The New York herald., 1873-10-20
BAzAINE'S TRIAL.
Imposing Display Of Military and
Civic NOtabilities.
O p E N 1 N G. ID A I !.
Terms of the Articles OF
Accusation.
THE MILITARY CODE.
lrrom the London Daily ,News, Oct. III

lrrom the London Daily ,News, Oct. III
PARIS, Oct 9, lS73
Tue St. Laxare station this morning presented
an animated scene OF an unprecedented character.
The waiting-room and It's approaches were
thronged with generals, colones, majors, captains
and subalterns In oil the blaze OF full uniform.
These were the judges and military witnesses sum-
moned to play respective parts In the great
Bazaine trial. The ha-past nine train whirled
them on to Versailles in company with numerous
throng or civilians. Versailles, never ready for
even fore seen emergency, had not provided any
thing like cabs or omnibuses enough to meet the
demand. And the consequence was that many
onncers, rho would gladly have ridden, marched
along le Boulevard de la Refine towards the
Trianon to the great delight OF the population,
which ,azed from the windows at the uniforms
most them new that shone in the light OF as fine
an o. tobsr morning as was ever seen. saw Mar
shal Janrobert sharing cab with General Chan
garu Ter, who was In mutt.
TRIANON.
II le precincts OF the Grand Tranon had all the
asp ects OF aet and as such. it must be said most
PEI Jple look upon the solemn trial OF Marshal OF
Fl for his life. In conversation no interest is
e. Spressed in the result OF the trials but its unpar
. neled character as q spectacle is the theme Of
gmany exclamanons The gay chateau and sur
rounding grounds built and laid OUT for holiday
purposes, encourage this feeling. The Grand Tri-
neishboIing 's viila Trianon aux Bois, where
Marshal Bazaine lodges, Is like prison. The
wings Of the Trianon, enlarged and fitted up by
,the architect Of the Assembly, at an expense ap-
the earsn snow IN nv 1ns opo
that the man who thought Of the Trianon had
napng idea: ! know OF no available ava % place S better
minds one of the lugubrious riding school OF ver-
saides, where so many Communists were sentenced
the stining emanations OF damp sawdust you have
here universal light, good ventilation, nolseess
moor and very fair acoustic conditions, considering
that the hall was not built for its present uses.
The tickets for the Press Tribune bear the ungal-
Who WELD Ia, very effective pen in e the assembly
we're some ladies'. but not many, 4Is Nine.
not think she was. The real publio-that IS, those
admitted to small railed-of space at the end Of
fhe nall without tckets-was numerous.
Ine entlrely formal character OF tae proceedings
g sny e O aa scten
in the great scene. At few minutes past twelve
the members Of the martial took their seats
meeting OF eminent general officers nobody present
had ever seen seen before The court, including three
who sat at green baize horseshoe table, AS
they walked in, covered, to take their seats. one
was struck with the studied gravity or the counte-
nance Of every one OF them, contrasting remark
ably with the smiles and almost Joyous demeanor
OF the audience. The General President, who drops
his princely title for the nonce came in last and,
when he declared the court open, the gold em.
upon the table in front of the owners
DEMEANOR OF BAZAINE
prisoner. He came duly guarded, and took seat
provided for him at table the left OF the Court
Tne Marshal Is totally bald, and looks depressed
He wears slight mustache and TUT on his chin,
but Is otherwise closely shaven. should not have
recognized him from the photographs taken before
his misfortunes During nearly the whole day he
covering his chin with his left hand, and frequently
pressing his forefnger on his lips His dingy epau-
iettes, which have seen service. contrasted curl.
Ously with the bright new ones OF his judges, and
are perhaps worn purposely to furnish Lachaud
and ne has Received he wo
merely the grand Gordon and plaque OF the Legion
gave only to generals and private soldiers.
THE PROCESSION OF WITNESSES
half Count Palkao. Canrobert, ~ Chanparnier. hSI I
Jules Favre, Gambetta, Keratry, Regner were
gazea At with much curiosity. Marshal Bazalnes
An inaudble reading OF documents occupied the
remainder OF the day. The Duo d'Aumale presides
though he never sat on court.martiai Beforehand before and
gives orders to witnesses and ushers in decided
men does not appear so marked as was anticipated.
Two OF his coadjutors, Generals Martineau Des.
himself The Others though well stricken in years.
evidently wear well. On his right hand sits La
suggesting dye, and greatly resembling many old
United Service bncks. He is fine fellow, and
made reputation at the Malakon, which
maintained at Magenta. On his lett is Chabaud
Latour. an engineer, who made the fortfcations
OF Paris, tenpore Thers; General Tripler, a fire.
eater in his time; and General Guod, sixty-six
years old, twice as big round the waist as any Of
ms colleagues, who is an example OF the alsy OF
recently broached theory that TAI men are dull.
He is renowned for wit and humor. Bessayre,
dashng cavalry o1icer, appointed at the last mo-
ment to replace Martinprey, indsposed, was
placed hOrs de combat by shell wound at Coul-
mer judici0us innovation is that the space be-
tween the Court and the witness bar is not blocked
up by sentries, who prevent hearing and seeing
There are but two, and they stand so as to get In
no Ones way.