Evening star., 1911-01-29
Capt. Kidd's Wealth Said to Be
in Capitol Grounds.
EXACT SPOT IS KNOWN
Letter Writer Tells Supt. Woods of
Buried Millions.
SHOULD BE DUG UP, HE THINKS
Graphically Describes Landing of
Famous Pirate and Hiding of
Bags of Gold.


Capitol grounds were rich in historical
associations and in scenic beauty it was
not suspected that the grounds We're rich
in silver and gold and precious stones.
Yet that such Is the truth is the infor
| nation that has been given to Elliott
Woods. superintendent of the Capitol and
| Capitol grounds, in a letter just received
| by him. There are not only thousands,
| but millions of dollars underneath the
| green carpet Of the park in which the
| Capitol SitS-that is, according to the let
| ter writer.
The dark secret is out that Capt. Kidd,
| that famous pirate who found a safe
keeping place for the uncounted millions
| credited to him in the ground on a hill
! side or at the bottom of the sea. chose
| the very spot for his bank that the found
ers Of this republic selected for the site
| of Congress. OF course, that was never
| suspected before, but WashinStonan
| has had the secret and has just taken
some others into his confidence.
How Bags Were Hidden.
| Twas a dark and stormy night when
| Capt. Kidd and a few of his most trusted
| followers cast the anchor of their ship
| that flew at it's masthead black flag
| with a skull and crossbones upon it in
| the harbor of what was destined to be-
| come prosperous national apitol The
DraWny sailor LAOS threw several bags OF
| ciinking contents over their backs, were
roWed in the small boat to the sandy
| shore, and started, single file. up through
the dark and sleeping village toward the
| highlands beyond. Capt Kidd was i'm the
| lead, and once in a while he stopped and
| peered through the darkness TO eaten the
outlines of hill. Then he pressed on
ward, with the procession OF heavily laden
| men close at his heels
/ Half hour aid they keep up the
| silent, Stealthy progress, ana soon were
| beyond the group or houses that nestled
| near the water. For fifteen minutes
| more they trudged along. \ slight incline
told them they were near the hill beyond,
and in a minute more the gruff captain
| halted. The bags were thrown of the
backs of the sailors. 1t was not long be-
| fore shovels were throwing dirt out of a
hole in the side of the hill.
| When the party returned with their
shovels to the ship the bags were
missing. Anchor was weighed before
the dawn Of another day and the shin
was off to sight another prize.
| The all-important thing-tO those
of this generation--is the exact spot
where they left the bags. That has
been secret for years and still re-
mains locked in the bosom of a resi-
dent Of Washington, he who gives the
story Of the visit Of the famous pirate
| 10 Washington.
Time to Dig for Wealth.
The time has come. in his opinion, to
dig up those old bags-at least that
is indicated by the letter he has writ
ten Supt. Woods He knows the exact
spot where the treasure can be tapped
and he has found that it is necessary
to see Supt. Woods ito accomplish our
object"
The object I speak Of he ventures
to say to the superintendent of the
Capitol. is the digging up Of three or
four millions of dollars buried some
years ago by Capt Kidd.
| Il can show you the exact spot to
dig. 1t is in the Capitol grounds. If
you are interested. call and see me or
drop me line and tell me when l
| would be apt to find you al your office
and where your office is. l can drop
in any day.
The unfortunate part about this last
request is that the writer neglected
to sign his name to the letter. He gave
the superintendent an address close to
the Capitol grounds, however, and that
is regarded by Mr.. Woods showing
that he is so much in earnest that he
is keeping guard over the spot by
night from his window overlooking the
| Capitol grounds.
Supt. Woods Guarding Secret.
Supt. Woods has been guarding the
secret intrusted to him-and the rea-
son is protection Of the Capitol
grounds He feared that the publica-
tion Of the secret" would stir up
some OF the Get Rich Quick Walling-
fords" around the country to efforts
to get to the treasure first And now
that the story has leaked out. it is re-
ported that he has instructed the Capt.
tol police squad to watch closely for
any one approaching the grounds with
pick or shovel.
The fact that the Capitol grounds
have been pretty we'll dug up all over
in laying the foundation Of the Capitol
and in grading the surrounding park
has thoroughly convinced those around
the Capitol that the plan Of taking
millions from the Capitol grounds is a
castle in Spain and nothing more.