New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
'NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
KIDD HOARD IS IN JERSEY
No ARGUMENT WILL PROVE TO NATIVES
THAT THE PIRATES TREASURE Is
ELSEWHERE THAN THERE.

III. state but more particularly in Monmouth
county where every woman and child De-
Ifeves that the pirate. before he was hanged for
his crimes in 17Ol. visited the Monmouth seacoast
and somewhere between Sandy Hook ana folh1
Pleasant buried his hoard of gold and Jewels capt
ured on the high from his many victims
The pleasing legend concerning Captain Nidd
+ fondness for New-Jersey as a safe retreat when
close pressed bv the Kings officers started when
New-Jersey was British colony. 1t has oeen
handed down from generation to generation and 1t
would be hard to find native Jerseymah VINO Is
not willing to wager that the tale is true.
The story goes that the daring mariner had a
sweetheart living Sandy Hook and that ne
was wont visit her when in that nelshnorhoou
At that time the Monmouth coast was nothing
more than a wilderness and sand waste. ana f>ioo
had no trouhIe in secreting himself from the Eng
lish Hawkshaws. Finally, so the story goes the
intrepid sailor decided to give up his plratins
marry his Monmouth County sweetheart ana ur-
der an assumed name. settle down near the home
of her parents. and with the proceeds OF MS hcheu
treasure live life of ease.
With this end IN view, Captain William. ola Mon
mouthites say stored his gold and silver diamonds
and silks in strong iron boxes and one stormy
night in January, 1700 bade his plrat1cal ere"
poodbv landed on the deserted beach near what is
now Fort Hancock. sought out his Amanda-tor
that the name of his sweetheart-'old her oi
his plans and at proceeded to hide his treas
ures until he thought the time opportune for MIN
70 convert them into money. Meanwhile, the tale
continues Captain Kidd betrayed by mem
Der of his who said that ne hao oee"
.'rinkey-dinked'' the distribution of the swag
This migrate told the English officers where they
would be most likely to find the sailor deSperaoo
and piloted them to Amanda's home
Kidd In some way learned of the betrayal he
hastily bade his Amanda farewell protihSeu ne
would return in a few weeks. and escaped Later
he was captured in New-York City, taken to Eng
land tried for piracy, condemned ana hahseu-
Amanda according to the legend so dear to Jer-
seymen was never told of the exact location OF her
unfortunate lovers fabulous treasure fer ldtiel
and brothers OF course let into the secret OF
the buried wealth after Kidds death. and they
searched every foot of the Sandy Hook peninsula
for it. but without success Their descendants
have been digging the sand along Monmouth 5 sea
coast ever since but cew to the coveted
trea sure OF Amanda's lover has been uneartheo'
WILL NOT BE HOODWINKED
Here in Monmouth County then Edward Fields
attempt to hoodwink the public into believing that
no owns a genuine letter written TO one OF his an
cestors by Kidd. that the latter's wealth IS Sc
creted beneath the soil of an island IN BOSTON la'
bor is roundy condemned. Descendants VI
Auando-sonne say her family name was Patter-
con o.bers Peterson-reside Long Branch.
One of them Ezra Brinton talked to-day with a
Tribune representative concerning Baileys enoFt
to steal New Jerseys glory as TO the hloo treas
ure Said Ezra:
the IS pnbc ict viii believe Boston Tiarbor story
Captain Kids wealth. whsn Founde6 up. and noe
wbere else 1t would have discovered years
i william hadn't 5an been be- Gas SasSeS going IN to- arry
Amandy Patterson Anandy was my fen
as how Amandy had told her that she she MAS certain
ha MT ob Hdd Wsan Rhs Kdd d nS h3andy for the
last time he promised to come back soon he, he am II he
lad buried his sold and @ sef9Pe 9P h he Rc
he bucket to send letter 20 Anandy & as well ell as
10 that Warner family this Bailey tells about
wealth being buried in Monmouth County Joshua
oHE MilaRs wh6 OF claims af@f fnshp hi With With sa
e!sys II? Why S5 feqFse bee%ed it, too and
because believe it I'm living here In Belmar"
HOW THEY DUG FOR GOLD.
Right here it is proper to say that Mr. Wilkins
formerly lived Sandy Hook There he and mis-
ancestors most OF whom were fishermen. put in
their Idle moments digging in the sand looking Tor
mysterious iron chests Fifteen years ago this
branch OF Amandy's descendants got clew that
captain Kidd had buried his sod along t the nsve
call it-and they moved to Belmar then an en9rTo
sffrner of ihe pretty spot is sand dune called Money
I'M 1t covers the space Of about an acre and for
for the treasure that hundreds OF their relatives
6a At fs Re tRe II Ens
night FnaIy the secret t, efeaped and 1tE the san9
laughed by his friends for permittins himself to
teen Hs yeaTs and and he @ says that # the trsasn
uncovered before ne passes in his checks his three
sons will take up the work and dig until they are
m her in h TO be Gap a Rd erend
honestly believe that day old 0Sea9 99 w q
centuries ago. Since the Bailey story un-
leashed Providence 1t has even been whispered
Patterson, Peterson. and that he was induced
to buy what is Asbury Park back in the
sixties in the hope that in building the new prohibi-
pirates gold sinners and sparkling gems For years
possessions the city but the transfer still hangs
fre Today an NJ old resident tod Tribune eGrFe t
the town he built Said the old resident: Hes a
Kids sweetheart and he's afraid the city will
some day Williams treasure"
countyohas the Oldest claim to the mysterious
treasure of the dead pirate. and for years and
Monmouth coast has been the chief though un-
profitable industry of old Monmouth's inhabitants.
and John Bailey, of Providence will find himself in
trouble up to his if he persists in asking the
public to believe that the late lamented kidds
in money. jewels and diamonds the alleged
letter to his ancestor reads. are resting up near
A WILLIAM KIDD CLUB
Jerseymen irrespective of race. religion pre-
Amandy Patterson story. SO strong is this belief
and so high is Mr.. Kidd esteemed in New-Jersey |
that despite the fact that he hanged
pirate. a social club made of New-Jersey's fore
capital and named the William Kidd Club, John !
Kennel, of Passaic. former Assemblyman. and |
John w Griggs for political office. is president of
the organization. and William X. Devereux, secre-
tee. is the secretary. Among its members are Gov
sns CoDtreller William Hancock Senator joseph
Cross Senator Wood Mckee. Senator c. Asa Francis |
nS na ear 2s club m sTss wen rs
departed standard bearer Is toasted and euloszed |
world famed. though yet undiscovered, treasure. |
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH TO BE ORGANIZED. |