Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-09-07
BURIED TREASURE
TALE IN LOUISVILLE:
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Louisville, Ky. Sept. Mot
withstanding the fact that Pert
OF Louisville" is many long lea
CUES from the cruising ground Of
the late Captain (William) Kidd
and the waters of the Ohio never
Tapped the bows Of the Spanish
treasure convoy, the Fails City
has developed tale OF buried
treasure
I While no lines traced in blood
on bloody parchment chart the
probable recent resting place OF
the Louisville treasure trove; and
the picturesque picture OF a pirate
chieftain clanking his cutlass
while members of the crew from
the Jolly Rogers bury the brass
bound chest a fathCnl down must
be eliminated; the story has its
possibilities, romantic. humorous,
and possibly appended thereto IS
a moral.
Recently two negro Workmen
were engaged in digging into az
| old fireplace in the Summit apart
ments, 1905. Rosewood avenue,
their employment at that time
being ina furthefunees ofsplans Tor
alteratiense OF the building. The
aDartuleiltS gweresb,lil1 around the
/ old (raldardlcountry home. which
originally was the, mansion Of the
Won Berries family and was cou-
Structed early il the last century
The old fireplace was exactly
as it had been built probably leo
years ago. Suddenly one OF the
workmen rested his pick. Lying
] in front OF him was an envelope
yellowed with age. with some
coins in it. Pocketing his find,
he resumed his work. After tic
the days work was finished the
finder of the letter tried to read
it. but being unable to decipher
the message he carried it to Z
fellow workman, who read it f"r
him.
The letter had been written il
1889. 1t was signed by a woman.
1t told of a treasure trOve buried
behind the old homestead and
gave directions as to the location
1t stated that the treasure
amount to $4,000 in gold.
The two negroes agreed to say
nothing of the find.
Two days later other workmen
at the apartments found large
hole in the yard at the rear OF the
place. 1t was four feet deep.
The hole was filled with dirt ana
the incident dismissed. But 10,
short time later a second hole
i'll the same yard greeted the
workmen on their appearance for
work one morning. And now
speculation was begun as to the
motive which impelled the nee
tural excavation.
But the appearance of third
hole, coincident with the disap-
pearance of one OF the negro
workmen, deepened the mystery
past fathoming. OF the work
man who was missing nothing /
was known except that his name /
was Ollie"
Now it was Ollie who had read
the faded letter for the finder.
With the disappearance OF Ollie.
the story of the finding. Of the
note was told to Henry Parker. |,
janitor at the apartments, by
I1eny Parker.
Later. Parker denied having
related the story Of wealth al
most captured and confidence be
trayed. Henry further allowed ii
was just a lot of ''poganda" Oh
something of that kind that some
one was circulating concerning
himself. i.
Adam Voght, owner of he pro-
perty, was skeptical of the treas
IRE story and said he would make
no investigation. However. o.
lie is missing from his customary
haunts and the mystery of Lou
isville's treasure trove-is still 4
mystery.
ROUND HILL.