The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-06
a RECKLESS ANARCHIST.
Pen Picture 81 the Trial Of valiant tho
Bomb Thrower.


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pans. Ian. a0.-The French chamber of
IDENTITIES in this city corresponds with tho
hall in which our congress meets in Wash
ipqton but g. IS much larger. Into this
chamber on the 9th OF last December a sal
low faced man OF So with n struggling
heard. a wild eve. a shabby dress and dy-
Mantle bomb concealed inside his shirt,
nassed. This man, Auguste valiant, had
murder in his heart From Meditation he
was an Ishmaclite. and civilization rs he
knew Il had made him a pariah.
From the gallery set apart for strangers
valiant, the anarchist. hurled the bomb
into the arena occupied 90 the time 10y some
Of the foremost statesmen Of France. The
missile was changed from its course hy rik-
Ing pillar. but it fell and exploded, injur-
ing a number Of men. but fortunately caus-
ing no loss OF life.
The miscreant was az once arrested, and
after a months delay. during which time
he has oxultcd in his act aud regretted that
the effect was not what he intended, he
was recently brought 20 trial. Tn looks and
bearing the prisoner strongly reminded ono
Of Guiteau. the assassin of President Gar
field. Although the man claimed to have
no associates. the authorities here have rea-
son 90 believe that not only France but
every country in Europe, has It's organized
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Il a., sorr,. innocent neople were hurt
.non.iI,la Tor an the SUFFERING and starva-
tion of tbe French neople today
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60 bes,an bis Questioning AGAIN Vail
lant never besitated i'm his answers nor at
temnfed 10 shirk the responsibility Of his
crime THE latitude given him by the
cour+ indeed the whole method of PRO
cednre was SURPRISING TO an American.
Tbe missioner tbough h. does NOT look il il
a man ~ more than ordinary intelligence.
In renlv 10 the iudge's question AS to how
he came 10 irnbibe anarcbistic ideas Vail
lant renlied. Il am something the caDital-
ist hates ana that il "A nottingham who
thinks ont causes have read the pbilos-
only ~ tbis ouesfion. Herbert Spencer
has been NV master. and a.. demonstrates
what the world must soon acknowledges
and that is that auarcbi.u is the logical
and therefore tho only ,,os.ibl. outcome of
tie onnression of the moor bv the pluto-
crats who make mn our modern society,"
VaiIlant confessed ~ The ipdge tbat he
had been a tbfef and "a social outcast
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