Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-05-14 | Page 7 | Makes Charge of Murder Against President Castro

MAKES MARES CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST PRESIDENT CASTRO NEW YORK May 14 Hector H.-Hector Hector Lucis Lucie Paredes brother of Gen Antonio Paredes Paredes Paredes Pa- Pa redes who was killed on February 15 after he had led an insurrection against Pres President dent Castro it is is announced has forwarded to the High Federal Court and Court of Cassation at Caracas a ape pe petition titian accusing accusing- Castro of murder and demanding that he ho be placed on trial The t petitioner is now in Berlin and the tho petition and documents in in the case were forwarded by Rolet who whore re represented resented Gen Paredes aredes in New York on the steamer Philadelphia which which sailed from this port last Saturday Gen Paredes led ld a small force of of his compatriots to Venezuela to organize a revolution against President Castro He and his companions were captured within with with- within in in a week after after landing in the the tho country and were summarily 1 put put ut to death The The documents of accusation show first that capital punishment being abolished article article ar ar- 17 of the Constitution of Venezuela Vene Vene- Venezuela zuela guarantees the inviolability of life secondly that the President of the republic can be punished for common crime and thirdly that President Pr Castro Cas tro tiro had ordered the killing of Gen Pa Pa- redes Senor Paredes has also written a letter let let- letter ter to Senora De Castro wife of President President dent Castro and through this communication cation it is learned for tl the e first time I she had pleaded with the chief executive executive tive to spare the lives of Gen Paredes and his compatriots For this act Senor Paredes expresses his gratitude