The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-17

Articles That Brought Tragedy to
Their Owners.
SOME QUEER CONDOLENCES.

The Hindoo ldol That Mms. carnot
oroersd Destroyed--A Grim Exhibit
II a london Mussum--A Ring That
Brought Ks Owners to Suicide.
OF course the psychologists have ex-
plantations for them all, but there
are lots or things that happen that
somehow do not respond readily 70
these SO called explanations Of 'purely
mental effect or accidental eoinci-
dences" and all that sort Of thing.
When Mime. Carnot, widow Of sadi
Canot, died and her viii was read,
clause IN 1t caused considerable com
ment This was to the effect that a
certain small Hindoo idol carved from
hard stone which would be found
among her property must be taken out
and crushed until completely destroy
ed. Many marYeled at this apparently
singular request, for the IDOL seemed
harmless, ugly little thing, but her
instructions were carried out to the
letter.
The IDOL had been presented to sadi
Carnot years before be had ever
thought Of the presidency OF France
By a friend who had brought it from
India. Later he learned that there
wns a legend attached to II which as
serted that whoBoever would retain n
In bis possession would rise to the
fullest height Of power IN his chosen
profession, but die OF a stab wound
when at the zenith Of his career. Car
not traced the history Of the idol ana
found ethHt for 800 years the rulers
who had possessed It had ali died
either In battle or by assassination Of
stab wounds Yet be laughed at the
story. called the facts adduced by his
search a mere chain Of coincidences
and retained the idol He died BY
dagger 10 the hands Of an assassin
hence Nine, Carnot's strange request
In Chicago a paWnbroker has a queer
looking old turnlp OF a watch that be
viii not sell and win not wear, for he
knows its history. lie bought II at
sale Of accumulated police properly
and after the sale as a warning one Of
the police officials related three coin
cidences' ln conraetion with t. The
first Chicago man to own the watch,
80 far as the police knew. had been
killed by burglar. and the watch was
one Of the few things the thief got
away with. A few weeks later the
burglar. with a party Of his pals. pur
Hued By the police for another crime.
took refuge III a house on the outskirts
Of the city and sought to hold the off,
GERS at bay. All we're taken alive ex-
eept the burglar. and be was shot dead
The watch was found on his body. II
was around the detective bureau for b
long time. and one day one Of the
force asked permission to take It home
to show some friends, his description
Of its quaint. curious case having
aroused their curiosity. On his way
back TO report that night, with the
watch In his possession, be was shot
dead by crook who had long stand.
ing grudge ngainst him.
The pawnbroker put the watch IN
his showcase. but purely as an orna.
ment, and made such investigation re-
gArding IT, history a. he could. lie
learned that It had been made IN
France more than hundred years
ago. and five men who had worn It had
died violent deaths. Yet these were
all condolences. and the curse Of the
old woman from whose hands It had
been snatched By a thies IN Bordeaux
shortly after Il left ita makers hands
had nothing to do with the case what
svsr.
Il ths South Ksnsington museum.
London, thore Is an object catsiogued
"a 45o II "a a cast Of woman's face
and vas found IN an excavation not
far from Luxor. IL Egypt. Ths cast is
that Of 4 beautiful woman, bur the
face wears an expression or sinister
evll. The man who found the cast
died within tweny-sour hours after he
had touched Il. and the two workers
who handled it died within a few
weeks. Three Of the carriers who han.
died Il on the Nila boat died within
short space Of time. and the man who
Feshipped It at Cairo also died within
les than a week after he had played
his part IN the work Of getting It TO its
destination Ali these were seemingly
natural deaths. but It IL odd that all
the men whose fingers touched the cast
IN Egypt should have died 20 soon nft.
er the handling.
Then there Is the ring Of which
GiFouard the French detective. has
told us and which now IS In one Of the
museums OF faris. II is odd IN that
Il ls flexible. slightly SO. for It Is form
Cd Ike a twisted serpent In closely
woven gold links with an opal on the
Top Of the head, two tiny emeralds for
eyes and a ruby IN It's mouth. seven
such rings ore not apt 70 be ID exist
ence IN any one city. yet seven times
during the twenty-nlne years Girouara
ssrYed the Partisan police Ia & position
whlch brought him to the morgne daily
he found this ring on the bodies Of