New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-16
CASTRO ORDERED AWAY
Board of Special Inquiry Rec
ommenl. Deportation.
.EX.VENEZUElAN TO APPEAL
His Refusal to Answer Cues
tions Taken as an Admis-
sion of His Guilt.

After a deception OF two weeks on Ellis
Island, Cipriano Castro. former President
of Venezuela, was ordered deported yes
terday by a board of special inquiry.
This is the first official action taken by
the immigration officials in the case Of
the Venez Ielan revolutionist.
He was detained on his arrival here on
the French liner Touraine on December
81, and after talk with the immigration
officials it was announced that Castro had
decided to return voluntarily to Europe on
the Amerika on January 4. At the elev-
enth hour George Gordon Battle, law
YER procured a writ of habeas corpus for
the appearance Of Castro in the Federal
Court, and the transportation on the
Amerlka was cancelled.
The admission or exclusion OF Castro
was then put into the hands OF a board
OF special inquiry, which took UP the case
on Monday and continued 1t until yester-
day, when a decision was made. Castro
was dspleased over the finding OF the
board and will appeal his case to Wash
ington.
Asked for the reasons for the deporta-
ton Of Castro, Commissioner Williams Is
sued the following statement, which, 1t
was explained, was not his own comment,
but merely the finding of the board;
In the course OF this examination this
alien has committed frequent perjury.
He has pretended TO be ignorant or mat
tiers concerning which man OF his intel
ligence and holding the position when ne
did undoubtedly. possesses knowledge.
Speaking of Louis Narela, who sent him
frequent kilograms In regard to the CAPT
ure and death of General Antonio rare
des ne says, II do not know who ne
is" We consider him an unreliable VIII
ness. His testimony to the effect tnat
no foreigners suffered losses Of property
through his actions during the years
when he was President We decline to
believe.
His refusal to reply to many questions
put to him bearing upon his right TO
land convinces us that there exist dam
aging facts which he desires 70 conceal:
Upon information received from official
sources he was charged with response
bility for the unlawful killing Of Pare
DIES. but declined repeatedly TO cfrer any
explanation or give the government any
information in regard TO the latters
death, He refused either to affirm or
deny his guilt, even after he lad been
warned that unfavorable differences would
be drawn from such refusal and that he
must take the consequences.
SuCn REFUSAL, tORetneT WIN MS HdIlIlti
and demeanor when asked concerning
these matters. constitute In our opinion
an admission of the truth OF the charge
He is therefore excluded on the ground
that he has admitted the commission OF
a crime and felony involving moral turp!-
tude
General Castro may appeal from the
excluding decision OF the Board OF Spe-
cial Inquiry through the Commissioner &c
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
and this he has signifed his intention o.
doing.
According TO Secretary Nagle, a refusal
OF an allen 10 answer is interpreted as an
admission of guilt or an obstruction that
prevents administrative officers to decide
admissibility. AS this point has never
| been determined by court, II is expected
that Castro's case will be used as test.
Harold I. Content representing George
Gordon Battle in the latter's efforts 70
have Castro admitted, was informed Of
the decision OF the board shortly after
the case was disposed OF. He said:
Our immigration laws have been used
as a pretext for keeping Castro out ap-
parently under some sinister agreement
which We cannot understand and which
the public ought TO know"