The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-12
LINKED WITH DEATH,
Articles That Brought Tragedy to
Their Owners.
SOME QUEER CONDOLENCES.

The Hndoo Idol That Nine. Carnot
Ordered Destroyed-A Grim Exhibit
In a London Museum-A Ring That
Brought Its Owners to Suicide.
OF course the psychologists have ex-
plantations for them all. but there
are lots of things that happen that
somehow do not respond readily 10
these 50 called explanations Of purely
mental effect or accidental coinci
deuccs' and all that sart of thing.
When Nine. CarnoG widow Of Sadi
Garnot, died and her Will was read,
elnuse in il caused considerable com
ment This was 10 the effect that
certain small IIndoo idol carved from
hard stone which would be found
among her property must be taken out
and crushed until completely destroy
cd. Many marseled al this apparently
singular request. for the idol seemed
harmless, ugly little thing, but her
instructions we're carried out 10 the
letter
The idol had been presented 10 Sadi
Garnet years before he had ever
thought of the presidency Of France
by II friend who Ind brought il from
India. Later he learned that there
was n legend attached 10 il which as
serted that whatsoever would retain II
in his possession would rise to the
fullest height Of power Iii his chosen
profession, but die of Il stab wound
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not traced the history of The idol and
found that for 800 years the rulers
who had possessed 1t had all died
either in battle or by assassination of
stab wounds Vel he laughed at the
story, called the facts adduerd by his
search II mere chain of condolences
and retained the idol He died by Il
dagger in the hands Of an assassin;
hence Nine tarnot's strange request.
In Chicago Il pa&nbroker has queer
looking old turnip of a watch that he
will not sell and will not wear, for he
knows its history He bought II at Il
sale of accumulated police property.
and after the sale as a warning one of
the police officials related three coin
first Chicago man TO OWL the watch,
so far as the police knew, had been
killed by hurglar. and the watch was
one of the fcW things The thief got
away with a few weeks later the
burglar with Il party of his pals pnr
sued 10y the police for another crime.
took refuge III 4 house an the outskirts
of the city and sought Ia hold the otli-
GERS nj bay All were taken alive eX-
cept tie burglar. and he WIS shot dead.
The watch was found oil his body. 1t
was around the detective bureau for II
long time, aud one day one OF the
force asked permission 10 take it home
10 show some friends, his description
of It's quaint, curious case having
aroused their curiosity. On his way
back to report that night with the
watch in his possession. he WIS shot
dead by Il crook who had long stand
Ing grudgc against him.
The PaWHbreker Put the watch III
his showcase. but purely as an orna-
ment. and made such Investigation re
garding It's history us he could He
learned that II had been made In
France moro than II hundred years
ago. and five men who had worn II had
died violent Deaths Yet these We're
all condolences. and the curse of the
old woman from whose hands il had
been snatch"d by II thief in bordeaux
shortly after it left It's makers hands
had nothing 10 do with the ease what
ever