The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-23
CAPTAIN KrDD YARM

The following story comes from
 Bridgeport and is considered here a
 canard. It is stated that the story will
 never be denied. and it is asserted with
 equal confidence that the truth of the
 story can never be established.
 A big stir prevails in Bridgeport over
 the news, just out. of the finding
 of some of Captain Kldds treas
 ure by two Bridgeporters who a
 short time ago hadn't a cent, but are
 now blazing with diamonds and buying
 bonds and New York city real estate.
 Everybody in Bridgeport is talking about 1t, from the kitchen maids to the
 wealthiest nabobs. Tradition has long
 maintained that Point No Point, on Stratford harbor, was the spot where Captain Kidd, "as he sailed, as he sailed" put in one dark, tempestuous night when he was being pursued, or fancied he was, and hid spells and booty of immense value, deposlting it there encased in a big Iron chest. It Is a matter of history that in the year IcUVI d1IuGL IVY elllQ " NAoSlS ShAOAA of the town of Weston, whose treasury was then sadly in need of bonds, big search for this alleged fabulous amount of treasure supposed to be hid in the sands of Point No Point, was made by five vigorous, able-bodied freeholders, but they searched and searched to no avail. P. T. Barnum once made strenu- ous efforts to obtain possession of Point No Point by buying 1t from the town of Stratford, but was unsuccessful. He always thought that some of the Kidd treasure was buried there. The town of Stratford in 1886 sold the Point to Walter Nichols of Bridgeport for s50,- GOO, and he in turn sold it to its present owners, McMahon & Wren, the million aire brewers, for $100,000
 One day last October two we'll known characters, Curt" Dart and 'Bill" Hodge, for many years locally famous as cIam-diggers, disappeared suddenly from their old haunts. Their disapp pearance was a nine-days' wonder. Last Saturday, however, great was the of their old acquaintances and the townspeople in general to see Curt and "Bil" back again and dressed like lords. Amusement grew when on the immaculate shirt front of each was seen a big, blazing diamond, and when they were seen to have each a massive gold watch chain, while from their respective pockets they hauled out big handfuls of shining gold coin of the realm, which they scattered about with lavish prodigality in treating the boys in the salons which they were wont to haunt. "Bill" and "Curt" kept mum for time, expecting to return and project some more for hidden treas Ire, but when mellowed they let the secret out, and to doubters and scoffers hey ffshed out of their pockets old gold ,oins of foreign mintage, massive old gold medals bearing all sorts of legend try inscriptions and studded with dia- nonds and other precious stones Me Mahon &s Wren, owners of the Point, | rave in vain tried to make the lucky | Monte Cristos tell where they dug up | he wealth, even threats of prosecution | ailing. "BiIl" and Curt have sold | md delivered their spells to New York | ,arties, and each has bought a house | n West Thirty-second street, New | York. and invested the balance of the | proceeds in government 31s per cent. l onds and stock of the Bridgeport Trac- ion cOmpany