, 1873-12-26
BAZAiNE'S FALL.
EiMnl Scctic1 iii tho Nltlitnry Court.
DGMcnnOr or tho prlsoa,or.
Faria tUfc 1Ol CorreaponltIlct gf fhe Lnldon HatN

to-day tho anxious crowd OF sight-soorB was owl
IDENTIFY dotorrctl BY tho foar OF bi'aiiar tlisap-
curly morning IND chhs!loa popular enthusiasm.
At all emnls, though th1B was universally TO-
gar1od as tho Inst day Of the Court 11artia1,
tho morning train, which leaves Paris ut lia!f-
Tho momontous aession ops',ea pqnetnal!y
was In his place., looking. more fa-
tguod and exhausted than he did yoBtorday.
Tue efforts OF tho previous three days spending,
exhnustlng, md their effects wore very plniny
marked on tho expressive features. Of tho clio. |
1uent counsel for tho defense. Ills yoico hnd
pufrcred to remarkable o1tont, aud waB no
which he had at command. Driven III THUS upon
1imBolf, tho oloquctt advocate Roemed to resort,
moro than uaual, to an inpaasioncd action In or
dor to and uttoranco to fcclinga OF which his
y1ice f@'lSa Cd to furnish 9,doquato ID, eS'prq%ssion; ' %
very pule.
Nailro Luchnud, rcsuning his speech, Ut
tackled ct onco tho stirring details Of tho capltn-
lation of Motz. It wns inoat unfortunate cir
ors hoarsenosB, much Of tho oratorical effect Of
this most thrilling portion Of hia address aud
It's powerful pororation wore lost. Aguu1cnt-
ntiyely Its strong points woro two--Flres. that
bs Mass a5 b1out ssfSs %
Article 210 OF tho Military Code, which prescrhes
donth to tho commander who capit,,latcs " iii
tho opon tield;" second, tllat it WAS not tho
not destroyed. uo gayo the ordor-it WIS not
obeycd.
Gu tho conclusion OF Lachaud's address, at -
O'Clock, the sitting was suspended until quarter
past e. Whom tho Court resumed. Con. Pourcot
tue 9liclal M pEoscc'ltor replied to Maitro r.,
recital Of Which occupied ar hour alstl quarter.
Setting out with the assertion that Nlaitro La-
,clautPs defonyo was benoath tho height Of tho
subject. tho Gonolal proceeded to traverse in
detail pSery argument anu assertion brought for
ward In tho Marshal'B defense. Ho insisted
that not single accusation lovolo1 against him
Ind been impoachel, aud demanded ngaiu, in tho
nanle Of juAtlco aud in tue interest Of military
tary Code should be applied to tho 1nan who had
betrayed tho Aghoat trust which could bo placed
III the hands Of q 1larshnl Of Franco.
1t was now Luchaud'a turn to say tho Inst
words in behalf Of Lis client. 11o struggled
brayoly against his physical weakness, and nlade
immense efforts to overcome tho hoarsoneas Of
Lis voice, III order omplatically, mud, indeed, vo-
ho1nently, TO ropudiate tic covert insnuations
aud opcll charges tllat wore contained III tic
d hs pros aeas roR n sa osS TIT a
mated the prosecution, which Ind boen cllnrao..
terizcd Throughout by bitterness of fooling ind
violence of langliagc.. Taking, then, in aetail,
the allegations brought against his client, o re-
guulents used in Ills fo1mer speech, royiow-
ing tho Marshal's antecedents, hia hitherto
honorable and loyal career, tho holplcssness
Of tho struggle, tho fact that his measures
eiatea @ Within VIE him il tho ee eousn aud bad 9re re.
ceived tho honorable testimony OF dispassionate
witnesses tbat he had dono lis best and suffered
his utmost in order to avert tho tortbe catas-
victim. Throughout ttis portion of his address
Maitro Laebaud repeatedly referred to Daxa'no
aB " this unhappy man." The eloquent counsel
concluded ltia pleading by direct rotort to the
peroration of Gen. pourcet: Tho prosecution
should bo dHhonored in ordor to make an exarn-
Io Of him, aud warming for oil lime to como.
