The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-05

Trial, Conviction and Uncondftionel Par
don or Con. Castro and His Ministers


Trial, Conviction and Unconditional Par
don OF Con. Castro and His Ministers,
&c., Sc.
We have received usual nles from Caracas and La
guayra The most important item is the close Of the
trial President Castro and his ministers for treason
on July 20. The result conviction, By Q vote Of
twenty TO eight, but they were at the same moment
pardoned by the Court, which has the power Such =
strange and contradictory has caused great out
cry the part Of the great majority Of the press
throughout the country. The following the Verdict
The Republic of venezeula, and, In il name, the
Senate with the supreme Court Of Justios constituted
as . Grand Juy, having seen tn. accusation made BY
Reptile General Julian Castro, for treason and infringe
ment the consultation And Against those who were
bis mnistcv, Messrs Echeandis and Rendon for trea
son and infringement Of the constitution and the
verbally BY the respective witnesses In the admnstra
on Of justice oy authority Of the Law, the Grand Jury
1 oa s suy 2. the
by article 81 OF the constitution, Il viii innic no penal
ty and that il absovcs hessrs Echeaadia and Rendon
inundated 10 the OF this Province 70 whom s
sA'@I' STEPHEN rELLERER President.
n. L. TsocoSr, Secretary.
accused OF having held reasonable language
and intentions and few instances cited upon
which thought sufcient ground established
bring him 70 trial No overt act directly charged
against him and the nature Of the reasonable language
alleged can be judged Of from the reply sent BY his coun
sci, Mr. Michclena, 70 the Judicial Comnittee:-
To THE HONORABLE GxSTLxanH OF THE COMMITTEE, TIC. -
have examined In a cursOry manner the principal
charges, and beeye 1t expedent to justify the nnow
l. That in the meeting which took place Gen. Casros
house on the slst Of July Of lss year Gen Ssso sr
WAS asked by Gen Carlos L. Caste whether the ope
ration which the demanded was In the fede
raj the constitutional sense and on the Minister o. the
Interior rising TO reply, Gtn Castro caught hold OF bis
arm and said with energetic voe and GESTURE Minis
by the Archb shop and the Commandan Espe
losin, Montila and IbArra.
II what Gen Castro expressed tn regard to Col ~.
losga In his declaration before Judge Paul. be entirely
true TO which Col 2uoaga, Governor OF this province,
win have 10 bear testimony
Of Cen Castro few before the meeting which
held there the Slst OF July. In regard 70 this,
Mr.. Vincent lbarra will testify.
~ Dr. Pedro (ua as soon a he was inves.ef with
theexecise Of the Executive power by the call aod re-
nuncaen Of Gen Castro the I'd OF August last past de-
If be pleased, which Gen. Castro could not do, being
unprovided with the guard which he had demanded for
gard TO this particular. g. MICHEIENA.
Caracas, June 70, 1880
The Mr. Ibarra referred to was examined before IN
committee corroborAtes the in regard 70
Gen Castes question and Col Zuloaga On the 3st OF
July Castro sent for the Colonel and desired him TO ad
dress the people, who then In state OF great excite
The Colonel refused saying that t,r the pro.
camason PASTORAL which you published yesterday Of
W
addresses In wsrke terms
be the principal charges the be rather
bs psdd. 81 usrsceas AuSass makes thu FOL-
lowing comments on the trial and Its result:"On the
night Of the 18Th u the g and jury having cognzanoe
Of the Of Gen Castro and two Of his mnitsrs ab
solved them, after having pronounced Judgment which
will dspass the entire republic. The Jury has done but
justice therefore its verdict HIS neither satded
justice which requires the severe application Of the laws
the crmo which naturally seeks npunity. Il ap-
pears incredible that tribunal composed Of iiustrious
Ixndw~ p4off
tice should have found ex-Presdent Castro guilty
Of treason, and yet not have inflicted any penalty
crime Of the gravest nature and ns illogical impunty
prcnounced by the very jage who was called on %
punish IT, have been for the hrs time In Venezuela
and perhaps ior the nrs time In The judicial records OF
the world We observe however, In justice 70 the
Jury that there were votes for sustaining the
crime against eight negatives, and that the qaeson
in one vote q the majority which the oousttu.ioo
quires. me two Minister'S dissolved. That equi-
ministers Who ere h COUNSELLOR bis organs, his insEu.
mens and ssst him cordially IN his reasonable machi
/ nations, may Be o. innocent ~ doveso
The news Of he verdict and pardon produced general In.
dgnat3n In the capital Signs Of were apparent the
following morning bat measures were taken 70 rsprcss
Geo Castro accompanied by some government officers,
took his departure Tor IAguaya and went on board the
70 Bremen, but nothing certain Is known. -
The Comese Of says castros destination Z
either Porto Rico or Cuba that he complains very much
BY their verdict and then contradctng that by setting
hun q liberty without infcting any punishment thai
he was himself astoanded II the verdict, which he In
tends provur 70 the world 10 have been entirely unjust
OF course no leaves the country Of his free will.
The independents very pertineuty asks II he had
ceeded would be have treated his enemies with the SAND
dehcacy On bis releasc Castro addressed flaming pro
clamaon 70 the Inhabitants Of bis native place, Valencia
Tho rebcs or faccosos the local papers call them
have been successful Merida which place they entered
and took possession Of with 500 Sotillo whose de
feat we published short time ago, reported 10 have
died of his wounds letter from Maturfn says II IA
tanly true, but oical documents have appeared 70
| substantlate 10.
On the night Of the nh OF August the unitcd States
corvette ~ Louis, from San Domingo anchored in the
harbor Of Iaguayra This 10 the drst United states
vese that has visited that port since the IN Acd Albany
lcft there In 1855 SAutcx exchanged betwecn the
81. Louis and spanish vessel PelAyo