The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
VALIANT FOUND GUILTY.
.ur Paris DYNlNITER WILB DIE
ON IHE GUILLoTIRE

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mars Jan. 1o.-The trial Of Auguste Vail
-, rbo threw the bomb In the Chamber OF
n.r,tIss on Dec. 9. opened before President
10 Gaze and q jury in the Assize Court
,.'S,,. Policemen were stationed every ten
s.,d. around the immense block occupied by
,s.pslsce OF Justice. Every door Of the palace
~. ,but and guarded BY sentinels with fixed
s.,opsts. Nobody was admitted unless he
"a. special card OF Identity
TN. eyuosure Of all eyes was the prisoner
"a stood 10 the dock with an officer on each
"a q, him. He was. like Ravachol. entirely
~. nossessed, and gazed about the court
~, a, though he qloried In the interest he
~. Grating. At L. o'clock Presiding Judge
~. began to question valiant "a to his name.
40. nroisssion. and residence. The prisoner
20 his age as 30 years. lie answered the
.r.siions calmly and readily. Register Ho-
,o,h then read the acte d'accusation. which
.h.reed valiant with a premcditated attempt
A. ,,sassination. coupled with an endeavor to
s..troy the Chamber Of Deputies.
Judge Gaze reviewed the details Of the man
,I,s,ure OF the bomb. Vaillsnt's visit to the
ch.mber and the throwing Of the bomb. He
LA that most OF the people who had been
Surt we're not members OF the Chamber. but
nsrelJ spectators
~Thst was not my fault" retorted Valiant
THE Deputies are In the highest degree re-
Sensible for the social misery prevailing. 1t
vs they l meant should feel their RESPONSE
nifty"
IA to his attempt TO escape during the con-
,u,ion following the explosion. Valiant denied
A. story that a sentinel had stopped him at
N. door. The prisoner declared that he did
not wish to fee. and even II he had It would
have been impossible for him to have done so,
b.oauss he was wounded In the leg.
valiant denied that he had ever taken fur
nIturs or money belonging to Mr.. Marchand,
whose wife was Naillants mistress. Nine.
Marchsnd, Valiant said. had left her husband
because he ill-treated her. She was without
money and when she went to live with Vail
liant she brought nothing belonging to
M.rchsnd. When asked how he obtained
money he replied. "A burglar gave me hun
dred frances
The Judge stigmatized vaillant's subterfure
10 obtain entrance to the Chamber OF Deputies
q a fraud. valiant assented that It was.
Judge Gaze here read extracts from the pris-
oner's declarations to the effect that he had
become convinced by studying philosophical
works including those CT Herbert Spencer,
that anarchism was the logical outcome OF the
oppression Of the poor by modern society. The
prisoner said he had chosen the Chamber OF
Deputies as the place to throw the bomb In
tunately he did not succeed. He regretted
that he had hurt irresponsible persons.
:, Describing the manufacture OF the bomb.
Valiant declared that owing to the III mensions
OF his apparatus he had the alternative OF put
ting In large number OF small projectles,
a small number that would do more effective
Rr0I0, ,HI would kIIl few people outIieht
luncheon. Tho prisoners appearance created
: somewhat favorable Impression. He wore
low The ends OF his brown mou stache were
twisted His beard was pointed. and his |
vHnIsksrs cut short. He is slightly bald. .
Hst lie. Valiant admitted that he had b been zen
sided mendaclty and theft were the G nece %
70 poor; valiant said he decided to put nails
prant to accomplish his purpose to wound |
AMY persons than to KIN few. Therefore he
nsd nails and not bullets
Judge Gaze -Then you put nails into the
bonn b in order to wound and not kill?
yaillant-Yes: put nails in because I was
When was hunting in America ! noticed that
,n. would make grnver wound and Kill less
lTeetly i was out OF my hands.
. Judge Cs s you not afraid that you
Vail ant-Tho bomb was quite as likely to
Deputies
The prisoner asked permission to address
'ranted. he said that he had endeayored to lead
n honest existence. Employers had protited
'inslly, without money or WORK he deter
nlned Instead OF Vanishing submissively. to
9ice the feeling Of revolt that was fomenting
lscontent everywhere among the poor. He
cad written Anarchist speech that he had
eld In his hand ever S nee the opening Of the
ness OF the poor against society. but made no
sierence TO bombs. He was fluent and de-
lamatory. and read his speech in a clear and
ock. ' ~ Wv
Nine Bersl. vaillant's Iandlady. was the first
ally habits. Deputy de Ia Ferron p y Related
ne lsets in connection with the explosion.
hangler testified as 10 the gallery
he wounded. gave the details Of the explosion
= observed by him, and the incidents that fol-
Iounds dressed.
Arehambault. the sentinel who stopped Vail
? spied the escape Of the prisoner at the point
ns oayonet. valiant arose when the wit
~, ss mad finished. and emphatiealy denied his
- am not defending MI head, but must In
~ 4. r mat y was not l who tried TO pass Ar
NJ Glrard Chief OF tho Municipal Laboratory,
s a.e technical evidence as to the bomb. The
y, ,s' S repeatedly interrupted him. and said
HINT
The only Anarchist witness called was man
amed hougn. lie told Of Nalllant's separa- I
IN IN rom his wife. who. the witness said was
~ good woman. The landlord OF the house
N SSfiIheh valiant and his wife lived years ago
~ y vac prisoners life had been mad o miserA-
49, y ~ me conduct Of the woman. valiant.
gam rising. said: ,
is customary to represent Anarchists as
p Gu bOdiment of evil / myself haye boen :
'oeeted to this venom. | have been Tepre- !
1870, sa,I Wlckelly deserving my wife after i'll
.IMuuE heT anu then accused OF appropriate '
4 .HsTchand,s goods. desired to show tho
~ SIZE OF the picture and therefore called
y ~ Witnesses to prove that Anarchists are c
n uTTeesssarlly disslpated TuIiians."
~ th@IgbNre, Mayor Ol ~, Ouen, where Vail
~. Nv Nv ei az the time OF his arrest gave evil i
-. 49, as t3 the prisoners industry and gem
a Eo9l Character while working with him.
an uoFhm man named Charles testified that |
~ aaaht ana he worked together for live years. |
NJ lsoher was steady. and popular with his Z
o sls next witness was the foreman OF the
a'issSD1ok factory at Chossy- le-Roi. where
'tkkall had been employed. Ito said that il fl
~ nE,oTkmen We're Ike valiant the pros
AZ ~ me factory would he doubled. ,
IN slpIk Publ" Prosecutor Bertrand be- d
,ps allrTss 10 the jury. lilo described IA
me- ne ne saw In the Chamber of Deputies an a,
n ai'er the explosion occurred The Cham y
.asfftsa,rd AS though IL was a NeTitable bAt-
A st women In iAinting hts were lying II
9Stute!ehers with blood streaming from
Nv wounds, lie said that vanity. a