The New York herald., 1870-05-18
THE CRUZ BOND SENSATION.
A Queer Romance from the Ever Faithful
Isle'-Drawing Fortune In the Havana
Lottery and Going to tho Tombs in
ter Fight for Its Possession.
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The sensation created by the arrest Of the Cuban,
Don Tanecredo Cruz at the instance Of his sistern-
law, Sehora Anita Cruz, thus far has been somewhat
favorable to the prisoner, who Is still connned In the
T0mbs. Yesterday HERALD reporter who became
acquainted with the parties in Cuba during the sum-
mer OF 1865, while on his way to the city OF Mexico
interviewed them, and obtained the following YER.
sion Of the story:- navf ss
Mrs. Anita Cruz was married to Teodoro Cruz In
Baltimore In 1851. Her husband was made cashier
OF bank in Malanzas that same year after return.
ing RON the United States. His father then, ana
still continues to keep wholesale and retail drug
store In that CITY, and his establishment was often
visited by our reporter. In 1854 Tancredo the
prisoner In the Tombs became defauter His father
assumed the responsibility OF payment OF the sum
and was allowed to meet 1T In semi-annual insta /
ments. in February, 1866, Mrs. Anita Cruz, the
plaintiff in this case, purchased the ticket In the
havana l9ttery which orsw the $4,000 prize. Her
husoanu mad made consiiesa money. They were
wen situated then. Her husband on account Of DIM
ouy Win his bank, left Cuba for @ La United States
IN 1862 followed by his wife, with her two chi
~ iorlaer husband, IN June, same year. In 1868
Tancrcdo Cruz, by his own confession, again became
dciaulter, fed the island ana to this country.
Tue cause OF his flight was second defalcation.
Ihis time he went on board the steamer MORO Cas-
tie, under cover OF darkness. His father paid the
steward va, OF the steamer 500 to sccrete MN.
Last November, says Mrs. Cruz, she desired to in
purchase for her from Messs Fisk Hatch .ae Of
fory-four sl,ooo boa1s Of the Central Railroad at
ninety. He delivered her. however but thirty-ei
oi tile same, ana kept SIX for himself This robbery
wa was net discovered by, Mis-. Anita Cruz until
the time cime to cut the coupons for payment.
the robbery for which Cruz was aires ed was for
eight bonds stolen some five weeks since from the
win his sister-in-Iaw. At the corner of BOND
Stree street ana Broadway he had the coach stopped
hours business around the corner ana left her to
wait for him. She did wat-fu three hours-and
On MS not appearing she drove home. She found
ner room open, her trunk also, and pencil owned
4 the trunk had Ssen BEEN Obtained AsS y 'eSua CRUZ
Where Mrs. cruz had purchased it In Novem-
per per y last; ,co =, She looked for her eight bonds
found, inquiry at the hotel ONCE that Cruz had
been home asked for the key to her room, received
It and lett the hotel without returning II to the oce.
fuisuing inquiries the next morning she found that
She also learned that he had sold six Of the
Cruz 10 Staten Island. He had taken a room in a
house kept by Senior Rodriguez and she saw him
out a warrant for Cruz befor Judge Garrett,
Mr. Cruz Det,ctive Charlie it,' found atsnss cruz
confined at Port Richmond. Cruz escaped an @Ss ex.
animation by using his money freely. He was again
Cruz. The prisoner offered to refund $4,000 of the
stolen money last Friday, but his offer was not taken
up When Cruz was arrested the last time he told his
deserted wife that she must come before the people
and be disgraced unless size discharges all idea Of
prosecuting him. His story only thus far has been
made public. Mrs. Cruz has employed very eminent
counsel to conduct her case.
The assertion made by Cruz that he has lived with
his slste.-ln-law since her husbands decease Is
wholly untrue. Such IS not the case. She is an
Intelligent and accomplished lady. Cruz declared,
derogatory to his sster-inlaws character and that
would compel her TO leave the country and thus
secure his escape She says she win either have her
money back or Cruz must suffer the full penalty of
the law. she has still large property left.