The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-10
TIIEKIDNAPPED MERCHANT
THE STORY TOLD ny THE MAN VINO
saw THE KJDNAPPING.
The Detectives Bnmcd and the Police su-
perintendent Puzzled Senor uoiRa rdo's
Business and Movements in New York.

The Detectives BnHcd md tho Police fu-
perintendent Puzzled - Senor tioiRa rdo's
business aud Movements in New York.
The mysterious disappearance of Seflor
jose Holgardo, Havana tobacco merchant, on
Wednesday, was the uppermost topic among
the Spanish residents of this city yesterday.
Several detectives worked all dav without nnd-
ing a clue, and Superintendent wallinR could
not see that there was anything to base police
operations on. There was, he said, no car
riape used in the alleged abduction Of
Sehor Holgardo. and on that account tho
was more oIficult To handle. The missing
merchants friends fear that he has been mur.
dered, but no had on bis person only a gold
watch and chain. a pair Of gold eyeglasses, and
few Spanish doubioons. The Spanish Consul
thinks It most extraordinary that the missing
man should 40 readily go away with a stranger,
sven u ne supposed himself under arrest. Tho
Vice. Consul has the Havana lottery tickets that
" re Given to SehDr Moreu bv the missing mer-
chant just previous to his disappearance.
l. T. supposed tnat Sen 'r Holgerdo, who ar
rived Va New YORK on tho 2tih ult., was axent
tor a ciger house In Havana aud for the Havana
lottery. lie brought credentials to J. Llero,
toOacco merchant at IS Cedar IT eet auth q, izlng
the bearer TO sell iOr the HAVANA house 1000
cigars consilned to Llero. These ciRara arc ip
gsrdO that the cigars were Of such quality tnat
they cOulo not be prcftaDly DISPOSED Of here,
and he advised MIN 70 snip them back to liav-
ana. This, II IA understOOd, HulgafdO consented
to do. ana he intended to sail for Havana yester-
day.
The police found Mr.. Moreu at the Hotel
EsOahol. Yesterday he said that Hoigardo was
known to him ns a speculatnr In Havana. lie
was upwaid Of 90 years OF age, and a widower.
He hal a son ahOut 20 years old In Havana Ho
came to New York to dispose OF the consign-
meDt OF cigars, and. as MIR. Moreu Inferred, to
sell $4,000 worth OF III tvana lottery tickets for
the April drawing ~ which the chief triZe is to
be t5OO.OtO. Mr. Holgardo took lodgings In the
Hotel EsponOl a few days afterwsrd. MIR. Moreu
Ian yan n
men rriyeu at tho same hotel. Mr.. Holg rdo
and Mr.. Moreu erlmt friendly. and took walks
toeether They frequently visited J. Lny's
saloon at 80 lirnadw y, aud iere bee Ims ac-
quaOted with d Cuban gentleman vino has q
Gig r stand In the saloon.
On Wednesd ", at about IL A. NJ, Nesars. Hol-
CardO aud Moreu walked from their hotel to
gether. Holg rdO d sired to uuy an English die
ton. ry TO take home to HHvina. The kceper OF
the cigar stand told llOlgardJ to make hts pur-
chas- at the Appl.tOn-, IN Broadway, aud he
accompanied the two 81. niu'ds. who could not
speak EnRli. h. to that store. Hulgafdo was un-
and Mo Ell then went To Ileru's nj So Cedar
street. Thence they rode IN Stage w HrD d.
way 20 FOurth street. Ihere they gOt ont, aud
then they walked toward tHcir hotel. At Fourth
sti Get and Lafayette place a short, heavy man,
wearing heavy besri, approached them, and
IN English that neither uuuotstOod. lie then
showed puliceni ms badge and said he was an
oficer, and led HolgardO In the direction Of
AstOr place.
Moreu. too much frightened TO speak, went
TO the Hotel E,pahOl aud anxiousiy awaited hts
fIiend's return.
The disappearance was sttll . mystery yester-
day,