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...uniform with its seven stars (for Marshal of France) and one decoration-the gold-and-blue Médaille Militaire, France's highest award for valor. Then he shuffled from his Palais lodging (a 14 ft. by 12 ft. magistrate's cloakroom) to the prisoner's dock in the jampacked chamber...
...Spectators burst into jeers and catcalls-some aimed at the bench and the prosecution for "political" bias. Said Prosecutor Mornet: "There are too many Germans in this room." The hubbub grew to a tumult of protests and shrieks, scuffling bodies, overturned chairs and tables. In the prisoner's dock the old man sat stoically until he was led away for safety. At Tommy-gun point, gendarmes restored order...
...Betrayed France." Later the parade of prosecution witnesses began. Day after day, past the prisoner's dock marched men who had led France in the prewar years of disunion and gathering defeat. They talked torrentially, plaintively, querulously. They pleaded, argued, wept, declaimed. They defended themselves, often by accusing each other. They were France, baring her shame...
...flames ate into the dry planking, roared toward the bow. Captain Horace Beaton gave orders to cast off. Slowly the burning ship backed out into the stream, slid away from the burning dock, moved forward again and drove sharp against the river bank...
Miraculously, no one was killed, and few were seriously hurt. But the Hamonic was burned to a shell. Canada Steamship figured the loss, to ship, dock and port equipment, at more than...