Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-16
A HOOdOO and a Scarf Pin.

MISFORTUNE THAT FOLLOWS BEAUTIFUL PIECE
OF JEwELRY-soME OF ITS VICTIMS.
From the New York Herald
II see you are observing my scarf pin" said
Brooklyn jeweler whom l happened to meet
a day or two ago. Members of the trade
don't often wear conspicuous jewelry. As a
rule, in fact, jewelers. wear no jewelry at all.
But this pin has history which interests me,
and that's why L wear it.'
The pin was certainly striking one It was
large and consisted of a bed of sapphires.
pearls and rubies, surrounded by border of
diamonds. OF course L expressed desire to
know its history.
Not long before the burning of the Brook
lyn theater," said the jeweller, "a man, a
stranger to me, came into my store in Brook
Ign and ordered a scarf pin made after this de-
scription. told him my price, a pretty high
one, for the jewels would be expensive. But
he agreed, paid me deposit and left. / took
the man for gambler who had Just PLAYED in
good luck; but / afterward learned from de-
no doubt intended to get that pin without pay
ing anything more than the deposit.
BURNED TO DEATH.
"But he never called for the pin. He was
burned to death in the Brooklyn theater fire.
From the very first it seemed as though a
strange and tragic fatality was associated with
this trinket l put it IN the show case, and it
was not long before sporting man saw it and
bought it on the spot. He was murdered
Chicago. few weeks after that a
misunderstanding woman entered my place and
offered this very pin for sale. She explained
that it had belonged to her husband
the man who had been killed. She had hap
pened into my place by the merest chance. L
bought the pin back and put it in the show
case again. Next time sold it to a druggist
The day after he bought it he made mistake
In mixing prescription and caused the death
of a mother and her baby. The druggists
business failed and he was reduced to poverty.
He brought the pin to me and I bought it back
again. Once more it went into the showcase
l was getting used to it by this time.
1T WAS "KLEpToMAN1A."
II didn't have long to wait for the next ad-
venture of that pin. few months ago a
handsome, stylishly- dressed girl came in and
asked to see some rings. The fatal pin was on
the tray set before her. While my back was
| turned the fatal jewel got its fine work in, as
the pin and put il in her pocket. I
missed it Immediately after she left, and
a detective recovered it for me. The girl was
pretty and Of respectable family. so
nice name, and she got of. Now have taken
| to wearing the pin myself want to show
that ! can rise superior to superstition and
| defy the 'hoodoo' that is connected with the
pm. MY business hasn't gone to smash,
haven't murdered anybody, and my mother-in-
law hasn't come to make US q visit But dare
| say something horrible is in store for me-"
The Utes Of southern Colorado agree to cede
their lands for a new reservation in Utah and
the per capita payment of $5O, 900 in ten annual
lnstallments, $4,000 worth of sheep and
| ~ 600 each to the five chiefs
Excitement has been caused by the reported
discovery OF natural gas near Oak Greek, Wis,
about ten miles south of Milwaukee.
Vestibule trains will soon be running between
New Orleans and the City Of Mexico in seventy
two hours
Jay Gould Is badly broken down by the
! death of Mrs. Gould
The convention of the international union Of
brickiayers and mas0ns Of North America Il in
session ct Cleveland, Ohio.