and the trunk was thrown into largo
basket placed alongside the gulIohue 10 re-
ceive it.
Between the time of Yaillant's arrival at
the guilIotine and the closing OF the basket
containing his remains scarcely more than
twenty seconds elapsed. Diebler. who has
received many letters threatenin him with
death if he executed valiant. and who at
one time wished TO resign his position rather
than TO put the Anarch. st to death. appeared
paler and more nervous than valiant.
The crime for which Valiant paid Tho
penalty with his life was committed In the
Chamber of Deputies on December 8 last.
At about o'clock i'll the afternoon of that
dav. while the Chamber was discussing an
election case Valiant, who was SlttlnS III
one of the galleries set apart ioT the us" OF
spectators, threw a bomb toward the moor OF
the house. The bomb exploded Just AS II
left the mans hand. and he was among the
number injured About fifty persons were
hurt by the explosion.
Deputy Abbe Lemire was the worst injured
of all those struck by the lying nauS WIN
which the bomb had been loaded, ana Ior
some time it was thought that no would die.
The Count de Ian junais was also seriously
wounded. A majority OF the injured were
occupants of the galleries.
The consternation that followed the explO-
sion was terrible wild rush was made by
the visitors to get ont of the Chamber but
the gendarmes. who are always on duty In
the lohhies caused the doors to be shut, and
allowed no one to leave the building. 1t was
due TO this coolheadedness that the arrest OF
Valiant was made.
AS he attempted to leave the building be
was detained by IA gendarme, who thought
he was displaying too much anxiety to get
AWAY. His arrest followed. He was taken
to the Hotel Dieu. where his wounds were
treated After a time he made a full cOntes-
sion of his crime.
He said that he went to the Chamber with
the intention of throwing his internal ma
chine on the Presidents table. II" waited
moro than an hour for a favorabl" oppor-
tunity, and then, thinking 1t had at last ar
rived he rose and hurled the bomb intH tho
body of the House.
At that instant a woman sitting III 'front.' OF
him. resenting his leaning over her, pushed
back, and thus prevented him from throwing
the bomb exactly as he had intended. Tho
machine struck the edge of the gallery and
at once exploded.
On the afternoon of Jan. 10 valiant was
arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced 70
death.
Eighty Deputies appealed to President
Garnet for communication OF tn" death
sentence The appeal was sent by tho Pres
iient TO the Pariops Committee. VINO re-
ported ON 1t adversely
Valiant. lawyer asked the Court OF Cas-
satiOn TO grant n new trial. but on Jan. 70
the court denied the request. Many chort6
were made TO induce valiant TO appeal 10