Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-02-05
CLEANING BLADE.
valiant Beheaded in Paris This
Morning-He Died Cursing
Society.
Vivid Description Of the Guillotins's
Operation-Swift Werk-Few
Spectators Present.

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Iar's, feo' o.-AuguSs D. ssiilant, sne
anarchist who In December last threw a
bomb into the chamber Of deputies. was
executed at 7:8O O'Clock this morning.
His last words were: "Death to society,
long live anarchists" The execution Of
Valiant was decided surprise to the peo.
pie OF the city who for a week past haye
been haunting the neiQhborhood OF Place
de La Rouuette in anticipation of wit.
Messing the execution.
Late Saturday afternoon il was reported
that Premier Cashmere, Penisrs and M.
Dupuy, president of the chamber Of dep
u.:es, iavolso comlnasa.aon OF 'ne anaE'
th.a...sH. u.s. ~ n nus aaso 1Ae. ovon,ne
,nluusuoas .1las ~ Decame kwn tna'
aalans woulu 70 oAecuseu, auu PeoPle
soon sI.elMalus Degan gasnnefinH ABOUT
s'0 "''shooino01 VI sno
FAMOUS PRISON OF La RoQuETTE,
and at O'Clock this morning, in spite of
the fact that it was morning, quite q large
crowd gathered about the prison and
watched the workmen erecting barr,-
cades across all the streets leading to the
square, from which the people we're soon
afterward driven by the police, The
lower Glasses sent representatives who
appeared to be In sympathy with the
man about to be executed and were loud
in their blasphemies ana threats of what
would happen in the near future if the
present condition OF affairs continue.
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~ s'1 I.,.4 n as.n.;sh.a atu NV .oom W De ~
Ts yIe .s ao s."1,n .nIu " nu0n ala'm0o'
no 'uin'u o0aoiy P"ie'.Ou'
BEGAN nHEss1Na WITH ALL HASTE
and remarked to one Of the prison at
tendants: "You see l was right in saying
my sentence would not be commuted,N
It was evident from the manner in which
he said this that he was considerably
disappointed and had built up strong
hopes of clemency.
Whlie valiant was dressing ono OF the
omcers no.icing snat ene e. anarcnlsss
% va;',nn.1 vu sn.ly ~. seu nave conl,
- s;ahl. - aa., ~ 'n.S an. sh.aM:In sn',9u n:a
80 oAy y,,;na. umel .M.l anu .nl1w:nE nls
heaa up lepiie9 Neyer leal, : VIII Know
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~ asoh " a'sls' 4ha n.;,,aa; ~ fesslng Ior
aN,.a sno nalon " .ne san:oslne' ou. 1he
aon.u ao,.. M nan .1.uoou' ,au vay1uE' Tni NOV
u'ia! ~ a.! .on .on. 'uan .ha : Ca" n'ip'
a oA"0s'' ''No d. III 'ne
VETERAN OFFICER IN COMMAND
of the Cardes Republicane gave the order
to draw swords. Very soon afterwards
the black gates of the prison swung open
and valiant appeared, with head erect
and defiant, between NJ. Diebler and his
assistant. The crowd was not slow to
notice that NO chaplain accom- mpanied the
condemned man and il was said in loud
tones by several among those gathered to
witness the execution: "He dies true
anarchist" Here and there as Valiant
appeared were heard faint cries OF "Vive
Mhaa ,9. W.:,,. .r
.,.1 M aanS uoareo 'no suiiiosine no
si""o0" up""1" a'
THE CLEANING KNIFE
suspended between two upriohts, the
blade shining out clear and distinct owing
to the rays Of many lanterns around the
scaffold, and then he shouted "vive i
A moment later, as he was
the steps leading to the plat
form of the guillotine, the desperate
anarchist shouted: "Al mort les Bour-
geois" death to the burRoiee).