The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-11
ArarsrE vAILLLANT.

mented oyercOat and il was supposed by
those present that the anarchist intended
TO read some fiery declaration to the jury.
After the prisoner had admitted that ne
had been i'm prison for theft the prisoner
exclaimed fercely; "The unjust condi-
tions of society were responsible for what
you are pleased to term robbery"
In reply TO further questions by Prose
cutOr Bertrand and Judge Gaze. Valiant
said that he regretted the bomb did not
have the effect he desired The presiding
Judge turned TO the prisoner and said:
"Who did you particularly want to hitY
valiant replied: 81 did not aim at any
one i'm particular but / wanted to hit
some Of the ministers All the ministers
are the same to me. ! only intended to
hurt the deputies or the ministers, and ]
would rather seethree or four ministers OF
deputies killed than have one spectator
injured l am not waging war against
the people, but against society. and
aimed directly at these parasite dep
uties"
'I understand that you intended to
make a speech to the deputies before or
after you threw the bomb?'
"Exactly,n replied valiant; 81 wanted
TO explain to those miserable deputies the
reason for my action
"But," ," added the Judge, 'your first en-
deavor, it appears, after the explosion;
was to escapeg'
MOI exclaimed valiant Indignantly,
with flashing eyes and burning cheeks.
mo it was my last thought
"When you found the windows closed, "
the Judge then continued, you broke a
window in your endeavor TO escape, and
only desisted from jumping out when con
frouted by the crossed bayouets Of the
seutnels.'
Dramatic Scene in Court.
ut is falsem cried valiant, raising his
hand above his head
AT this stage of the proceedings the
prisoner presented a remarkably animated
and dramatic appearance, which caused
! the most intense excitement throughout
the court room. He stood confronting
| his judges like a wild beast at bay,
Replying to further questions Valiant
said that he filled his bomb with nails, as
| he only wished to severely injure some of
! the ministers and deputies. After making
this assertion valiant remarked that he
would rather have seen two or three hun
| dred deputies killed than a single spec
tator injured
"You speak of wounds and inj ured peo
/ pie" the judge remarked.
"What about the soldiers you sent t.
| Tonuuin?" fiercely exclaimed the prisoner
"Are they not wounded, and even killed.
Don't cry about deaths since none oc-
cured"
81 see, A" continued the Judge that yoI
want to profit by the accident that no
body was killed
ooh, noW cried valiant. "If you pre-
tend to think that am trying to save m,
head shall refuse to answer any furthe
questions"
valiant then proceeded in voice whicl
softened greatly and which touched tn
hearts Of many of those present to recoun
the struggle of his life in his efforts to pre-
vide food for his wife and children, hi
whole manner denoting that he was eithe
a man of very sensitive nature or else
consummate actor, and the people assen
bled in the assize court were about evenl
: divided in opinion upon this subject.
II During the course of his summing up {
the picture of the miserable struggle tc
existence, which he had drawn with s
much effect, Valiant remarked:
The Prisoners Pathetic Recital.
81 said to myself, why work when vii
and child are perishing of starvation
asked myself this question many an
- many a time during the day time, and 4
[ lay awake at night feyerishly tossin
about on my hard bed, without KNOWN
$ where the next days food was to con
q from, and without having any means
| knowing where / was to get the ne,
y franc which was TO put OFF for anoth
day what seemed to be the inevitable eI
of our long struggle for existence-stary
2 tiOn.
"a Il then resolved, after much deliber
tion and after carefully weighing q
Is matter over in my mind, to manufactu
10 that bomb and to throw it into the char
Der of deputies in order that its eXplosiC
e might echo around e world, and pos
- bly, be the signal for others to take de
- perate means to attract attention to I
Al sufferings of the poor"
valiant was then allowed by the cot
p TO read long declaration which he b