The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-04
BOOTY OF THE C0RSAIR KING

Report from Berlin that an murn~" chest of pirate treasure, buried in the fourteenth c'h- tu,a. by rhc rcdoubtabo Dutch buccauccr, ku- Ntoncbcchcr, had been recovered in the marsh c~ of CuNhavcu, recalls the story of one of the most daring, ruthless and picturrsQu" cor sial.~ that eyer roamrd the seas. The value of the chcst--somc $5,OOOOOO in gold, silver amt jewels lends the color of truth to the state mcutS of chroncIers that Strotcbecher'S booty had run into billion or more dollars before" Inc and his company of water banditti were dispatched bv the sturdy Hamburgcrs off tho" coast of IIelIigoland at the dawn of tn" fir tocnh century.
 In Holland, Germany and other continent aI European countries the narrative oi Stor- tcbcchcr has long rivaIcd that of the crIcbrat- eel Cinderella of the English tongue. How rrcr the two tales have no kinshp in mel dent or origin for the Dutch frorbootrr, mhk" rool Cinderella k mo creation of fancy, but daredevil who lived in the flesh and ter rorizrd entire nat ono.
 Stoltebpchcr seemed favort" of fortune for many years. For his deeds as d warrior he was kui4htcd Iatcr when he was forced to leave Hamburg in disgrace and his km%htIN spurs had been taken from him, he fled to tn" coast and was welcomed by the NitoIians, pl- rates who then held sway over the Baltic and North seas They found him brave, mscrup- uIous and of enormous strength, and at once made him second in command of their plraicai bands He woord and welded the beautiful daughter of Fricsaud chicttan She was won over to his piratcaI schemes and soon be- came more mcrcIess than her lord and master
 The lives of captivcs balanced on her de- cisons. If they were wealthy and could pay large ransoms, they were let loose. Others who looked strong and brave and could quatf bottle of wine at one draught, but who had no other worldly means, were accepted as mem hers by the frecbootcrs Still other less hap less ones were thrown overheard to the roIlick ing tune of drinking song.
 Stortcbecher ended his play with destiny in a magnificent combat. While his fleet lay off Hamburg in wait for unwary shipping, his flagship, the Mad Dog was disabled during the night by secret agent of the Hamburg CTS, who then sailed out to give battle under their captain, Simon von Utrecht Simon and his men boarded the Mad Dog, and after swords had been broken and axes dropped in deck fighting, the two factions met in rough and-tumblc fashion, Stortcbechcr fell to the Iot of Non Utrecht, and a merry beating thc latter was receiving, when assistance came to| hlm. The giant pirate was oVcrpoWcrrd, | bound and brought to Hamburg, where he was publicity bcheaded. The Hamburgcrs found it an occasion fit for wild celebration. for Stor tcbecher and his bands had prayed on Eng fish, French, German, Dutch and Spanish shps until mariners were almost afraid to take tO sea.
 ChronicIers do not know what end came to Stortebecher's beautiful young wife They are certain, though, that she was not one who pined away with grief, but that she met death fully armed for battle, ready to scuttle a ship and drown it's helpless crew.
 If the chest found in the Cuxhaven marshes contains Stortebccher's drinking cup it will prove d relic that will bring fabulous bids from collectors The cup is said to have been made of solid gold, engraved with scenes depicting Strotebecher's deeds, and copious enough tol