The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
such as would delight the heart of any.

from whom they did any trading Thx
Adventure leaked SO badly that Kidd had
to abandon her and transfer his plunder
to the Quedah Merchant. He divided tia
spoils honestly and fairly with his men.
but 100 Of them deserted, and he decided
to return home. As q ina stroke Of bust
ness he invited a lot of traders aboard tho
Quedah Merchant. Ostensibly he wanted.
to sell a lot Of the merchandise of the rich
ship to them. and also he. was DESTROYS OF
purchasing precious stones from them.
They brought money and they brought.
gems. After he had %bargained with them
long enough to discover what they had In
the way of money and Jewels he stripes
them OF their wealth. ordered them OF
his ship and then he sailed away
Homeward Bound.
Possibly his departure was hurried BY
some rumors that had reached the Indian
ocean that a squadron had been sent ont
by his friend,the king to check his opera
tions. He had been in the east two years.
and had earned handsome profits for hi.
partners, 80 he was not reluctant to leave.
Although half a dozen warships were
securing the seas for him he had no In
reference on his way back to America.
He touched at two ports in the West HI
dies, but was refused stores as he haA
been proclaimed a pirate. Not only THAI
but he learned of an English warship be-
ing nearby in search Of him. He was in
q desperate plight. He did not know tho
temper OF Lord BelIonlont and Mr.. Living.
ston in New York, and the Quedah Nar-
chant was SO foul he had no chance -
escape In case q warship sighted him. An
enterprising merchant Of the sea nameN
Button served him we'll at this juncture.
selling to him a vessel named the San
Antonio, with which he went to Curacoa
for supplies after transferring most OF
the Quedah Merchants cargo to, her.
The Quedah Merchant was run up one
of the rivers in San Domingo and burned
eurying Treasure.
From Curacao Kidd started for New
York. But his conscience troubled hjm.
At several places .alcng the route n
stopped and put men ashore. Maybe d.
men were anxious to get away, fearia9
arrest.
Maybe he put them ashore to hurry to
New York with messages to his lawyer
there and to his wife,. and also to Lord
Bellomont and Mr.. Livingston.- He
stopped in the Chesapeake. He stopped
In the Delaware. He stopped on the Jer-
sey shore. II the vague stories that have
! been told are true he put ashore treasure
every place the San Antonio stopped. A.
the treasure chest was buried secretly at
night. OF course, this is nonsense. Il =
. fact, however, that he loaied along. H
was waiting for his messengers to reaeh
New York and for his friends to hsye
time to reach the rendezvous he had ap-
pointed. When he had waited what NJ
believed to be q sufficient time he sailed
again. But he avoided New York. h
skirted Long Island and off GARDENERS II
land, at the eastern end Of Long Islsxli.
no dropped anchor. He remained thero
several days. He got some pigs. q 49,
o. cider. some sheep and other supplies.
He sent a treasure chest ashore. to-
THIS treasure chest was buried near IT,
mansion of John Gardiner, lord OF ~.
manor, by Gardiner himself. Kidd No.
Gardiner for his trouble. not lavishly s
well. He gave gold and silk and e.Asar
and linens to him. The silks and linen.
We're damaged, and the sugar was not ~
It's best, but gold is gold the world over
From New York there came to Gardner.
Island a lawyer named Emmett to meet
Captain Kidd. They held long and earnest
converse. Inc captain learned that LORD
Bellomont was in Boston, and was lo,,1
IN his denunciation Of Captain Kidd.
Arrest. 4
The captain pulled up anchor and startea
OF for Boston town. He stopped at BlocE
Island. There are 1876 different place. n.
Block Island that the natives point 80
as the spot where Captain Kidd h,,rtas
treasure. From Block Island he made
a short run down to Oyster Bay. II ~
buried any treasure in the R-oosevele
GROUNDS 1T has not been found. SO far
as Is known. Maybe he met Mrs. Kada
there. Next he sailed for N~arraKanaeft
Bay. There has been a lot OF dteoinr
for the treasure he buried there. Trhe.
he loafed along the coast a little NOR.
and on July l. 1893. he sailed Into Bo.to.
harbor.5
The Earle OF Bellomont received hin.
not cordially, but not hostilely. m.
earl insisted that they should not sneaI
except In the presence Of other person.
The captain reported as to the cruise. n
the Adventure and the Quedah Merchant.
and said he was ready to turn over til
proceeds IL the earl would relieve ~
Livingston from his QKidd's) bond. r.
captain played fair, but the earl did not.
for he refused to release Mr.. Livingston.
Fol q week Captain Kidd occupied q
house In Boston which stood on the groupA
now occupied by the Boston Globe. Thea
one day he was arrested. Lord Bellomon4.
Immediately after putting the captain &
jail, sent a vessel to Gardeners Island.
The treasure chest was dug up. Next
everything Mrs. Kidd had received fron
the captain was seized. Searches were
made at every point where the San Ar
tonic had stopped, but nothing had been
buried, 80 far as could be learned. ea-
cept at Gardeners Island. The loot theA
Kid brought to America, aside froaa
merchandise of small value, was listed IN
about 100 ounces of gold. 200 ounces oe
silver. and II ounces Of precious stones.
The total value was less than So, 600.
From Boston Kidd was taken to Londsp.
There was a great political row on there.
the Outs accusing the ms Of having seat
Kidd out as a pirate to enrich themselves.
Even the king got his share of the blame.
For q year they kept Kidd in prison.
Then he was put on trial. It was neces.
sary, in order for the government to vin.i
dictate itself. that Kidd should hang. He
did hang, hut his trial was q farce. They
found him guilty of murder. He had M
a mutinous sailor with q bucket and til
blow fractured the sailors skull. Thee;
they foundh him guilty of piracy Sev-
eral other crimes. On May Il. 170a. thRsasl
days after his conviction. he was haneAd
Poor William Kidd. He has q fanlase =
does not deserve. He became q pirate
against his will and his name ever Nhes
stand as q synonym for piracy. And IL
farm on which he n his good wife IIiye6
now 10 decked with skyscrapers ingwhieh5
the pirates o. today. the piratessof 6nApas