The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
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Gendarmes Place Castro on
Mattress and Garry Him
TO Steamer

Fort De Franco April 1O.-Cipriano
Castro. oXprcSident OF Venezuela, was
expelled tonight from the island OF
Martinique by the French government
lie protested to the last against his
expulsion. but his protests were In
vain. He Ia now on board the French
line steamship Versailles. bound for
St Nazalre
Ofnclal notice was served on Castro
this morning Of the decision of the
French government that he must leave
The Islands within nine hours from the
receipt of such notice. and that the
commisslary of police at Fort Dc
France had been charged with the exc
cution OF the order. The ex-president
was furious and stroyc throughout the
day 10 lind some excuse that would be
satisfactory to the colonial govern
ment whereby he would not be COM
PEELED 10 comply with the order, AMI
to this end. late today. he summoned
lawyer and physician 10 verify that
he was unable to leave the country.
The governor OF Martinique and the
public prosecutor, however. refused an
extension of time. and about o'clock
the commissary Of police, accompanied
by large force OF gcndarmeS, pro.
ceeded TO the hotel where Castro was
stopping 10 remove him, forcibly IL
necessary. to the steamer.
The affair created a great sensation
and long before the police made their
appearance at the hotel, crowds had
gathered which later were joined by
The consuls representing the various
foreign powers. who showed great in
terest IN the expulsion of what one of
them termed "the common enemy OF
peace"
Castro, who during his few DAYS at
Fort De France has had very little
communication with anybody. locked
himself In his room In company with
his brother. Carmelio, and his sccre-
tary, and for a time refused To reply
TO the summons of the police Official.
The police hesitatcd TO break in the
door and finally decided 10 submit tho
matter again to Governor Fourneau.
but the governor absolutely refused to
permit any delay and he ordered Cas-.
tro removed by force of arms He
also gave orders that the Versailles
remain In port until Castro could be
put aboard
II became necessary for the police
AMI eendarmeS to take rigid measures
To hold In check the crowds that had
by this time become riotous outside OF
the hotel
The ex-Drcsldent rallied against the
French government and the local au-
thorltics. denouncng them for forcing
upon him the alternative of deporta-
tion or Imprisonment for six months
TGe declared that he would not bulge
and that II would be necessary To take
him on board the steamer on stretch
ct. This the commissary Of police,
Who finally entered Castro's room,
with an escort Of gendarmes, prepared
10 do. but Castro's lawyer took steps
10 find the chief justice and at the very
last moment the governor and public
prosecutor decided 10 have another
n medical examination made.
Accordingly medical commission
composed of Doctors Bowler, Costet
onj Barbe proceeded with the eXaml-
nation In order to establish definitely
II Castro's health were such that he
could make the voyage. The consul
Lation of the physicians lasted more
than half an hour and they agreed that
the life of the eX-presideDt would not
DO jeopardizcd by his removal to the
steamer and the return voyage across
The ocean.
Prof Ricci however who was a
passenger with Castro, on the Guade-
loupe on the trip from Bordeaux to
this port was the original authority
for the statement that during the voy-
age the wound resulting from the op'
grafton on Castro In Germany had
shown signs Of suppuration. but the
final examination OF the physicians
this evening, seemed TO indicate that
the former president Is in quite az
healthy a condition as when. he left
France on March 25
Al 8 30 o'clock force OF gendarmcs
went to Castros room and he was
placed on a mattress. he refusing tc
put on his clothes. and was carried OF
a strctcber To the steamer, distance
Of more than a mile. A thousand oI
more Of the population had assembled
bv this time and a great deal OF sym
pathy was expressed for the former
president The latter complained o
great suffering and every moycmon
OF the strctcber seemed Ia give hin
further main He has DrcDnrcd a pro