The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-18
MEN AND WOMEN OF DEATH.
Actual Gases CT Human Beings Who
Are Fatal 10 Each Other.
From Parsons Weekly.

Haunted houses are not uncommon, and
most of us have heard stories OF anulets
of various kinds which brought all Kinds
of disaster to their possessors. tof an
evil influence to attach itself to a human
being. and from that individual spread
to those around him or her, is rarer'
but vet by no means unknown.
One of the strangest cases OF the kiho
magma BILE has recently come to light IN
russia smart young student, named
Ostrovski man of good fortune and
family. shot himself dead in ST. Peters
burg street. There was no apparent rea-
son for the rash act, and it was ascrioed
to political causes.
His friends, however, have a different
idea. The dead man had parted, only
a moment previous to his death with
Nine Bielskaia, who is known TAR ana
wide as the fatal woman" This lady
Is a generals daughter, and is of great
beauty When she was quite young a
wealthy man, NJ GolovatcheH, fell in
love with her and fought dnel TOT
he sake with an army ofacer Nelther
was badly injured, yet both soon after
ward committed suicide.
Then she married M. Blelskala. a
year later, for no apparent reason ne
attempted suicide by stappins nln,setl'
and then disappeared lie. Is Saio ~
have gone to Siberia.
Next, two of her servants dled mysteri
ouslv. and finally her father, the general
fell victim to terrorists pomo, Inc
lady herself canont be directly planned
for any of these tragedies. and yet one
can hardly wonder that she now inspires
a vague terror among all her acquaiflt-
ances. - .,,o
Equally strange Is the SAD story Oh .iie
artist. Hans Kinnow, who dled IN Mu-
ago, Inc young
man had flashed into fame year OF
FOO previously by his clever PORTRAITS.
The very first portrait he ever painted
was of a certain Herr Braun, a wealthy
tradesman Braun was greatly pleased
with the likeness, and sent cnecK' "A
month later he fell Ill and DIED NO
one thought anything OF THIS anu SION
Kinnow was very busy with nn 49,,
of Fraulein Dina s., young actress,
,rhis nortrait, was exhibited. week
after il left the exhibition and was sem
20 +be 1adv's house she died quite SUI
denly of heart failure. ,,,,..,,
Soon afterward Kinnow saw lovely
habv the daughter of friend ana OF
fered to paint her picture nc ilioenet
accepted. The portrait was no s9ones
complete than little Marie tooA ooi' ''''
faded away and died virnov
The third disaster frightened klnnoW'
and vague alarm changed to horror when
ons NJ his models, an elderly beggar' was
rim over In the street and kllieo. ne
abandoned portraits and took 10 poorly
naid ornamental work, porcelain decora'-
INC and the like A year passed ana
then the painter fell in love His nailcee :
desired him to paint her portrai'' anu
he Welded though unwiinhsy'
Was 1t mere coincidence! lne 81 81
delicate consumptive, the doctor salu.
She caught a slight chill, it went TO nef I
,,,nse and in a month after her portrait
was finished she, too, DIED IT,
Linnow was hardly seen again. ne
cot In bis studio painting hard. A TORT
niqht later his landlady. bringing MN l mN
sumner. found him dead on the moo. ""
the easel was finished portrait OF ~.
self. PAINTED by the aid OIL =
glass. Across the face was s'iieai Vi
crimson paint. -. ~ c-an-
ION ~ Rerne. in Switzerland Among
Them ia a woman whom the others VIII
neitha. sneak to nor II they can help
a en- much as look at And yet the'e
is nothing unnleasant in her appearance
Pecentlv INQUIRIES were made anu ene
following curious story came ou',
The woman has had s,N cnis" -, 81
four boys and two girls-and al oi LII 5,ad
have died at the age Of I. Inree uieu
tbrae within three days of the anniVersa-
nv, Stranger still, each fell III as eVers
successive birthday approached rom Inc
Nrst onward; but their mother took no
notica az their malaries until the iatai
seventh year approached IT.
Then she devoted all her care 70 az
little ones She secured nleolcai a.t.na-
ance. but all without avail. Inc ooc AZ s'l
could IN no case trace any speciflc uis,
case The little things simply wasteo
owav and died. The rest OF the tripe
credit the mother with the possession
IF the evil eve. and have put her SO com
,,i.taIy into coventry that her husband
means to take her away and leave o"i'%-
erand. .haro was
Some thirty-fve years ago there was
a terrible fight between sHiaii pa
of American troops and large pous y.
Anaohe indians at a place In Arizona
called wounded Knee. Eventually the
white men won the battle, ana the Few
indian survivors fed. After all was over
an Indian sauaw was found among Tue
dead and strapped on her BACK was
living baby girl of three months oio'
The child was taken care OF ana event
,1ally adopted by an officer OF tne ii'eo
states army She was well educaeeu, anu
grew Up tall and handsome put me
was one very peculiar thing anout her.
she had Inherited her savage ancestors
s,,1nerstitious terror of shadows.
shadows. the Indians believe are the
ghosts of those who cast them' ~ was
noticed. as she grew up, that she away
avoided the shadows of others, ana never
If she could help it, would pass between
the SIN and any one she was fond OF.
Her adonted father laughted at her Tor
this trait, and one day. to cure her OF
her superstition, came close pehiho iei
as she was standing in the sun.
She sprang away with face OF horror.
Next morning the ofhcer-"ho was ny
then a eolonel-was found dead In ms
bed. An attack of apoplexy mad kiiied
him. The poor girl went nearly mao WIN
grief hut eventually she got over II. tter
nurse tried to show her how foolisn
was her superstition and one day delib-
eratelv sat down when the shadow or her
charge Law across her. BY strange coin
cidence next day the horse they were
driving ran away and smashed them up
The nurse was killed on the spot, the
girl was unhurt.
Some years passed, the indian gar
went to school in a Kentucky convent,
and there made great friends with the
daughter of a Louisville lawyer. Inc
white girl noticed that the other would
never let her shadow fall on her friend
and one day. for a joke. went and stood
for some moments close behind ner, IN
her shadow.
The Indian went nearly frantic when
she found what had happened; but some