The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-05
VALIANT GUILLOTINED
The French Anarchist Pays the
Penalty of His, Crime.
MET HIS DEATH WITH BRAVADc.



Police to Prevent Riot-Brief story
of the Crime for which the Rabid
Bomb Throwcr Was Dccapitated.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-August Valiant, the
anarchist sentenced to death for throwing
dynamite bomb in the chamber of dep
uties, met his death by the guillotine at 2
o'clock this morning. All the streets
abutting the Plaise la Roquette were
cleared by the police at 3 o'clock this
morning, and the immense crowds that
had gathered We're pushed ieto the side
streets. The police force on duty was un.
precedented in the history of Paris.
Directly after the crowds had been
driven back four companies of the Gardes
Republcaines and a squad of mounted
police formed around the square, while
workmcn erected barricades at all streets
leading thereto.
The cafes aud wine shops were all
crowded with the lowest class of citizens,
who loudly commented upon the injustice
of sending Valiant to the guillotine, as
he had killed nobody An ugly rush of
men and women up the Rue de la Ro-
quctte took place Mt 4 O'Clock, but was
stopped by the police and troops. The
wooden scafrold upon which valiant was
executed arrived at 4;l5 a. m, and was at
once put in place.
! Valiant walked to his doom unflinch-
lingly, his remarkable bravado exciting
the admiration of even the prison officials.
As his head was being placed on the fatal
block he shouted in IA loud voice "Nive
lanarchiew A second later the execu-
TONER touched spring, the glittering
knife fell from its fastening, and Vail
lant's head fell into the basket placed to
to receive it,
/ Auguste Valiant was born at MeZieres,
department of Ardennes. Dec. 20, 1861.
lie was an illegitimate son and led u row
ing life. At one time he lived in Buenos
Ayres and at another in the United
States, where he passed three months
teaching school. lie was married in the
| United States, and by this marriage had
a little girl, whose name is Sidonie. lie
returned to Paris in lss1, entered into in
timate relations with another womau
named Marchal, and went to live in the
Montmartc district, where in the rare in
tervals during which he worked he Sc
cured employment in a leather manufac-
tory AS II workman ON pocketbooks.
4 An Industrious life, however, had very
little attraction for him, aud he preferred
3 to be vagabond and thief No less than
five times he was convicted of petty
crimes. lie first called himself n social
rcyolutiOnist, but socialism WAS too mild
to SHIT his views, 50 he abandoned it to be
come an ayowed anarchist lie became
active as a preacher of anarchist propa-
ganda while still retaining his member
ship in one of the socialist groups. His
mother lives at 81. Ouen, near Paris, wit h
an aged anarchist,
For short time previous to his com
mission Of the crime for which he was
executed he acted as manager iii the of,
fee Of an anarchist periodical
Tie bomb throwing in the chamber OF
Ideputius took place ON Dec ., al 400 p, IN
I'M Mrman n socialist, whose election had
been disputed, had Just descended from
the tribune after speech in favor of his
claims, and NJ Duluy, The speaker, had
just uttered the words. II am about {,
call fora vote upon the conclusions on ht
the sixth electoral committee " when HI
explosion occurred.
Instantly the chamber was filled Will
smoke lleartrcudtus cries were hcurf
from all sides. aud Able l.emirr, one o
- the Deputies, fell from his bench, hit Il,
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