Ogden Morning Examiner and Morning Standard | 1909-02-28 | Page 7 | Ex-President Castro Asserts His Innocence

r PRESIDENT EX CASTRO ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE Dresden Dresdon Fob 27 37 Castro Into president of Venezuela today au authorized authorized the publication of a declara declaration declaration II tion lion of his innocence of the charge that he had conspired to bring about aboul I the assassination of or Juan Vicento Go Gomez moz mez the tho present president of tho tiro re republic republic republic public It Is la Incredible says ho that after having shown my interest In him himIn himIn himin In so man ways I should try to causo cause him to bo ho murdered Gomez had given mo me occasion to suspect him himI I I would havo have given givon orders regarding him him my mj departure from Crom Venezuela eta cIa and I would not have havo been beon so stupid as s to send such auch an order by b cable Tho The shameless individual who in fn instigated instigated this conspiracy against me will have to proceed to tho rho utmost extremes ex extremes extremes In order to Justify himself for lor ho Is aware that as soon sooil ag M tho the mat matter matter matter ter Is understood tho the Venezuelan peo plo will not tolerate such perfidy porfi b bI I know kno that sooner or later tho the truth must shine shino forth and that God I I will do mo mu justice I seek nothing I further I Senor Castro appeared to bo ho In ex excellent excellent health