Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-07
VALIANT BEHEADED
HIS LAST WORDS A DEFIANCE Of
SOCIETY.
The Crime for Which He Suffered Death
The ood-for- Nothing Life
He Led.

PARIS, February 5.-Augustc Valiant
the Anarchist who threw the bomb in the
Chamber OF Deputies December 9th, was
guillotined at 7iO o'clock this morning at
the prison OF La Roquette. Vaillants last
words as he was led TO the gulllotine were:
Death to the Bourgeoisie Long live
anarchy About loo people were pres
ent. There was no disturbance.
Auguste valiant was born at Mezieres,
Department of Ardennes. on December
%. 1861. and led a rowing life.
At one time he lived in Buenos Ayres,
and at another in the United States. where
he passed three months teaching school.
He was married in the United states,
and has little daughter, whose name Is
SdOnie.
He returned to Paris in 1857, and went
TO live In the Montmartre District, where
I'm the rare intervals during which be
worked he secured employment in a
leather mandatory as Il workman on
pocket-books.
An industrious life. however, had very
little attraction for him. and he preferred
TO be a vagabond and thief No less than
five times was he convicted OF petty
| crimes.
NAlBlANIS - CHIME.
The bomb-throwing in the Chamber OF
Deputies took place on December 9Th at
| 400 r. NJ NJ. Mirman. a Socialist, whose
election had been disputed, had Just de-
| scended from the tribune after speech
| I'm favor OF his claims. and NJ. Dupuy,
| the Speaker had Just uttered the words:
| II am about to call for vote upon the
conclusions on the Sixth Electoral Com
mittee." when the explosion occurred.
Instantly the Chamber was filed with
| smoke Hoartrending cries were heard
| from all sides. and Able Lemier, one or
| the deputies. fell from his bench, hit by
| one of the pieces of the bomb
n the dynamite had struck the floor
before exploding a number OF people
would undoubtedly have been killed. but
woman sitting beside valiant in the
public gallery jostled his arm as he was
! i'm the act Of throwing the bomb. and this
caused Il 20 strike on the border OF the
| gallery instead Of on the floor OF the
! Chamber.
| As "A result the persons injured were
| mostly spectators In the galleries. ana
nearly all the deputies escaped injury.
| About fifty persons were severely in
| iured and were transported In ambulances
! to temporary hospital established in
the refreshment-room OF the Chamber.
| other persons VINO were "hly ShsnNy
hurt went 10 their homes as soon as they
| convinced the police that they had no
connection with the crime.
At first valiant who was among those
seriously injured. was not suspected as
the criminal. He had gained admittanct
into the public gallery
VALIANT WOUNDED.
| He was one Of the first who attempted
! TO escape from the Chamber. lie mac
been wounded I'm the nose and right les
Hatess and bleeding profusely from his
| wounds. he smashed with his cane a win
dow-pane Of one of the doors. in furious
| passion but was driven back by sol
der. who leyellcd his bayonet at him
| Valiant then went into the rcfreshment
| ROOM where his wounds were bandagec
! by Dr. Merton. one OF the deputies H.
| WAS afterwards arrested.