The New York herald., 1876-03-23
THE ABDUCTED" sPANIARD.

THE MYSTERY CLEARED UP-HoLGADo HRLPING
TO swINDLE A SPANISH CAPTAIN.
Tho mystery surrounding the abduction" OF the
Spaniard, Jose Holgado, which made such a sensation
in the city and puzzled the police for weeks has been
entirely cleared up, and the affair proves have been
nothing more than trick contrved by Hoigado aud
his friends, the Morou brothers, to swindle q conad-
ing friend The story is ths:-In the carly part
of last month Rafael vassalo captain in the
Spanish army in Cuba obtained, in consequence
OF i'll health, six months loave OF absence
to enable him to visit this country and Europe
Being OF business turn of mind tho Captain looked
about him Tor something speculate his travels
and as lottery tickets Of the favorable
Cuban commodities. he obtained from his motherin-
law, Searo Gennaro Fernandez. OF Havana the Of
$s 900 for the purpose of purchasing tickets for
extraordinary drawing OF Havana lottery which
20 take place next month. These tickets are sold in
New York for $500 each, their cost in Havana being
$500 In Spanish paper, equal 70 ab.at 500 OF our
money The profit is therefors enormoua Cap
tain Vassalo not wishing 60 purchase the tickets
himself gave the money the brothers Francisco and
Augusta Moreu, with whom he had been terms or
intimacy for years, with the understanding that they
TO buy the tickets for him that they should all
three come TO New York together when the brothers
should sell the tickets a premium and hand over the
money TO vassalo, deductng q liberal commission Tho
Moreus were very intimate with old commission
broker named Jose Holgado v Cruces-the ..abducted
man-who had carried on business for long time in
Havana and they claim that they paid the money TO
buy tho tickets TO him. However that may
be, the two brothers and the broker arrived IN
this city on February "a, by the Steamer
City OF Vera Cruz and took rooms together
the Hotel Espahol No. II East Fourth street. Cap
tain Vassalo followed the 1st OF this month ana
domicied himself at the same hotel He naturally n-
Qured about the tickets and formed by HolgadO
that they safely Deposited In the hands Fran
Llera No 55 Cedar street, who would dispose OF
them. Vassalo being anxious 10 sail at for
Europe, became IRON day to dny moro urgent in his
demand definite knowledge or the disposal or
his properly. One week from the day OF his arrival
namely, March S-about two O'Clock p. NJ. the horeus
and Vassalo made their appearance at the Spanish
Consulate, and Francisco Moreu stated that Holgado
had been abducted while walking with him at the
of Fourth and Lafayette place. and that he
had In his possession 220 lottery tickets and other
properly. valued at some $4,000. The story
almost incredible, but the authorities other
but accept II true till the could be
investigated The Spanish Consul gave the case
into the hands Of Detective Henry W. Davies and
through the agency or handbills headed with wood
cut Of the missing man, the latter found at the
Eastern Hotel In this city some days after his disap
pearance Sehor Lera confroatec HQlgado when the
confessed that he had given Llcra
at all In the meantime francisco Moren sailed for
Cuba on the Crescent City, which due at Havana
last night; consequently he out OF reach Of the
thorities, who suspected conspiracy. Augusta
however. taken into custody Tuesday by Detec
tive Dawes at the ST. Julien Hotel OF
issued by Judge Donohue OF the Supreme Court, and
held in SIS 600 TO answer. Through the courtesy
OF the Sheriff he allowed to occupy his the
hotel under watch, ON that night, and yesterday was
removed to Ludlow Street Jail On beng arrested he
confessed that, instead Of buying 240 lottery tickets
Havana they had bought but twenty Part Of the
money remaining had he said, been spent gambling
and the rest he refused TO say anything about
The authorities In Havana notified OF the facts
by telegraph and II the Crescent City arrived there
last night 1t s probable that Francisco Morcu is now