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Show The liazainc Trial. Paris, 20. In the Bazaine court-martial, court-martial, to-day, the examination of witnesses commenced. The president of the court announced that the onler of questions observed iu the interrogation interro-gation of the accused, would be followed. fol-lowed. Marshal Le Bceuf was the first witness. wit-ness. Ho swore that, in his opinion, Bazaine's responsibility as commander-in-chief began not before the 12th of August, and that until then he held a subordinate command, with which position he seemed satisfied, j Marshal Lo Boruf described his : situation, and the decision which fol- j lowed Baaine's assumption of the ; chief command, but did not consider : him responsible for his failures to de- j stray Budgeson Mosehe. General Lo Broun was the next witness. His testimony went to show the insufficiency ol'Bazainc's measures to effect a retreat to Verdun. General Cressey was uwom. He stated that delay will lead to battle. Boruey was severely questioned in the council of war, but ho acknowledged that he was uot fully acquainted with the instructions received by the marshal. mar-shal. General Gnrris, Bazaine's chief of staff, testified that his commander was distant in manner and uncommunicative. uncommuni-cative. Kcratry gave an account ,of the negotiations in Au Ernst, carried on through Madame Bazaine, to obtain her husband's appointment to the chief command, winch was necessary because of the embarrassment caused the Emperor's presence at headquarters. head-quarters. Jules Favre deposed that he endeavored en-deavored to consolidate the military directors by helping Marshal Bazaine in his position as commander in chief. Count De Paullkas gave testimony in pointed contradiction with that of Kerutry. |