The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-11
Former President Is FOrcibIV Put Aboard French Ship
 and Told to Leave
MUST GO BACK ID EUROPE
 AS 4 LONELY CtSTAWAY
Castro Pretends to Be Too Sick 10 Leave, But After Examinations By Physicians He Is Compelled
 to Go Aboard Shlp

Fort de France, April 1o.-ciprisno Castro. ex-president of Venezuela, vas ignominiously expelled tonight from the island of Martinique by the French gov ernment He protested to the last against his expulsion, but his protests were in vain. He Is now on board the French line steamship Versailles bound for St. Nazaire.
 Official notice was served on Castro
 this morning of the decision of the French government that he must leave the Island within nine hours from the receipt oe such motive and that the commlssary of
 police at Fort de France had been charged with the execution of the order. The ex-president was furiousiy indignant and strove throughout the day 10 find some excuse that would be- 'sfactory to the colonial governp< s4reby ho would not be compel' srsy the order. adn to this end lat .oday ke summoned d lawyer and physician to verify that hs was unable to leave the country. The governor of Martinique and the pubic prosecutor. however refused an extension
 of time and about o'clock the eonis-
 sary of police, accompanied by largo
 force of gendarmes, proceeded to the
 hotel where Castro was staying to remove
 him, for;ibly if necessary, to the stean-Ar. Great Sensation.
 The affair '.reated great sensation, and long before the rAliee made their as,- ] peaaance ut the hotei esowds had gathe=~ i 4a which were later joined by the coasuis 1 representing tf.e various forelRn l4eszats who who ahowS T'eat interest Y slas eSpal. , sion ef sah---- whom one of rh41 eerned
 the Common enemy of p&Ace.' easffu who during his few days at Fort ds
 France has had very little communioa- ] tion with anybody, locked himself in his
 room in company with his brother, caf- , melio, and his secretary and for a time refused to reply to the summons of the
 police officials. The police hesitated to
 break in the door and finally decided to submit the matter against to Governor
 Foureau, but the governor absolutely re-
 fused to permit any delap and he ordered
 that Castro be removed by force of arms.
 He also gave orders that the Versailles remain in port until Castro could be put aboard.
 It became necessary for the police and
 
 in check the crowds that had by this time become riotous outside the hotel Castro Vents Wrath. The ex-President railed against the French government, and the local authori- ties, denouncing them for forcing upon him the alternative of deportation or im-
 prisonment for six months. He declared he would not budge, and that 1t would be necessary to take him on board tho steamer on stretcher. This the commis- sary of police, who finally entered Cas- tro's room with an escort of gendarmes, prepared to do, but Castro's lawyer took steps to find the chief justice, and at ths very last moment the governor and pub lie prosecutor decided to have another medical examination made. Accordingly medical commission, composed Of Drs. Bouvier, Costet and Barbe, proceeded with the examination in order to establish def-
 inltely If Castro's health was such that he could make the voyage. The consulta- tion of the physicians continued for mora
 than half an hour, and they agreed that the life of the ex-Presdent would not bs
 jeopardized by his removal to the steam CT, and the return voyage across the ocean,
 Professor Ricci, who was a passenger with Castro the Guadeloupe on the
 trip from Bordeaux to this port, was the
 original authority for the statement that
 during the voyage the wound resulting from the operation in Germany had shown
 signs of suppuration. but the final exam
 nation of the physician this evening
 seemed to indicate that the former Pres
 ident is in as healthy condition when
 he left France on March 26 last.
 Taken to Steamer.
 At 4:3o clock three of the gendarmes went to Castro's room. He was lying on
 q mattress refused to put on his clothes and was carried to the steamer, dis tance of more than mile thousand or more of people had assembled by this time and q great deal of sympathy was ex- pressed for the former President. The
 latter complained of great deal of sui ferng and every movement of the stretcher seemed to give him further pain. He has prepared a protest which will be sent to the French government tomorrow. The Versailles left here at g o'clock, and measures have been taken to keep a careful watch on Castro during the yoy- age The colonial government intends to put down any sympathetic demonstration that may be made on short. Castros brother will remain here for the present, but it is thought he will join Sonora Cas- tro at La Guayra if she is permitted to land at that port
 The United States cruiser North Caro- lima arrived here at o'clock this after noon and is still in the roadstead. Castro In Bad Fix. New York, April lo--rhe governments of the United States Great Britain and France recently united to take express action against former President Castro, who had declared his intention of return- ing to Venezuela with designs upon the government.
 He announced that he would return to Venezuela, but the Venezuelan govern- ment denied him the right to land. Event. ualy, however it withdrew this prohibi- ton, according him permission to land, but at his own peril.
 Castro left Bordeaux March % on the steamer Guadeloupe. His intention was (cONrLNuED ON PACu e.)