The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-06
VALIANT PUT To DEATH.
"LoNo LIVE ANARCBr!" HE Shouted
JUNT BEL ORE THE I'VE FELL.

The nyuauItsr walked Aioas to the auil-
IotIne, and Was brave 60 the EHd-us
Was sound Asleep when called TO 60 20
IIis Denth-O,iy ~ Small Crowd Present.
PARIS Feb. o with the cry Death to the
bouraeoisie! Long live anarchy Valiant
the Anarchist who threw the bomb in the
chamber Of Deputies. paid this morning the
penalty VI his crime. The precautions taken
TO prevent any Anarchist dem onstration at the
guillotine were perfect, aud many in the
crowd finding that the guards prevented
them from seeing anything OF the euillottne.
left the neighborhood Of the Roduette prison.
in which valiant was awaiting the coming of
the hendsman.
Judge EEspinnsse. before whom Valiant
was tried. arrived at the prison at an early
hour. and shortly after NJ. lepine. Project OF
Police, visited the Place de Ia lioquette to see
that every precauuon had been taken to guard
against a demonstration. After tho guillo-
tine had been set up in the Place de la TO-
uuette but few feot from the doorway OF the
prison, by the assistants OF NJ. Diebler. the
| state executioner. the latter appeared and
tested the machine. After examining the
pulleys and finding that they worked all right.
the knife was inserted This knife which was
a foot wide had n diagonal edge one ond be-
ng a foot longer than the other.
1T $40 o'clock the gas lights In the neigh
oornUou y. %T ~. uot ~ ,han T"S
or 500 people we're waiting to see the execu.
tion. but as it grew later the crowd slightly In
creased. and at the time the knife fell about
2UO people were present. Many persons
were standing on the roofs OF houses. from
which a view OF the guillotine could be had.
Everybody was remarkably silent There was
none OF the shriektng that usually MARKS an
At I o'clock twenty-five mounted guards ad-
vanced TO the front o. me epilloti1e Mnsk ;ts
barred saOres in their hands, All the troops
present straightened M as tho little door In
the gateway closed. THIS wns "a sign that tho
double doors would shortly swing open to
| allow the passage VI valiant and his attend
ants At $40 o'clock all the gas lamps were
| lotine
Al I o'clock Head Warden brup, Judge
! Police Commissary l.eygone entered Naillants
| cell to inform him that the time had arrived for
soSdemSeI %. ,H Was seSpns when they ar
| rived. lie was awakened aud told to prepare
| for death. lie appeared to tie surprised and
began to reiteiate the theories he advanced
| before the Assize Court lie declared that
| though il was easy to suppress hin,. It was
BODY is nothing" he added. compared with
the progress OF my principles. | shall be re-
| Valiant was perfectly calm and displayed
| no fear whatever The Warden asked him IL
| he would like to see the chaplain.
| =" 30" replied valiant: " | will not see him 4"
| Viii YOU have Something TO drink" asked
the Warden.
" No" Valiant replIed; Il shall have enough
| courage without that"
A a matter OF fact. the courage Of the con-
| cid1nts showed. lie was shackled by the ex
, ecutiInrr assistants and was then ordered to
| readily and as he left the prison his form was
upright lie wal cd as quickly as his shackles
would allow; without leaning for SUPPORT on N
| side OF him.
wearing only shirt and trousers every body
| barei tGeIr heads ard the troops presented
| arms TO salute him who was looked upon as
Ehsplain Valahier whose ministrations Vail
| liant had refused stool outside the prison in
order to be- near should the prisoner change
en- led for valiant advanced steadily. When
about eighty yards, outside the prison he
| bourg Ioisiei Long live anarchy AS he
shouted his last cry his voice Tesounded over
| WAS about three yards from the plank on
which his body was 10 be IA stoned. II has be on
| to push lie condemned criminals against this
| plAnk but AS valiant reached Ii he sprang
plank dropped and in a Shorter time in than It
inkes 10 write IL Eaillants neck slipped under
the glisteninG knife. and tho moment he was
Ren the ss saw head no
turned around AS il was severed from the body
| and dropped in 10 the basket face M
A second later the plank twisted to the left
and the trunk was thrown into "A large basket
placed alongside Of the guiliutine t. receive IT,
between the time Of Naillant's arrival at the
guilu,ine and the closing ot the baskets con-
| Inining his remains scarcely NJ ore than twenty
seconds elapsed
| Dehlcr who has received many letters
| threatening him with death ~ he executed
valiant aud WHO a. one time wished TO resign
his position rather than t. put the Anarchist
to death appeared paler and more nervous
than Valiant
Ry the time the execution had been nell
form ed m, crowd had grown somewhat in
numbers Most Of those who Witnessed the
execution were working paopia Of the district
who had learned when they arose to go 20
their work that valiant would be put To death
thi, morning Had the news been known ear
lier there is no doubt that AN i'm mense crowd
iaanir ~ us INV penn &
and So they mis- sed the guillotining Of valiant.
not ehling 70 III or s,hh1 ~. hisht agalh on