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Show CASTRO NOW IN NEW YORK Confident of Final Release, Re-lease, Secures Rooms at City Hotel New York. Jan. 10. Clpriano Castro, Cas-tro, former president of Venezuela, set foot mi I'nited States soil today for the first time. In charge of an Inspector he left Kllis Island, where he has been detained since his arrl al rrom Europi aid appeared in the ederal district court, before Judge Holt, his counsel arguing for his r' lease on a writ of habeas corpus The little Venezuelan took off his lop hat and saluted the Goddess of Liberty from the deck of the ferry jboat which brought htm from Ell's I Island and again lifted his hal to the ; American flag which greeted him when he landed. "It Is a pleasant thing.' he said. this landing in New York. It is wonderful won-derful " A crowd including several moving picture operators escorted him to the capital This did not seem to worry hlni He smiled and test Icnlmerl in- j cessantly, emphasizing his remarks with s cold-headpfj cane. He w;is faultlessly dressed and wore a luvu.i-jous luvu.i-jous fur overcoat Seated in the conn room, he expressed confidence of release re-lease and said he had alreadj engaged a suite at a New York hotel. The habeas corpus proceedings brought by Castro to compel the United Uni-ted States government to let him land were suspended today until Federal fudge Holt can decide whether Castro Cas-tro can be released from Kills island : under bond before his status as an I immigrant has beefl settjd The writ obtained by the attornevs of the Venezuelan ex-presldent ' a week ago. was returnable today" in the I'nited States district court ' Attorney At-torney Wise maintained that the writ should be quashed because t'astro'n case was Incomplete and the court should not Interfere with the imml gration authorities. Before Judge Holt reached a decision de-cision on the district attorney s motion, mo-tion, the question arose as to whether 'Castro should be released under bond until a decision had been reached bv the hoard of lnqulr at Ellis island. Mr. Wise contended that to give Cas tro his liberty at this time would be a bad precedent and defeat the purpose lol the immigration law The question I of ball therefore became the principal princi-pal one at issue and Judge Holt sus-I pended his decision regarding the i I writ of habeas corpus and asked the j attorneys to file briefs. Castro Returnc to Ellis Island. Castro dined at a restaurant and I then returned to Ellis Island. Cleorge i Cordon Battle, who appeared for Cas- i tro. declared that his clients easel j was complete because his c onsent to leave this country hail been extorted under duress. To do this he presented present-ed an affidavit in which the VenezueL I an described his preliminary examin- ; ation the day he was taken to Lllis island. Castro said that he had been asked a number of extraordinary questions ami had refused to answer! questions regarding the internal re- I lat ions of Venezuela and the conlls-cation conlls-cation ot property there. Must Answer Questions Ho said he was told by the board of Inquiry that he must answer these questions If he was to remain here, but that he did not need answer if he would consent to return Under these conditions he announced his willingness lo leae on the steamer j w hich sailed last Saturday Judge Holt found fault with the K1-lis K1-lis island authorities ior not permlt-jline permlt-jline Castro to see his counsel except in Hie presence of an immigration of-I of-I fleer. Castro made this nssertlon in his affidavit, but it was learned that la-!ter la-!ter he was allowed free access to his j attorneys. |