The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-01

k<HEN yinson Walsh Mclean. ten
years old. the 5000 .OOO, 600 baby"
was killed by casual automobile
N in front of Friendship the Mclean
Washington home. the supersti-
tious people OF the country shook
! their heads with an 'I-tOltl-yOu-so"
4 air and invariably they were heard
to exclaim: "The 'evil-eye' Hope
lis active again."
sby almost everybody has heard of the
nond and of the long history Of mystery.
shattered hopes. blasted fortunes and
taths which is declared to center about
ns gem. Suffice ii to say that the Hope
Is sapphre-blue stone Of AN karats;
Eade It's appearance in France in 1858:
believed by the superstitiOus to have the
b that its published history, which is
irgely imaginary, would seem to bear
ri influence on the fortunes of its many
|nd that the parents of the dead boy are
nt owners of the gem. SO far as the
Ews.
pOUOUO baby" was the son of Mr. and
1ard Beal Mclean. He was expected to
vast fortune from his grandfathers.
Mclean, the owner of several newsDa-
lhomas r. Walsh. a millionaire mine
a Colorado. He slept in a gold cradle
Ming Leopold of Belgium, a partner
~ ID Inc famous Camp Bird gold mine
M Juan district of Colorado. He had
. In five of the finest mansions in Amar.
au DrlyNtn xyt nh,
n' TO California, or wherever he was to
20 half dozen automobiles OF his own
ae moment of his birth Vinson was fa.
We most carefully guarded baby on earth.
fny of guards, detectives and attendants
4s OF doctors and nurses watched over
lafs in the day. When he was an infant
airngs in baby buggy which was
seel cage locked by special padlocks.
cue OF the precautions against kidnapers.
ade moment when the vigilance Of his
was relaxed. Slipping away, the boy
'aoss the street. A "flivver" bearing a
sha license and containing three women
y and ran him down in front Of his
1868 that Jean Baptiste Tavernier
s'eief appeared in Paris with diamond
ous Size and coIoring Some said II had
. from its place among the ornaments
" IDOL More insisted II lad been taken
isace of the Grand Moguls of Delhi.
came from. the story places it I'm
a'er"ard in the possession OF Louis
p"eea 1t among the crown Jewels of
~ permitted it TO be worn by Nine. de
x uiamond is launched upon a career OF
anu disaster and tragedy.
"hs so runs the story, after Traver-
Louis NV for $4,000 francs and
10. iravernier was torn to pieces by
e"''e lie was on hunting expedition.
aoateSpan's fall is part of history.
wanted soon by Nine. de Maintenon.
-'e me diamond weighed 61i. karats.
y 'nat In the rough II was of 112
Aal the King sent it to an Amsterdam
" eut and polished.
- ouer court jewels the diamond de-
me death of Louis XIV to Louis XIV.
u. .a'Ai's several of his favorites to have
Tue lives of all of these are sup
ehued In tragedy. failure or worse
ia INTO possession of the stone In
ana through him II went 10 Marie
wore It. extending the same privi-
.n,s. "a' ffincesS de Lamballe. Genuine
ga -" Marie Antoinette died on the
"' the princess was torn to pieces
'0o and her head carried about upon
Nas lost sight of about 1872. Then
~ Years the stone reappeared in
ahilme the story writer's again
=" III karats. Wherever the gem
n, 'S OF mystery. stories are numer-
SUI was performing its mission
IVES and fortunes.
accounts attributes 70 Daniel
<r ~, u London. who got the stone In
maj after II was supposedly stolen
b. MEASURES of France by Paris
is ~ SOLD TO an Amsterdam jeweIer,
II. 'ecut the stone TO It's present
Fsgs story goes that Hendrix, a SON
n,,s s,'.e the jewel from his parent,
Hsp5rp. man. Then this record dis
ia by suicide. after which the
A~ ! possession of one rrsnc;s Roam.
sss 40, Story ascribes death By star
hah who sold the stone TO
asA passed into the ownership Of
Ian. banker of London, and &C
ader which IL now Is known.
ss.rs., 10 De $4,000. 1t Is not clear
49, greatly through his possession
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