The Washington herald., 1911-03-09
SOCIETY IS AG0G
OYER HOPE DIAMOND
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bouis ]. Cartier, and Pierre C. Cartier. of
New York, co-partners, trading under the
firm name and style OF Cartier, against
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean. The plaintiffs are
represented by Attorneys Clarence w. De
knight and Brandenburg & Brandenburg.
Attached to the declaration is a his
tory of the alleged transfer Of the dia-
mond, which is said to have taken place
January IS last. On that day, it is alleged.
the Hope diamond and necklace was
transferred to the defendants, who
Valuable Pendant Involved.
1t was agreed that $4,000 in cash was
to be paid January IS last, and that Mr..
and Mrs. Mclean on the same day were
to transfer to Cartier an emerald and
pearl pendant. valued at $4,000. Cartier
agreed to give the purchasers time for
the payment of the balance of the pur-
chase prime, amounting to $4,000.
Cartier alleges the defendants did not
make the cash payment of $4,000 on the
day agreed upon, nor did they deliver
pendant, nor have they since done so,
although requested. Recovery OF the so.
COO with interest from January 8, last,
is sued for in the first count
The plaintiffs are also suing for the
recovery of $4,000, being the value of the
emerald and pearl pendant. which it is
alleged. defendants failed to deliver TO
Cartier as part payment, and the fourth
cause of action" reads as follows:
ALSO for money payable by the de-
PENDANTS to the plaintiffs. for gods sold
and delivered by the plaintiffs to the
defendants, and for work done and ma
terial provided by the plaintiffs for the
efendants at their request; an for money
lent by the PLAINTIFF to the defendants;
and for money paid by the plaintiffs to
the defendants at their request; and for
money received by the defendants for the
use of the plaintiffs; and for money
found to be due from the defendants to
the plaintiffs on account stated between.
Claim Sum OF $1SO,OOO.
And the plaintiffs claim the sum of
s1So,coO with interest from the 18th day
of January. 1911-''
A really remarkable chain OF misfor-
tune seems to attach to this splendid
gem, one Of the finest the world of to-
day knows. Stolen, it is said, from the
crown of a rajah in India some time in
the seventeenth century, the Hope dia-
mond furnishes another illustration to
emphasize the belief of those who think
curse follows certain gems so OBJ
tained.
1t was upon an idea bearing close rela-
tionship to the history Of this diamond
that Wilkie Collins based his famous
story Of The Moonstone."
1t is said that the magnificent gem was
brought to France by Jean Baptiste Tav-
ernier, later Baron d'Aubonne, who at
the time was the Kings ieweler, He dis
posed of it to Louis XIV Of France,
along with other plunder, for something
like s5Oo.ooO.
Weighed liz Carats.
Rough and unshapen at the time, the
great diamond weighed 1l915 carats. 1t
was sent to Amsterdam-then. as now.
the great center of diamond cutting-to
be cut, and when it emerged from the
hands Of the artisans only 81 Is carSts
since to a IA carats. it is said.
When 1t left the hands of the cutters
the diamond was a gem fit for an en-
press. OF a deep sapphire blue, it spar
kled and cleaned resplendent from every
facet, while great triangular projection
left. in the center seemed to multiply the
flashes
During the latter part of his reign the
Grand Monarque wore the great blue
diamond, on state occasions, suspended
from a ribbon about his neck.
The next Louis wore II, and then came
Louis XvI~and the awful tragedy OF his
reign, when the evil power of the gem
seemed to begin its assertion.
Following that tragedy there is lapse
In the history of the diamond. One day