Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-10
WITH HIS LIFE.
Anarchist valiant Pays the Ex-
treme Penalty for His Crime.
Led to the Guinotine and Bchended In
Paris for Throwing Bomb Into
the French Chamber OF
Deputies.
VALIANT EXECUTED.

VALIANT EXECUTED
PARIS, Feb 6. - Valiant, the an
archist, was gulllotined at 7:1O o'clock
this morning at La Roquette prison.
There was no disturbance. Vaillants
last words as he was led TO the guillo-
tine were: death to the bourgeoise.
Long live anarchy"
All the streets adjoining the Place de
ia Roquette had been cleared by the
police and the immense crowds had
been pushed into side streets. The po-
lice force on duty is unprecedented.
The execution of Valiant was deter
mined upon yesterday. The news was
only known late last evening The
people began gathering soon after
ward, and the crowd kept increasing
rapidly in size until 2 o'clock this
morning, when fine rain commenced
to fall. Workmen then started in to
erect barricades across all streets lead
ing into the square from which the peo-
Pile were driven by the police at $3.50 a.
m. At that hour the gardes republic
aine arrived on the scene.
The cafes and wine shops were all
crowded with the lowest class of citi-
zens, who loudly commented upon the
injustice of sending Valiant to the
guillotine, as he had killed nobody.
Four companies of the gardes repub-
licaine and a squadron of mounted
gardes formed around the square.
Meanwhile the crowd continued to
increase and signs of approaching
turbulence on its part were noticeable.
An ugly rush of men and women up
the Rue de la Roquette took place at 4
o'clock, but was stopped by the police.
NJ. Deibler, the executioner, appeared
in a frock coat and high hat at $3.50. He
was on foot A few minutes later the
two familiar vans rumbled into the
square. They brought the guillo-
tine and Deibler's son, son-in-law
and two other assistants. M. Deibler
went to one van, and by the light of
lantern examined the knife and ropes
rs they were brought out. The con-
struction of the guillotine proceeded
rapidly and silently but for the occa-
sional thud of a piece of wood falling
into place.
| Diebler superintended carefully the
erection of the guillotine and watched
closely the setting of the two l5-feet
posts and the arrangement of the pull
ley that worked the knife. At : o'clock
the guards appeared with the prisoner,
and after conversing with M. Diebler
for about two minutes Valiant was led
to the guillotine
He was conducted from the cell in
the prison de la Rochette, where he has
been immured, to the guillotine. The
criminal was placed in position, the
signal was given, and in second the
knife descended. The head dropped
and the life of a self-confessed enemy
of society, religion and all other insti-
! tutions of civilization was at an end,
and a terrible example was set to
others of his kind in the nations of the
world.
Vaillant's crime was committed in the
chamber OF deputies December last. About
o'clock in the afternoon OF that day,
while the chamber was discussing All cleo
tion case valiant, who was sitting in one
of spectators, threw bomb toward the
floor of the house. The bomb exploded
just Us 1t left the miscreant's hand and he
was among the number injured. Fifty per
sons were hurt by the explosion. Deputy
Able Lemire was the worst injured OF those
bomb had been loaded, and for some time il
was thought he would die Count de Ian
junais was also seriously wounded A ma
jority OF the injured were occupants of the gal
leries.
A wild rush was made by the visitors to ge
out of the chamber but the geudarmes caused
the doors to be shut and allowed NJ
one to leave the building. 1t was due 10 thi:
coolheadedness that the arrest of Faillan
made AS he attempted to leave tn,
building he was detained by gendarme VIII,
thought he was displaying too much anxiety Il
! get away. He was taken 10 the Hotel Dieu
| where his wounds were treated. After tim,
he made d full confession OF his crime
| He said he went TO the chamber witt
the intention OF throwing his inferna
machine the presidents table. H
waited more than an hour for favorabl
opportunity and :hen thinking IL had at las
| arrived, he rose and hurled the bomb into tn
body OF the house. AT that moment womal
sitting in front of him, reSenting his leanin
over her, pushed back. and thus prevented hi
throwing the bomb exactly as he had intended
The machine struck the edge OF the CALLER
and III once exploded
The afternoon of January 10 valiant was al
raigned, tried, convicted and sentenced t
death Eighty deputies appealed 10 Presden
Carnot for the Communication OF the deaf
sentence. The appeal was sent by the prei
ident to the pardons committee, which II
ported 1t adversely. Vaillants lawye
asked the court of cessation to grant ne'
trial. but, January %, the court denied the rt
quest. Many efforts were made TO induce Val
liant to appeal to the president but he refuse
to do so.
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