The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-05
STORY OF THE CRIMINAL.
Valiant One Time Was Schooi
Teacher i'm the United states.

however had very little attraction Tor MN,
and he preferred to be a vagabond and
thief. No less than five times he was con-
victed of petty crimes Up to 1886 he called
himself a Socialist t-Revolutionist but social
ism was too mild to suit his views, SO he
abandoned II and became an avowed An
archiSt. He became active as a preacher
of Anarchist propaganda while stin re
tanning his membership In one OF the 90
cialist groups. His mother lives at 81.
Ouen near Paris, with an aged Anarchist
For a short time previous to his commits
sion of the crime of throwing the bomb
into the Chamber of Deputies he acted as
manager in the office of an Anarchist Pc
rlOdlcal. -
In August. 1893. Valiant went to live with
his mistress on the second noor or NO. ID
Rue De la Raffinerie, Choissy lie Roi, pay
ing his rent of six francs weekly with regu-
larity, and impressing his landlora as a
time Valiant was employed in the Potingon
morocco works. Two weeks before tne
throwing of the bomb Valiant asked his
landlord to be allowed TO pay the ren!
every month, saying that he had secured
employment as foreman in Paris at "a a
factory where the hands were only PAID
by the month. Shortly after this his habits,
which had been quite regular, became no
ticeably changed and he was frequently ab-
sent at night. His mistress told the police
that he was good, intelligent and kind
hearted man that she could not at first
believe that he had committed the crime
valiant is also said to have founded the
Choissy lie Roi Philosophical Society.
THE BOMB INCIDENT.
The bomb throwing in the Chamber Of
Deputies took place on Dec. 9, at 400 p.
m. NJ. Mirman. a Socialist, whose election
had been disputed, had just descended from
the Tribune after speech in favor of his
claims, and NJ. Dupuy, the Speaker, had
just uttered the words: 81 am about 10
call for a vote on the conclusions on the
sixth electoral committee when the eX-
plosion occurred. Instantly the chamber
was filled with smoke. Heartrending cries
were heard from all sides and Able Lemier,
one of the Deputies fell from his bench,
hit by one of the pieces of the bomb. If
the dynamite had struck the floor before
exploding a number OF people would un-
sitting beside Valiant in the public gal
lery joStled his arm as he was in the act
of throwing the bomb "a snd d. TINS csuse1 ~ 10
of on the floor of the chamber. AS re-
suit the persons injured were mostly specta-
tors in the galleries, and nearly all the
Deputies escaped injury.
About fifty persons were severely injured
by the flying nails with which the bomb
was loaded, and were transported in an
ambulance to q temporary hospital estaD-
lished in the refreshment room of the
Chamber. Other persons who were only
slightly hurt went to their homes as soon
as they had convinced the police that they
had no connection with the hsTi Crime: e; ite me
of the awful suspense which followed the
explosion. The gates which closed immedi-
ately, one of the Deputies, NJ. Argelis, hav-
ing gone to the sentinel and given the order
"Close the gates and do not let any one
leave, even If he should tell you he Is
Deputy" For hours company or marine
infantry crossed their bayonets and pre-
vented the struggling crowd OF frightened
spectators from forcing its way into the
streets.
seriously wounded, was not suspected as
the criminal. He had gained an entrance
int he gallery
first to attempt to escape from the cham
Der. He had been wounded in the nose
and right leg. HatlesS and bleeding pro-
fusely from his wounds, he smashed with
his cane window panel of one of the doors
In fu9Hs % paSb0n pbo 1Ht was b d6vem PACK
him. He then went into the refreshment
rooms where his wounds We're bandaged
laint then walked around the building until
one of the stenographers of the chamber,
NJ. Paulida, called the attention of the
Questioned by the commissary, Valiant
said that he was NJ Marchal, living in
Choissy le Roi, a and that t,,i ne wa was ga anxious s
of prefecture of police while detectives
were sent to his home. They found that
his right name was valiant. The criminal
Hospital Hotel Dieu. where shortly after
wards he voluntarily acknowledged his
crime.
MARKS OF THE CRIMINAL.
plexion and wore a heavy mustache his
features were coarse and hard and his
whole appearance repellant His forehead
wide his eyes large. round and ex-
presslve and his ears large and tapping
To the judge dinstruction valiant told
how he made and threw the bomb. He said
that he obtained one hundred francs from
a prosperous militant Anarchist for the pur-
pose of arranging for a grand coup. This
after some reflection he decided should take
place in the Chamber of Deputies, and he
at once set about procuring the materials
He purchased the chemicals in small guam
titles at various shops, pretending that he
was dyer and wanted them for use in his
business. 1t took him two weeks to get
material enough for his purpose. The ar
rangement of the tube which was in the
bomb he found especially troublesome II
was necessary that the middle of the ~tube
over a candle and when it was sufficiently
heated he twisted 1t so mucn that he broke
Ii in the middle. He thus destroyed four
teen before he fixed one to his satisfaction
Then he put the tube in a sauce pan, first
filling one end with plcric acid. A cotton
plug was in the middle of the tube and
green powder in the other end. The closed
end was surrounded with powder. The rest
of the pan he filled with three pounds of
nails. The bomb was finished on Dec s
and he fastened the cover on tightly with
iron wire. On the day of the explosion he
his trousers waistband and supported by a
leather belt, then boarded a street car and
went to the Chamber of Deputies
AT 11:15 O'Clock a. IN. he took his place
I'm the line outside the chamber He aid
not have TO yield his card of admission
! Inside he was made to remove his overcoat I
He said he wanted TO throw the bomb into
the government benches. and afterwari
mount the rostrum and explain his action.
| One of the nails hit him on the nose and
the smoke suffocated him that he was
unable TO speak. When asked why he did
not give himself up Immediately he an
swered: II wanted to see the effect of
the bomb. Everybody was maddened and
dazed. My neighbOr in the gallery passed
me several times without recognizing me -
When told that Able Lenire was badly
wounded, he said: 1T served him right
The place OF priests is not in the cham
ber"
When informed that General BiIlot was
also hurt, valiant laughed and said: "Ah
he might have drawn his sabre and shout
ed, .Auvergne as a battle cry"
ONLY ONE REGRET
Upon being told that many innocent per-
| sons were injured he said: This affair
| was only beginning. IL had used balls
| In the bomb instead OF nails. many people