New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-23
THE BAZANE TRIAL.
TIE AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION AT METZ.

PARIS, Wednesday, Oct. %, 1873.
The trial of Marshal Bazaine was continued at
noon to-day with the presentation of further evil
dence in regard to the amount of ammunition at
Metz.
Some of the witnesses testified that third of the
supply in the magazines at the beginning of the
siege was consumed before the 10th of August.
THE OFFICERS OF THE COURT - APPEARANCE OF
BAZAINE-sOME DEVELOPMENTS BROUGHT ABOUT
BY THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY.
IPRoM AN occ AsIosAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUsEl
PARIS Oct 10.-The twelve generals composing
the military court for the trial of Marshal Bazaine
are mostly old men; three of them are 10 years Of
age. They enter with martial bearing although
the legs OF some of them drag somewhat with age.
They sit in full uniform and covered with
their decorations The fnest-looking of the twelve
il the Duke dAumale. who appears as if
he had never left his uniform; his face is grave, al
most to sternness. As soon as4they were seated on
the opening day the President-the Duke d Aumale
gave the order for Marshal Bazaine to be brought
in. Presently, the Marshal was escorted before
them in halfdress uniform, wearing military
medal and the ordnd Gordon of the Legion of Honor
but without sword. When he appeared his
brother or some one Of bis family stepped
forward and shook hands with him. which had
good effect on the audience, and seemed to have
been preconcerted for Frenchmen never forget their
theatrical effects Bazaine, on coming In saluted the
President as a superior officer took seat and re-
moved his gloves. He was pale which was proba-
bly, owing more TO the absence OF exercise during
the lG months of his Imprisonment than TO emotion.
Near him sat his lawyer-one OF the great
est in France, Lachaud, who IS aided by
his son George a rising man. The first day nearly
400 witnesses were called composed OF all classes
IL.
and condtions among them were jules fayfe,
Gambetta and Marshal Canr0beu. 1t took nearly
half hour for this cloud OF witnesses TO dehle De-
fore the court and answer to their names. The
order has not been very good so lar but
will doubtless improve az the trial proceeds.
Marshal Bazaine is neither large nor small he is
short. The bust and head are large-heavy. The
hair il short white and bare on the crown. The
eyebrows are black thick, and well marked; these,
with absorbing eyes, constitute the principal relief
70 q face somewhat massive, almost heavy through
fat checks and hanging, sensual lips The mus
tache and imperial are thin coarse, and
black The arms are short, and their eX-
tremities are brought together across the
abdomen Ifrom time to time, IN manner that Is
ANYTHING but distinguished. His stoutness borders
upon obesity. The general expression OF his physl-
ognomy is timid, half natural and half assumed.
One can see that his activity is more in his blood
than his brain. portion OF the time he is oceu-
pied in twisting his mustache; but the greater part
he il ouiet and attentive. For Marshal of France
he is lacking in distinction. He presents striking
contrast to the President of the Council, d Aumae
who is distinguished in manner and appearance and
gives Hattering idea of warrior prince
The first days so far have been occupied with the
reading of the report of Gen. de Riyiere touching
the conduct of Bazaine. 1t begins before the open
ing of hostilities and goes down to the time when
the Army of the Rhine was transformed INTO the
ARMY of the Mosele This is called report, but is
really an accusation, is very vouminous, and
might be called the history of Metz. In it the
services Of Bazaine are enumerated at length; he
entered the army at 20 as q simple soldier; IN 2.
years was sub-ieutensnt passed his life IN the held
and WAS wounded in Algiers, the Crmea, and Italy.
The report enters into the question as to Bazaines
opinions touchng the war and his own relations 10
IT, in order TO arrive if possible, at his motives. One
of the documents brought out in the report Is that
of An investigating committee, which, IN its con-
cuson gives in substance the session of the present
accusation and is as follows:
Considerng that Marshal Bszaine, by his dispatches
OF the l0th and 10th OF August 1910 led 10 the march Of
Marshal Mac MahOn from Rheims toward the Marine 70
AZ nd as.tance TO the army OF Metz, and that the at
tenpts t sOre the 26th aud Js OF August cannot be
copsidered sufficiently bona de to operate diversion
useful 10 the army ChaOns, tho Committee Court
OF InyestigaOn considers Marshal BaZane In great part
for the OF the army The Committee
is OF the opinion that Marshal Bazne has caused The loss
OF 10000 men. and OF the stronghold OF Metz thatthe