The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-11
VALIANT MUST DIE,
THE ANARCHIST CONDEMNED 10
DEATH ny A jury.
lie Thanks the Court for the verdict.
The Prisoner In Court Confcsscs
That lie Wanted 20 XIII the
DcputIcs--other News.

Paris, January lo,--The trial OF Auguste
Valiant, the anarchist who on December
1 last threw the bomb which exploded In
the chamber OF deputies, was commenced
today. just previous to the trial "a report
was circulated that a bomb with burned
fuse was found outside the court, The
palace OF justice, in which the trial takes
place. was surrounded by guards and mo-
body was allowed TO pass through the
ranks unless possessing pass and not
until his identity was fully established,
The court was thronged with people
when Valiant was brought in at noon.
closely guarded by policemen. The OPEN
ing proceedings were Of a purely formal
nature After the prisoner had admitted,
in reply TO the questions of the public
! prosecutor that he had been several
times in prison for theft the prisoner eN-
claimed Hereby; THE unjust conditions
OF society were responsible for what you
are plehsed to term robheries!"
Replying to other questions and purtieu-
larly in answer TO one put by the presiding
| judge. valiant said that he conceived the
Idea of blowing up the chamber OF depu
ties while he was living at Choisy lie Roi
and admitted that lie obtained money
with which he purchased materials for
! making his bomb from the results OF
/ theft.
Later on the prisoner reluctantly adj
mitted he had received 20 francs from
Madame Paul Recluse, wife OF the young
1 engineer and nephew Of the distinguished
French geographical wrser Nj. jacques
| Elysee ReCluse,
valiant, however. insisted that MADAME
Recluse gave him the money as an act of
! charity and not as a subscription TO the
cause of anarchy or to in any way fur
ther the plans which he tthe prisoner
! had In view
Later on, when questioned regarding
the actual explosion OF the bomb, Vail
! Iaut said that he regretted that the bomb
did not have the full effect expected and
explained that this was owing to the fact
that one of his ueiEhhors In the gallery
accidentally knocked his arm while he
was in the act OF throwing the missile at
the deputies. At this point OF the eXamtn-
alton the presiding judge turned to the
prisoner and said;
Il suppose you wanted to hit NJ. Cast
mir Perier the PREMIER"
NO" replied valiant. 81 aid not alm
at any one in particular, but l wanted lo
kill some Of the ministers. All the min
listers are the same to me.
Before another question could be put
! 70 him, Valiant continues
1T is true l nit some OF the spectators,
but ] only intended to hurt the deputies
or minister's, and ] would rather see
three or four ministers or deputies killed
than have one spectator injured
The judge tried to interrupt the prison
er. but valiant succeeded in adding:
81 am not waging war against the peo-
pie, but against society aud aimed
directly at these parasite deputies
The Jury retired at $685. p m. and were
absent for twenty-five minutes. Upon
their return it was announces that they
had found the prisoner guilty without
any exteuuating circumstances"
Upon hearing the forsmau's answer TO
the Judges question, asking II the lgry
had agreed upon verdict valiant
spraug to his feet and shouted:
1T is death l thank you for it,
The court retired to deliberate upon the
finding of the Jury ana to decide upon the
sentence. Upon the return of the court,
the presiding judge announced the sem
tence of death orl valiant upon hear
ing the words which condemned him TO
the EuilIotlne shouted: "NiVe lanurchN!
The session OF court was closed soon
afterwards without any further Incident
valiant has refused to sign an appeal TO
the court of cessation against ms sen
taure