The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06
VALIANT PAYS THE PENALTY
FOR THROWING A BOMB.
Condemned Man Disappointed But
Not Surprised That 0ommuta-
ton Was Not Granted.
nHE DIED A TRUE AgARoHrBTn TAR
VERDICT OF TIE CROWD.
Services Of Chaplain refused -Lcng Speech
on Anarchy POLICE Protection Against
any outbrsak-A Biography.

Paris, February s.--Nailiant. anarchist.
who, on Deceniber last threw bomb
into the chamber OF depatlcs. was executed
at 1850 o'clock this morning, His last
words We're, Death to society! Long
live anarchy"
The execution OF valiant was decided
surprise TO the people OF the city, who
have for week past been haunting the
neighoorhood OF the Place de la Roquetto
In anticipation OF witnessing vaillanrs ok
ecution. As late us Saturday afternoon IL
was reported that Premier Casiinir-P ereir
and NJ. Dupuy, president of the chamber
OF deputies, favored Communication OF tho
anarchiars sentence ana 1t was said that
even II he was executed he would not DO
decnpitated until the middle OF this week.
but late last evening the news spread
throughout Paris In some mysterious man.
ner that valiant WAS 10 he executed and
people soon afterwards began gathering
about the neghborhood OF the prison ana
watched the workmen erecting harricades
across all the streets leading TO the square,
from which the people wore driven by tho
police.
The right was pitch dark when the work
OF erecting the guillotine was conimenced
The lower classes sent REPRESENTATIVES, who
appeared to be In sympathy with the man
| about 10 he executed aud we're loud ia
their hlasphemios and threats OF what
would happen In the near future IL the
present condition OF affaira continued.
shortly before o'csock u detachment
OF the Garde RepublicIne arrived upon tho
spot and the center OF the Place dc Ia Ro-
quetic was cleared Later u squadron
Of mounted gardes rcpubiicaine arrived.
The arrival OF the military caused tho
crowd 10 Increase aud there was q rliHli OF
men aud women up Ruo IA Roquette
| which caused the police 90 make a deter
mined counter movement, sweeping the
| crowd backward Until order was complete
| ~ restored. BY this time fully 1000 police
men OF various descriptions aud gardes
republicaine were on the spot and every
thing waa ready for the arrival OF tho
\ guillotine.
| This familiar death machine arrived In
| two large vans al about $50 o'clock this
| mornlng accompanied by NJ. Paris tM.
| Dlebler), the public executioher, dressed
in q frock coat and high hat NJ Diehler
! unprecedented every little detail az tho
| work OF his several assistants, who piceo
| by piece and In deep silence. only broken
| by the sounds Of tile heavy mallets which
they used. slowly erected the platform
so familiar 10 the general public When
| the gulllotine was standing complete and
ready for the deadly work ON It's well
marked spot In the center OF the place.
the eXecutIoner, lantern IN hand, careful-
ly examined every part OF the machine.
including the wicker basltct nearly full
or siwduat, which was TO receive the head
OF the anarchist.
WIhlle the work OF erecting tho gulllotine
was In progress, Dlcber informed the no
lice in charge Of the place that there
seemed 10 be less space than usual IN the
square, but the officers Informed the exec
cutlOnor that the crowd was kept NJ tho
usual distance, 20 which Dlebler replied:
"Well never mind; bomb might be
1hrown from the harrlers,'
The police however, aGter consolidation
determined to tnlte the exeqnloners him,
and the barriers at the different streets
and about che various portions OF the
square were ordered TO be niovcd back
ward While this was being done re-
port reached the group OF newspaper men
assembled TO witness Tho execution that
President Garnet had recently received
several threatening lsders. and mat tbs
police we're taking extraordinary preeau-
lions 10 pryrent the possibility Of bomb
outrage.
DL>5ler's Bon-in-law and assistant during
r/earIy morning was kind enough 30 inl-
part piece Of news 20 the newspaper
reprcscrntiyel who had mustered IN force
al a nelghborlng cafe. whore they clinked
GLASSES wiph the eNecutloner while waiting
for dawn Dleblers ASSISTANT said that
the execuiioncr no longer holds both cars
OF tho condemned man, aa has been the
case until recently. when 'rhe head OF tha
orlpirsil has been placed through the
lItTettc Cor neck hole) bepeatb the knife,
lpreparatory 10 The falling Of that trench-
ant blade Whom asked the reason for me
change IN the math0d Of execution. the
assistant said that II was becanse the
fingers OF the public eyeentioner had been
badly brtcn by Trapman NJ the time Of
the execution OF that assassin who obIect-
ed 10 having his ears held in the manner
described,
"DieDier,H ne newspaper mems inforfn-
ant added, TOW leaves the job of holding
the condemned's ears 10 ono OF us asslai-
ants. we do not believe valiant win bile,
however,
The police arrangements We're admirable
and long before the hour set for the exc.
cutlon complete order prevailed every
where. and the chief Of the municipal POI
lice and mis- lieutenant moved toward ths
prison, preparatory 20 the real business
Of the day.
ny this time the rain had stopped and
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