The New York herald., 1876-03-15
SENIOR HOLGARDO.

THE MISSING sPANIARD DISCOVERED ALL SAFE
AND SOUND IN DOWNTOWN HOTEL.
sohor Jose Holgardo Cruces, the Spanish gentle
man whose mysterious disappearance last Wednesday
afternoon created much excitement has been found
and his friends rejoicing his return. So many
different theories started TO the cause OF his
disappearance that the lovers of sensation will be
rather disappointed to find that the noble Senior in
stead Of boing dragged and robbed, has been passing
his time at the Eastern Hotel corner OF South and
Whitehall streets 1t appears that he arrived there
last Wednesday night and registered under the Of
Senior Jose Espaha He led quite secluded life in the
hotel, passing most OF his ume in his own room.
On Monday evening Mr. James c. Belts, the pro-
pretor of the hotel received of the circulars that
had been issued giving description tho lost man,
and, having nothing particular to do at that moment
studied it carefully Yesterday morning, while seated
at breakfast Mr Belts struck by the remarkable
resemblance OF the Spaniard who sat opposite to him
TO the description he had read the previous evening
The circular read as iollows:-
JosE HoLGARpo Y CRucEs.-Arrivcd in New York by
on e e. R5ou % Rsst two F. SaS% on
March 1876 he was Kidnapped By man ~ the corner of
with hm large number of Havana lottery tickets red
color also spanish dau9oSns ana wa Watch & and chain with
five feet seven five feet eight inches in height; medium
Ss5 Stsa
lspockmarked,
wnder, with crystal both sides: he gold
nndestand English liberal reward viii be paid for infor
nation AS To his whereabouts.
Alter breakfast Mr.. Belts examined his guest yery
closely and presently became perfectly satisfied that
the unobtrusive Spaniard was the missing man. He
then went TO the Spanish ConsuPs office and asked
Wee Consul Rafart If he wished Tor some information
to the whereabouts of
TnE LOST SENIOR HoLGARDo
The Vice Consul replied IN the Affirmative and Mr.
Belts then asked II he could identify Hosardo sefor
Raiart said he had seen Holgardo but once and would
therefore, be unlikely TO identity HIM with certainty
He asked Mr. Belts to wait until some of Eolgardo's
friends could be summoned 10 meet him. but Mr.
Belts lett his card saying he would be al the hotel
whenever Senior Rafart and Holgardos friends chose
to call About an hour later the Vice Cousul,
panied by two or three other gentlemen, friends Of
Mr.. Holgardo went down to tho Eastern Hotel and
met Mr. Belts, who took them up stairs When they
arrived at Senor Hogardo's room Mr.. Belts Knocked
and receiving no answer opened the door and uhered
in the party
''rHE KIDNAPPED VICTIM,
did not appear at all delighted to his friends and
acted very strangely. He wept, talked incoherently
and when asked to leave the hotel refused do So
He finally accompanied his friends to the Spanish Con-
suate, and, after considerable trouble there made a
rather confused statement Of his adventures He was
very nervous aud excited during his visit to the Con-
suate and broke into tears several times.
He said that ON "Wednesday afternoon, when he
accosted III English by strange man, he felt very
much frightened, as he thought he was going to be
arrested for carrying Havana lottery tickcs. The
stranger walked him down Broadway about a couple OF
blocks and then turned on in the direction OF the
Bowery. Alter walking little distance the stranger
took him into house and In the hall spoke to him in
excellent Spanish telling him that he had violated the
laws of this country by selling lottery tickets He then
became more frightened, and opened his coat in
order to- get money, thinking that he
might be able to buy his release When he unbutoned
his coat large package Of lottery tickets that he had
besn carrying fell down the floor. The stranger
mediately stopped down. grabbed the bundle OF tickets
and then ran up the stairs. The Senior says that he
was so glad OF the chance to got out of the house avo
that he lett at once, and wandering down town. finally
found his way to the Eastern Hotel He did not
the hotel afterward he said because he feared that be
would be killed in the street.
HIS story sounded very strange, and tho Vice
Consul thought he appeared nervous aud excited he
sent away with his friends who will take care of
him and bring him TO the Consulate to-day, when he
Is TO give another account OF his adventures
Last evening a reporter OF the HERALD learned some
facts that apparently Indicate that Seho Hogardo had
arranged to take quarters at the Eastern Hotel days
before he disappeared from the Hotel Espahol with the
intention TO secludo himself for time. He called at
the Eastern Hotel on Monday the 9th inst In the
company OF two other friends None of the party
could speak English, and, they waited dinner the
from his to tell the walters what
they would eat This gentleman, who has
since gone TO Havana, became friendly with Hogardo's
party and invited them TO his ROOM No 49, There
Hogardo became enrapturcd, apparently, with the
view OF the bay from the window lie asked TO be
shown an adjoining room, A; and when he had
itand viewed the bay from its window, no SAID he
would occupy IL within two days. lie not again
seen at tho hotel until he registered there as Senior
Espaha, on Wednesday night
The clerk OF the hotel said TO Mr. Belts last night
that OF tie gentlemen who called at the Eastern
Hotel yesterday afternoon 10 identify Hogardo with
that person at the hotel on Monday, the 9th inst.