New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-06
VALIANT DIES DEFIANT.
LONG LIVE ANARCHY" THE PARIS BOMB-
THROWERS LAST UTTERANCE.
HE REFUSED TO SEE A CHAPLAIN AND DECLARED
EXECUTIONER. PALE AND
NERVOUS.

| Paris Feb. 5.-With the cry of Death to the
| bourgeoise." Long live Anarchy" Valiant.
| the Anarchist, whose name has been on the lips
| of Parsians ever since December O. when he
| threw the bomb in the Chamber of DEPUTIES
paid this morning the penalty Of his crime The
precautions taken by the authorities to prevent
any Anarchist demonstration at the guillotine
were perfect
After the guotne had been set up in the
Place de la Roquette. only few feet from the
doorway Of the prison. by the assistants of NJ
Diebler, the State executioner. the latter APP
peared and tested the machine Of death. At the
time the knife fell about 200 persons We're
present. Many were standing on the roofs of
houses from which view of the guotne could
be had Everybody remarkably silent
At o'clock Head Warden Brun. Judge LEspi-
nasse. who had presided at Vaillant's trial; Reg
istrar Horoch and District Police Commissary
Leygone entered Vaillants cell to inform him that
the time had arrived for the sentence OF the
law to be carried out The condemned man de-
| clared that though 1t easy to suppress
him. it impossible to suppress Anarchist
ideas. MY body is nothing" he added. com
pared with the progress Of my principles. I
shall be revenged."
Valiant was perfectly calm. and displayed no
fear whatever The warden asked him If he
| would like to see the chaplain.
NO replied valiant Il will not see him
"Will You have something to drink asked
the warden.
No replied valiant. Il shall have enough
courage without that"
valiant shackled by the executiOners
assistants, and then ordered TO proceed to the
guillotine. He obeyed the order readily. and as
he left the prison his form was upright lie
walked as rapidly his shackles would allow.
without leaning for support upon the assistants.
one Of whom walked each side Of him. As
Valiant appeared outside the prison. wearing
only a shirt and trousers. all the spectators
barred their heads. and the troops presented arms
valiant advanced steadily. When about eighty
yards outside the prison he sprang forward a
little to shout death to the bourgcoisie" Long
live Anarchy,' AS he shouted his last cry his
voice resounded over the whole square. When
he had finished he about three yards from
the plank on which his body was TO be fastened.
1t has been customary for the eXecutoners
assistants to push the condemned criminals
against this plank. but as valiant reached it
he sprang forward and placed himself against II.
The plank dropped. and in shorter time Than
it takes to write IT Naillants neck slipped
under the gstening knife and the moment u"
was In position Diebler touched the spring Ihere
was a fash and the heavy blade descended ana
then the spectators saw Il mead ana Il plrTu'nS
stump OF neck drop into the BASKET piacci
behind the guillotine. a second later the plank
twisted to the left. and the trunk was thrown
into large basket placed alongside oi '"e
guillotine to receive IT, Between the time or
Vaillants arrival az the guillOtine and the clos
ing OF the baskets containing his remains
scarcely more than twenty seconds eapsed.
Diebler who has received many letters threat
ening him with death II he executed valiant.
and who at one time wished TO resign MS post
ra her than to put the Anarchist TO death. APP
peared paler and more nervous than variant.
Most OF the who saw the end OK Variant
wore bouses and peaked caps and the women.
of whom there not a few, were wlthout
bonnets and wore aprons.
In less than two minutes after the knife fell
Vaillants body was placed in one OF me wa'tIns
vans and was taken 10 the lvry Cemetery. The
van was preceded by two mounted guards ana
followed by a similar number ana carriage
containing officials. The route To the cemetery
was covered at a gallOp. II Is understood that
after going through the form Of burial the body
was delivered 10 the medical FACULTY Tor the
purpose of dissection