Show A VANDAL ACT IN washington it was stated a few days ago that the stone presented by the pape 0 of f rome intended as a tribute of respect to the memory of washington to be placed in the national monument had been stolen and destroyed dea troyed on sunday dal night the washington star says the he watchman on duty was J 0 stewart he saw the perpetrators of the dastardly act from his watch box he had with him a double doable barrelled gun loaded and ready for use the men came to his box and he ask ad d them if they intended to injure him they told him to keep quiet luiei and aid they would not hurt him as they wanted to take a view of the place they then tied a rope around the box pasted some papers over the win doriand dowby I 1 and went off ile he kept still and they took the stone placed it on a truck and carried it to the river where the fragments were found stewart fc after he thought they were goue gone opened the window and says he burnt the rope and got out roused mr hilton the day watchman and told him what had bad occurred hilton asked him where the dog was that he be did not alarm hini him stew Tre plied idona 1 I dont know I 1 reckon they poisoned him hilton looked for his dog the most faithful watchman on the ground and found him dead I 1 |