The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-06
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nons had eNSed valiant dId not seem
70 DO IN Shc least astonished or much
a5.fmed Aeysarued deadly pale, I; IS true,
which s'soa sso.S,s5 n ana al 'Ss h9s,,
10 one OF the prison attendants, "Non see
l was iNsht in saying that the sentence
NVu'd not be commutel." IL was evident
irNn the manner tn which he said tn4s
'Aa' ne was coHsldcrp.y disa ppointu1
anu that he had butt up strong hopes
.. e'emency on the part OF the president
VI Tue iephhic. Wnuc NaitlHnt WAS dress
inE' one of the officers, noticing tnslt thv
| Sharenists hand trenblcd sughtly as he
put on his clothes, sad:
| hNNe courigo, Valiant"
10 tms Nai.taut smiled ia a slckly man
her, ANA throwing his head up, replied:
.NtNer teari ! viii know how TO die"
Az this luncture one OF the prison Of
MEATS offered Valiant Il large g.ass OF
some strong cordial, Intended to brace up
'he condemned mans nerves. but valiant
sehuy put II aside, saying, ~ have no
heeu OF artificial strength and desplse a
man VINO needs brandy to nerve him TO
meet his fate"
rms calm and courageous bearing OF tho
| anarchist won him the sympathy OF every.
| noay present and after the incident the
! othcer OF guards, VINO WAS present. said
IN an undertonc, THAT Is not artificial
| courage"
Later one Of the attendants offered 10
ASSIST Valiant In dressing FOR his march
| TO the Bul.otlne. but the doomed man
SAID gently but firmly, - need no nssist-
'snce, thsnk YOU; ! am dressing as quickly
\ as n,Ngglnia "A ~ az
| longer than l can help"
| NAlllanI IN reply 70 question as 10
whether he had any abatement to make.
| beSan making strong speech of anarchy.
defending II IN burning terms, untii IL was
suggested TO him that such remarks were
use.ess ana out OF place. Contrary to cN-
pechuons, Valiant did not speak of his
mistress, Madame II. Marchal, or his
daughter Sldonlo. whose alleged letter ask
ms Tor communication of her fathers sem
| tence has been so much discussed,
twice during the preparations for death !
valiant refused TO see the prison chap /
| lam, saying "a do not believe in religion I
IL is all sham; but those WHO profess re- |
| ligion give evidence OF it by extending n |
helping hand 70 the deserving poor, This /
Viii do more to crush anarchy than all /!
the armies of the world"
AT exactly T;2O the officer In command of |
the garleS ropuhlcaine gave the order 40 |
draw swords" Very soon afterwards !
the black gates of the prison We're swung |
open and Valiant appeared, head erect
9hd defiant between piebier and his as
Isistants.
The crowd was not slow to notice that
no chaplain accompanied the condemned |
man, and 1t was said IN loud tone from |
several among those gathered 10 witness |
the execution "lle dies q trde anarchist"
Hele and there, MS Valiant appeared |
were heard few faint cries OF "Vvc |
7 auaIchier'
When valiant neared the guillotlne he
glazed upwards at the cleaning knife |
suspended between the two uprghts the |
blude shining out clear and distinct ow !
ing to the rays of many lanterns around |
the sciNold, and then he shouted. "NlVe |
lannrchie" a moment later, NJ he was |
ascending the steps leading to the plat |
form OF the guiilctne the desperate an |
archist shouted, "Amort les bouIEeois!" |
death to the bourge1sD AS he uttered |
the cry Valiant reached the foot of the |
sliding plank which leads the body Of the |
criminal when strapped onto It. beneath |
the knife. After one push he cried !
Death to society,""
valiant md hardly uttered the words
when he was seized by picblers assist /
ants and thrown upon the sliding plank, |
TO which he waa strapped with remarkable |
rapdlty. and Ia less time than 1t takes 10 |
write II, his body was thrust through The I
lunette, or hold in the end OF the scatfo,d |
upon which aah circular or locking |
piece falls uftcr the head is through, the
spring was touched and the SHINING lcns.e
above the luarchHt's neck sped downward |
with a swift and noisc.css movement
There MAS terrible spurt Of blood and .
the head OF Valiant, separated from its
trunk. fell into the basket Of sawdust ana
all was over
with the greatest apldhy the head and
body of the anarchist were gathered up,
placed IN separate baskets and were es-
cortcd away from the scene OF execution
al q Eal.oq. II tho body oil the anarchist
Is unclaimed +, VIII go TO the academy Of
medicine, hul It Is understood that repre-
Rentativcs OF some OF tHC socialist socrCIes
have announced their intention of asking
permission TO bury the romans of the e&e-
cuted man As the body was being car
rlcd away the crowd made n big rIsa for,
ward for the guilotine, but were re-
stralnei by troops and police. who conf
peeled them to remain In the place Until
the Buillot.ne had been entirely removed
There was no disorder al the execution,
but this was probably due 20 the large
number Of police and soldiers present.
one OF the features of the execution was
the fact that among the crowd gathered
to witness II was large number OF peo-
PIE, male and female, in masquerade dress
who came from balls held las. night,
August Valiant was born az N 5lsrE,
department OF Ardennes, on Decem' cr %,
1851. He was an Legitimate son. and 4
a rowing life. At one time ne liNed IN
Buenos Ayres and at another IN Bhe uai-ed
States, where he passed three months
tercalng school He was married in the
linked Statcs and by THIS marfllge be
had a little girl, whose name rs Sldonle.
lie returned to PGris Ia 1851, enierci INTO
intimate relations With another woman,
named Marie Hall, and wont 10 I've IN the
Montmartre diatrict where IN the rare m