The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-06

valiant at lali-past soven this morn.
Ing was decided surprise to tho poo.
\ ple OF this city who have for week
K past been haunting tho neighborhood
i6of tho Place Do La Roquette in antici.
Il patton OF witnessing VHiAant's death.
4 As late as Saturday afternoon 1t
was reported that Premier Caslmir-
j Perlor and NJ. Dupuy, president Of tho
chamber OF deputies, favored commu.
tation Of tho anarchists sentence, and
twas said that oven II ho was executed
at all he would not BIO decapituted until
the middle,of this week.
But late last evening tho news spread
throughout Paris In some mysterious
manner that Valiant was 10 DO exc
cuted and people soon afterwards began
Z gathering about tho -urighborhood OF
the famous prison OF La Roquetto and
at2 o'clock this morning, in spite OF the
tact that 1t was raining, quite largo
crowd had gathered about tho prison
and watched tho workmen erecting bar
ricades across the streets leading to tho
square from which tho people wero
soon afterwards driven by tho police.
Shortly before o'clock detachment
OF the gardo rcpublicaino arrived upon
tho spot and the centre OF the Place DO
La Roquetto was cleared. A squadron
jg40f mounted guards arrived on the spot.
Ihe arrival OF the military caused the
crowd to increase and there was rush
OF men and women up tho Rue Roquette
which rnttunI N fhn nnliNn IN m 10 -
counter movement by sweeping the
y crowds backward until order was COM
i pleteiy restored.
'3tf THE GUILLoTISE.
BY this timo fully 1000 policemen of
4 various descriptions and eardes ropub.
licaine were upon the spot and every
thing was ready for the arrival OF the
Z guillotine.
This familiar death machine arrived
in two large vans at about $3.50 q. M,
accompanied by Monsieur Dc Paris (Al.
Dicbler), tho public executioner,
dressed In irock coat and high hat.
IS M. 'Diebler superintendent every little de.
& tail OF the work OF his several assist.
ants, who, piece by piece and in deep
Z eilence, only broken by the sounds OF
#sii the heavy malets which they used,
slowly erected the platform so familiar
! to the general public.
. While the work OF eracting the gull
lotine was in progress NJ. Diebler in
formed the police officers in charge OF
i the place that there seemed to be less
IL space than usual in the square, but the
Y officers informed tho executioner that
the crowd was kept at the usual dis
/. lance, to which NJ Diebler replied:
We'll, never mind;a bomb might be
4 thrown from the barrers."s
~, The police, however, after consulta-
ton determined to take the execution
er's hint and the barriers at the differ
+ ens streets and about the various por-
tions OF the square were ordered to be
moved backward.
The judicial authorities arrived at
the prison at 6:l5 a. m. and the cell oc-
n. cupied by valiant They woke him i
and informed him that his last hour
3 had arrived.
VALIANT CooL-HEADED.
SE Valiant did not seem TO DO in the
least astonished or much alarmed. He
= turned deadly pale, it is true. but began
% dressing with all the haste which could
VI be expected and remarked to one OF the
q prison attendants: "You see was right
II in saying that my sentence would not
be committed" It was evident from
y the manner in which he said this that
II he was considerably disappointed and
that he had built up strong hopes OF
4 clemency upon thepart OF tho president
OF the republic.
While Valiant was dressing ono OF
i the officers, noticing the anarchists
h hands tremblcd slightly as he put on
e his clothes, said: "Have courage Vail.
4 liant" ~
To this valiant replied in sickly
J manner and throwing his head up re-
! piled: Mover fear, will know how to
die"
At this point OF the toilette, one OF
the prison officials offered Valiant
large glass OF some strong cordial in
tended to brace up the condemned
man's.nerves; but Valiant gently put
it 10 one side saying: ~ have no need
( OF artificial strength and despise man
who needs brandy to nerve him to meet
his fate" 5:.i5,5.
This calm and courageous bearing OF
the anarchist won him the sympathy
4 OF every oae present.
Later one OF tho attendants offered to
assist valiant in dressing Tor his march
to tho gullotinc but tho doomed man
II said but firmly: 81 need no assistance,
thank you. i am dressing rs quickly as
possible. and will not delay you any,
longer than can help"
83b Valiant in reply to question as to
whether he had any statement to make
"A began making strong profession OF an-
archy, defending it in burning words
until it was gently suggested to him that
( such romarEs were useless and out OF
i place.
!&ig REFUSED RELIGIOUS OFFICES.
Twice during the preparations for
y death Valiant refused to sec the prison
chaplain, saying upon one OF these oc-
Z ! casions: II do not believe in religion;
\ It is all n sham. Let those who profess
religion give some evidence OF it by ex-
" tending a helping hand to the deserving
i poor. This will do moro to crush an
= archy than all the armies OF the world"
fiji AT exactly 1880 n. m. the officer in
III command OF tho gardes republicaine
III gave the order TO draw swords. Very
81 soon afterwards tho black gates OF the
s. prison were swung open and valiant
appeared. head erect and defiant, be-
al tween NJ. Dieblcr and his assistants.
Tho crowd was not slow to observe that
nochaplain accompanied tho condemned
man, and it was said in loud tone from
several among those gathered to witness
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