Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-25
DISGRACEFUL VANDALISM.
MRS. sTANF0RDs BEAUTIFUL MEMO
RIAL WINDOW SMASHED.
just as 1t Was Completed an Unknown
Miscreant Hurls Two Stones
Through 1t.

On Thursday the RECORD UNION con.
tanned description of the beautiful memo
rial window just placed in st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church in this city, and which was
to be unveiled tomorrow with special
services. The window, as stated at the
time, is the gift of Mrs. Senator Stanford,
and was given in the name of her deceased
son, Leland Stanford, Jr.
This beautiful work of art was yesterday
shattered by the act of some miscreant who
is not fit to live in civilized community.
Yesterday afternoon, as John Mallon,
dow in the church, was standing not
far away from 1t, he heard a crash.
Turning in that direction he saw stone
(the second one) emerge from an aperture
above the door in barn on the side of the
alley opposite to the end of the church
containing the window, and 60 plump
through the beautiful work of art on which
he had expended so much labor, and
which had cost its donor a large sum of
money.
Before the ambushed miscreant who
threw the missiles could hurl another Mr..
Mallon gave the alarm, and Rev. Mr.. Won
Herrlich, rector of the church, and others
ran to either end of the building whence
the stones were thrown to head off the
author of the mischief.
The barn is portion of a continuous
building running through from street to
the alley-the building occupied by Diers-
sen d Christianson as grocery store, vege-
table and poultry market etc. The prem
ises were searched, but no person was
found therein other than the employees of
the establishment.
An inspection of the window revealed
hole in one of the panels few inches from
the central figure of the design-the angel
bearing child toward the earth. Had the
missile struck few inches farther TO the
right, the figure of the angel would have
been ruined. As it was, the stone went
through the drapery that fioated about the
figure, which injury can be repaired by
doing that portion of the work over again
and inserting panel.
The other stone was not so well aimed
1t having struck near the side of the frame
and well toward the top, entirely outside
the figure. Both stones were afterward
found inside the church. They were each
nearly as large as an ordinary baseball
Captain Lee and several police officers
were called, and a thorough search was
made of the building whence the stones
were thrown, but no person was found who
was thought to be go malicious as to COM
NIT such an outrageous act of vandalism.
The proprietors of the building evinced
the deepest regret al what had occurred,
and expressed willingness to contribute
money toward ferreting out the perpetra-
tor of the dastardly deed.
The police found tracks on the dusty
ground floor of the barn, such as person
would have made in bracing himself to
hurl the stones. The tracks were either
those of a man or of a good-sized lad gen.
erously supplied in the matter of feet.
Just what motive could have impelled
any person-old or young-to commit such
an act, it is not easy to conjecture. If
malice, who or what was the object there
Of? If it were the result of mere mischief
on the part of some boy, why had he
selected that new and beautiful work of
art on which to test his skill as pitcher of
stones? And why had he not been prac-
tcing all these years on the stained-glass
windows in other portions of the editice?
There are all sorts Of theories afoat as to
the probable motive of the author of the
mischief, and if the detectives do not sue
coed in solving the mystery it will not be
though any lack of assistance from the
public.
Mr.. Mallon states that it will take some
weeks to repair the injury done to the win
dow.
Mr.. Mallon declared that he would give
handsome reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the party who broke the win
dow