The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
THE COURTS.
The Mystery of a Rich Cuban
and His Gold.
LOST, FOUND AND UNREWARDED.
A Victory for the Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company.
AFFAIRS OF HOYT, SPRAGUE & co.

In the early days OF March, 1876, considerable ex-
element created In this city by tho announcement
in tho press that report bad reached Police Head
ou.rters OF the strange and xplcabe capture and
abduction from vicinity of Fourth street ana La
fayette place OF rich Cuban gentleman, with largo
amount OF gold on his person. Tho rumor then was
that this rich Cuban, who IN company with iricnd
had been accosied at the place already named, while
on his way to his hotel by representing himself
to be nm officer Of police, arrested by him and re-
moved in carriage, while his friend FASTENED to his
hotel 10 tell the strange iac For several days there
After nothing was heard OF the missing man. and the
rsuse of his disappearance and whereabouts seemed TO
remain profound mystery. In the meantime, on tho
ilth OF March, 1885, an advertisement appeared in the
public journals asking information Of the missing man.
whose picture accompanied the advertisement IN tho
illustrated papers He was described as sixty-four
years OF age but looking younger; i've feet eight
inches high wearing boxtoed boots and having on his
person stem winder watch goldrimmed eycslass,
number OF Spanish douboons and "A large number oil
Havana lottery tickets Of red color liberal reward
was offered Tor Information of his whereabouts by ad.
dressing Davies Detective Agency or tho Office OF tho
Consul General OF Span. The name OF this much lost
much sought individual Jose Hogado Cruces,
and supposon 1T ono time seemed To DC that some
desperate characters personaung police OFFICIALS had
kidnapped, robbed aud murdered him. on the l4th OF
March SIR. James Z. Butts the landlord oil the East
ern HOTEL ON Whitehall street, having nouceu tue
offer OF the reward and tho description OF tho missing
man, his attention attracted TO one Of ms guests
whose appearance corrcsp0nded with the description
He gave notice OF his suspicious ut tho oilice OF me
Consul General, and subsequent Investigation con-
frmed them For this Information no was promised,
he says 81, 900 IN gold but all he has been able
TO get hitherto Is $l,3l1, leaving, as he claims,
y balance still due him OF s9'a FOR TINS sum
he has commenced SUIT in the United
States District Court through his counsel, Nr.
H. +. Aver, against Hpoiite de Uriarte, the Consul
Mag .bsfnF
which he all the allegations OF the complaint
except the allegation that nc IL the Spanish Consul Gen.
erul this Yesterday incrrogat0ries anu cross
Bpective sides OF the case TO be forwarded 10 havana
Tor examination OF Daniel de Ra,art, formerly The
Spanish Vice Consul IN this city THIS was the gen.
ticman who, IT is claimed, gave the written promise
part Of the Spanish government 10 pay the 70.
ward of $1,000 gold IL Is asseit Ted on Tue part OF
plaintiff that his counsel before commencing TINS suit
made u demand Tor payment on tho Vice Consul, VINO
lett The country before answering and tnat mas con-
tnucd be only response hitherto. The counsel
then wrote 10 the defendant, who answered that ne
could not recognize the claim as an 0ui-
cial behalf OF hts government but
q personal against the Vice Consu. lie
also added that in his Judgment the terms oil the offer
OF liberal reward, offered by his authority had been
complied with by the payment OF the 81 BIZ already
made. Application was then made 10 the Spanish
Minister AT Washington. the substance oil whose re-
Spouse was that the 81 OOU reward was considered
personal claim against the Vice Consul and The offer
OF a .'lberal reward" personal clam against the
Consul General In other words that tho Vice Consul
was without authority to Tx the amount OF reward IL
Is expected will be reached in November next,
an will develop and probably decide. nice questions
rs the 10 which loreign government Official
bind his principal IL is hardly necessary to add
the Of this litigation was not ruthlessly KID.
mapped; but the contrary had taken that myster-
way oil throwing mystery around ooh himself and
the lottery tickets Of red color" which he carried