The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-19
JUDGMENT GIAEh IN
FIRST OF MANY SUITS
Congress Has Much 10 Do 10
RGhabllItaiH Country in
Eyes Of World

Caracas, May i9.-The first OF
many Judgments which viii be pro.
nouneed By the Venezuelan courts
against former President Castro was
rendered this week By Judge Fer
reTaa Of the civil court OF first N.
stance i was In the suit Instituted
against the deposed president by Sen.
ora joaquin, for six years rental anl
heavy damages for the arbitrary oc.
cupatlon hy Castro OF the MlratOres
palace hi this city which Is the prop
eriy Of Sonora Crespo. A verdict Tor
the fun amount was given and az the
Judge condemned the defendant TO
meet the cost Of The trial the whole
affair win cost General Castro hiin
dreds Of thousands Of dollars. Judge
Ferreras said IN rendering HIS de
clslon;
Because Of the reasons onumerat-
ed and to properly administer Justice
In the name Of the republic and by
the authority Of the law I declare the
action valid for the recovery Of the
damages arising from the occupation
Of Mllail0res palace, luxurluusly fur
nlshed, for the period Of five years
aud nine months and from The dam.
ages arising from the deterioration
specified, and IN consequence Geneg-
al ClnrIano Castro Is condemned e.
pay the damages and preiudlces afore.
seid In accordance Win a Just ap
nfaisement by eSpertsgEr The experts
sheald ialn as basis fpr damages
the following facts;
Il. The rental OF $40 pee month
paid hy General Gomez Tor the palace
nuinmlahad
~ General Castro not only ca.
layed The use oi ne palace hut also
tue Injurious furniture contained
therein,
3. THE Invasion Of Mirallores PAL
ace by Castro compelling Sonora
Crespa first 10 lake refuge IN small
house adjacent 10 the palace and later
Oh TO dlsoecnpy it entirely.
- The amount spent on fhpaire
to The palace So as 10 make t habit
able f0r General Gomez, taking lnin
consideration that these repairs We're
not made IN accordance with tue lux
ufy oi the palace, and that they did
not restore it TO rs former condition
3. That the other deterlorations
specified III conclusion;
The damage done TO the furniture
which General Castro found In Mira
flores because OF the long frequent
aud excessive use made Of It. and TAX.
Ing into account their elegance and
cosfllneas and iae perfeci condition
In which they were found the defend
ant Is orderd TO pay the cost of this
trial
On the return last Monday of Pres
Iaent Gomez from Aragua General
Alacantra sent circular letter To all
of the presidents OF the states an.
nonnelng that Gomez had again az.
sumel the presidency
The two weeks now remaining be
fore the opening OF congress viii ao
dedicated 3y the government 10 the
clearing up OF rs last international
entanglemenia Chief among these is
the settlement pendlAg with the
French Cable company which Will
bring with It a renewal Of demands
from the French E0ydrnment, The
renewal Of diplomatic negotiations
with the sister republic Of columbia
through the confidential agent OF Go
lombia General a. velasquez Coho,
who has lust arrived here and The
settlement Of the claim OF the 0rlno-
&c corporation by the granting on n
new aud extensive contract 20 the
claimants An OF the recent proto.
eola VIII have to so 70 congress for
approval but although IN several
eases powerful interests are oppos.
Ing them they VIII an so through
as II ii the very evident desire Of
President Gomez 10 net N good faith
In his attempt "a rehahIltalc Vene'
zuela in shp eyes Of the world and
bring back the much needed internal
prosne.ltv which can only come with
normal political and economic condi
tlons. gt...