The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-11
CASTRO TAKEN
FROM HIS ROOM
BY GENDARAES
Former President of Venezuela
Placed on Board Steamer
Versailles.
DRASTIC ACTION TAKEN
BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT
SOLDIERS COMPELLED TO CARRY
SICK MAN FROM HOTEL TO
VESSEL ON sTRETcHER.


Fort de France. April l0-Ciprisno cas-
tro. ex-president of Venezuela, was eN-
PEELED tonight from the island Of Mar
Unique by the French government lie
/ protested to the last against his eNpHl
I sion. but his protests were IN VAN. tie
I is now ON board the French liner YER
saiIlcs bound for St NaZairc
Official notice was served on castro
this morning Ct the deqistOn of the
( French government that ne must leaNe
/ the island within nine hours from tlH
I receipt of such notice and that the com
/ missary of police at Fort de France had
I been charged with the execution OF the
I order. The eN-presldent was furious anu
/ stT0ve throughout the day 10 und some
! excuse that would be satisfactory 10 liie
I colonial government whereby he would
/ not be compelled TO obey the order, anu
/ TO this end late today, he summoned a
lawyer and physician to verify Jnat ne
was unable to leave the country
No Time Allowed.
The governor Of Martinique and the
public prosecutor however, refused an
extension of time. and about O'Clock the
commissary of police. accompanied py
large force Of gendarmes. proceeded 20
the hotel where Castro was stopping, 10
: remove him. forcibly if necessary, to the
! Z steamer
The affair created a great sensation and
I long before the police made their ap-
pearance at the hotel crowds had gath
r suls representing the various foreign
powers. who showed great interest In the
! expulsion of what one Of them termed
! the common enemy of peace
Locked in His Room.
Castro. who. during his few days at
Fort de France. has had very little com
- munication with aRybody, locked hlIslself
). / Carmelio. and his secretary, ard for a
= time refused to reply to the summons OF
S the police official The police hesltatcd
to break in the door and nnally DECIDED
J. to submit the matter again TO Governor
n Fourneau but the governor absolutely re-
e fused TO permit any delay and be ordered
: Castro removed ny force OF arms. ne
i also gave orders that the Versailles re-
= main in port until Castro should be put
= aboard.
y 1t became necessary for the police and
: gendarmes to take rigid measures to hold
= in check the crowds which had by this
rtfme become rfOtOus outside Of the hotel
Z, The ex-president rallied against the
e / French government and the local author
# tiles, denOunCing them for forcing upon
= him the alternative Of deportation OF Inn
prfsonment for six months. He declared
that he would not bulge and that 10
would be necessary to take him on board
= the steamer on d stretcher. This the com
missary OF police, who finally entered
a CastrO's room. with an escort OF gen
n darmes. prepared to do, but CastrO's law
D, yer took steps to find the chief Justice
e and a the very last moment the governor
$ and public prosecutor decided to have an
ie other medical examination made.
Examined by Physicians,
= Accordingly a medical commission. com
= I posed Of Drs. Bowler. Costet and Darbe
y, proceeded with the examination in ordei
! to establish definitely IF CastrO's health
- were such that he could make the NOI'
- axe. The consultation of the physicians
lasted more than half an hour and they
.V agreed that the life Of the ez-presiden'
y would not be endangered by his remova
IN I TO the steamer and the return voyage
- I across the ocean
, Professor Ricci. however. who was &
~s passenger with Castro. on the Guadaloup'
on the trip from Bordeaux to this port
IN was the original authority for the state
10 I ment that during the voyage the WOun'
- resulting from the operation on Castr'
ne in Germany had shown signs Of suppura
ton. but the final examination of tn
physicians this evening seemed to ind
cate that the former president Us in quit
as healthy condition as when he ief
- France on March 20
r Carried on a Stretcher.
a. At haIf-past g O'Clock a force Of gen
a. darmes went TO CastrO's room and ne Wa
to placed on a mattress. he refusing L
I'm put on his clothes. and was carried o.
ad a stretcher to the steamer. a distance o
n more than mile. A large number O
n the population had asSe mDled by this tim
ee and a great deal of sympathy was eX
n pressed for the former president. The lat
n ter com planned of great suffering an
e every movement of the stretcher SCENE
tv to give him further pain. He has pre-
to pared a protest which viii be sent {
on the French government tomorrow.
The Versailles left here at o'clock an
measures have been taken TO keep care
1 full watch on Castro during the voyage
m, The colonial government intends to pU
ne Gown any sympathetic demonstration tina
80 / may be made on shore.
N CastrO's brother viii remain here for tn
,st present. but it is thought he VIII jOi
% Sonora Castro at La Guaira II she is pei
,is mitted to land at that port.
ID Ihe lntted states cruiser norm tatt
m, lima arrived here at 4 O'Clock this after
on noon and is still in the roadstead
nd - .
raj KYLE bEILEW Ill
OF 81 Louis April 10.-KyrIe BelIew. IN