Such a Judgment. said Lnchaud. would bo Us i'm
Iolitio az it would bo unjust. It would furnish
q bad example, md prove 9 encouragement TO
hopo Of the country.
Dazaine had during the delivery Of theso
Rpeeches exhibited much more Interest in what
WAS said tnRn ho has hitherto MS general ruo
delivering the terrible string Of accusations his
fixed paleness gave way several times to change
Of color. He ynaao frequent notes, and ut
various critical points Of Gen: pourcets indict-
mont sent messengers for books and other doct-
mcnta. Different passages bearing on the poiats
in qucston hc marked for the uso Of hiB corn-
Bo1, aud thon handed them to Maitre LachauA.
Immediately behind tho Marshal sat NIadamo
Dazano, llor handsome features not disguised
eyen by tho torfiblo ordeal of anxiety through
which She had passed aud was at TINT momen5
passing,
The speeches woro now over. and in tho midst
of nn impressive silonce which followed nfter
Nlaitre Lachaud bud resumed hR sent, tho Due
d'Auu,ale turned to ljazaile and inquired If Ao
lad anything to add to liB defense.
Tho Marshal roso hMrriodiy. put With dignity,
aud said: ~ boar two words OH my breast
(strlklng, rs ho spoke. tho decoration Of tho
Legion Of .-lIonor), uonneur ct Patrie.' !
l,ayo mover wavered iu my forty-two years Of
service in devotion to my country. have never,
eitlcr at Metz or elsewhere, forfeited my honor
swear it in tho presence of that Christ (point-
ing to the picture Of Christ OIL tho CROSS. which
was hanging opposite on tho wall, abovo the DUO
d'Aumale). Then, collecting His papers, tho
llarshal, in hiB Aabitua! hurried manner, walked
out Of tile court for tho last tmp, 70 fur t4iy
trial is concerned, for the sentence was to bc
pronounced il luis absonce.
Before the Julgcs withdrcw-it waB now lnlf-
past o'clock-tho President begged the supple
mcntary judges to bold themselves at tho oispo~
sition Of tile Council. Its members, the Due
d'Aumalo, President; Con. do ID NIotterouge,
Gen: ohaubaqd-Lntour, Gen. Tripier, Gen: ID
nlartimproy, Con. ,Frinccaonn, ama Con: Mar
tluez-Desollosnoz then retired. Tho dais wns
cleared OF visitors by tho gendarmes, who
formed Gordon round It, go aa to preclude
tho possibility Of communication with tic 1no'l-
bors Of tho Court-hIurtial, tho audience being in
the meantime warned that they muHt make no
sign Of appreciation or dlsapprobatlon when tho
verdict waH announced.
Aftor long doliboration tile Judges returned
into court and pronounced tholr decision, which
took tho following form:
!" In tho name of tho French people, this 10Th
day Of December, 1873, tl.e Council Of War: Of
tho First Military Division, after dcliborating
privately, with closed doors, OIL tie following
questions:
II. IL Marshal Dazaino guilty Of having, on
tho 28th Of Octobcr, 1870, capitulated to lhu ell
esny aud surrendered tho stronghold of Metz, Of
which ho held superior nntl.i1,-chiof, with
ont having exhausted all tho NOUNS of defense
OF which ho disposed. aud without having done
everything which honor md duty preacrihed?
~. IL Marshal Dazaine guilty Of having
signed OIL tho sano day (Oct. aB, 1870, at tile
head Of hs army, in tho open told. this oapitula-
ton :!
rs. Did this capitulation result in his army
! laying down their arms2
~. Did slarahal Bazaino. boforo signing thiu
capituation, fail to do everything which lunor
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