The Silver Hatchet by Arthur Conan Doyle. Short summary

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The cursed axe causes everyone who picks it up to kill their loved ones. Several people have been killed because of the enchanted weapon. The axe was destroyed.

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The professor receives a collection of ancient weapons as a gift. He personally ships it to the Institute. But on the same day he is found murdered, with his head split open by the axe. The weapon cannot be found.

Then a Jew who helps unload the weapon dies in the same way.

The two students walk down the street and accidentally find an axe with a silver-plated handle. It is covered in blood. The boys guess that this is the murder weapon. One of the students picks up the axe and suddenly attacks his comrade. They are taken to the police.

There, the commissioner takes the axe and suddenly attacks the assistant. Unintentionally, he smashes the axe and comes to his senses. An ancient curse falls from the broken weapon, making whoever holds the axe the killer of the person closest to him.

Under the influence of the spell, the professor and the Jew are killed by his friends. Under the circumstances, all the accused are acquitted.