River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-08
WITH HIS LIFE.
Anarchist Valiant Pays the Ex-
treme Penalty for His Crime.
Led to the Guiilotine and Beheaded in
Paris for Throwing IA Bomb Into
the French Chamber OF
Deputies.
VALIANT EXECUTED.

VALIANT EAEIO TED
PARIS, Feb. &. Valiant, the an
archist, was gulllotined at 7:10 o'clock
this morning at La Roouette prison.
z There was no disturbance. Vaillant's
last words as he was led to the guillo-
tine were: death to the bourgeoise.
Long live anarchy"
All the streets adjoining the Place de
la Roquette had been cleared by the
police and the immense crowds had
been pushed into side streets. The POI
lice force on duty is unprecedented.
The execution of valiant was deter
mined upon yesterday. The news was
only known late last evening The
people began gathering soon after
ward, and the crowd kept increasing
rapidly in size until o'clock this
morning, when a fine rain commenced
to fall. Workmen then started in to
erect barricades across all streets lead
ing into the square from which the peo-
pie were driven by the police at $50 a
IN. At that hour the gardes republic
aine arrived on the scene.
The cafes and wine shops were all
crowded with the lowest class of citi-
zens, who loudly commented upon the
injustice of sending Valiant to the
guillotine, as he had killed nobody.
Four companies of the gardes repub-
licaine and squadron of mounted
gardes formed around the square.
Meanwhile the crowd continued to
increase aud signs of approaching
turbulence on is part We're noticea ole.
An ugly rush of men and women up
the Rue de La Roquette took place at A
o'clock. but was stopped by the police.
M. Deibler. the executioner, appeared
in frock coat and high hat at 500. lie
was on foot A few minutes later the
two familiar vans rumbled into the
square. They brought the guillo-
tine and Deiblers son. son-in-law
and two other assistants. NJ Deibler
went to one van, and by the light of a
lantern examined the knife and ropes
as they were brought out The con-
struction of the guillotine proceeded
rapidly and silently but for the occa-
sional thud of piece of wood falling
into place.
Diehier superintendent carefully the
erection of the guillotine and watched
closely the setting of the two l5-feet
posts and the arrangement of the pull
ley that worked the knife. At o'clock
the guards appeared with the prisoner.
and after conversing with NJ. Diebler
for about two minutes valiant was led
to the guillotine.
lie was conducted from the cell in
the prison de la Rochelle. where he has
been immured, to the guillotine. The
criminal was placed in position, the
signal was given, and in a second the
knife descended. The head dropped
and the life of self-confessed enemy
of society, religion and all other insti-
tutions of civilization was at an end,
and a terrible example was set to
Others of his kind in The nations % the
world.
chamber OF deputies DecelnCeI last About
4 o'clock in the afternoon OF that day.
while the chamber was discussing al cleo
tion case Valiant who sitting IN one
OF the galleries set apart Tor the use
OF spectators. threw tomb toward the
floor OF the house The bomb exploded
Just as it left the misereants hand and he
among the number injured Fifty per-
sons were hurt by the explosion. Deputy
Able Lerntrc vas the worst injured OF those
STUCK uY Ire HAluS DSLSt Win winch tue
bomb had been loaded, and FOR some time it
was thought he would die Count de Lam
iunais also seriously wounded. A ma
Jority of the injured We're occupants Of the gal
leries
Wild rush was made by the visitors TO get
out of the chamber, but the gendarmes caused
tie doors to be shut and allowed no
one TO leave the building. II was due 10 this
cool-headedness that the arrest OF Valiant
was made As 10 attempted to leave the
building he was detained by gendarme who
thought he was displaying too much anxiety to
get away. He was taken to the Holel Dieu,
where his wounds we're treated. After a time
He said be went to the chamber with
the intention Of throwing his internal
machine on the presidents table. He
opportunity. and ;hen, thinking it had at last
arrived, he rose and hurled the bomb into the
body Of the house. AT that moment woman
sitting In front OF him, resenting his leaning
over her, pushed back, and thus prevented his
throwing the bomb exactly he had intended.
The machine struck the edge Of the gallery
ana at once exploded
The afternoon Of January 10 valiant was ar
raigned, triCi. convicted and sentenced to
death Eighty depuues appealed 10 President
sentence. The appeal was sent by the pres.
ported on it adversely Vaillant's lawyer
trial. but January p the court denied the re
quest Many effcris were made to induce Vail
LIANT to appeal to the president, but he refused