Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-26

DER LETTER SHE PLAISrrvELY ANTICIPATED
THEY woULD) LIKE A cHILD's HOUSE OF
BLocKs"-sHE WAS TO HAVE BExk Married
YE,TEaDAY.
"Soon we'll marry, never 70 part" was the
line of Annie Rooney that touched the heart of
young man o few days ago, but today il is
different with him, and Light of my life. fare
well, 60 to u dungeon CELL" or
words to that effect from .cPinafore" are on his
lips.
The young man is Nathaniel Sykes. alias
Leno v. Curtis, and he is behind the bars on a
charge of stealing a bicycle. tho property of
Mr.. J. T. Parsons. As published in yesterdays
STAR, the bicycle was taken from the corner OF
18th and F streets Wednesday between IL and
o'clock. The young man under arrest has
confessed his guilt and his chances for going to
state prison are looming up formidably. He
was arrested in Baltimore yesterday morning
and Detective Carter returned to this city with
the prisoner and the bicycle in the afternoon.
GOOD TIME TO BALTIMORE.
The young man told the officer that he rodo
from 18th and + streets in this city to Balti-
more in three hours and fifteen minutes. We'd
nesday night he slept in q cheap lodging house
and left the bicycle outside.
lisa wonder somebody did not steal it," &c
marked the officer.
Il wish to heaven they had was his mourn
full reply.
Sykes or Curtis is about twenty years old and
is supposed TO be from Richmond. he had
letters IN his pockets from young lady in that
city and also one from u prominent New York
clergyman. In the latter letter Sykes desire
to study for the ministry was mentioned and he
was told that he was not too old to begin. 1t
was evident from the letters from his sweet
heart that he WAS to have been married ycster-
day and an eiopement was suggested in one of
them.
A LOVE LETTER.
The last letter he received was dated at Rich
moud, September Is, and was addressed to Mr.
Nathaniel Sykes, US. Government Printing
Office" 1t reads as follows:
Ny Darling Nat: ! received yor- dear letter this
tall like chlds mousse of blocks am afraid it will
G S G nSs be Nat shall hall
De sad when We arc married shall try to Eet ready
nust continue being happy and think it SHAH be the
happgst moment Of ny lie when can put my arms
with all my heart, anu am sure do.
1t hi S11 'S ra. ,s time more than
hope my thought Will not fall like chds house Of
datlon shakes and they will Keep until falls to
like DO Of nss h'Egy a mot be
N send their love To yoa. Bye'6ye '''1 H..'0
"P S.-We will soon nave ~ write to each other no
more"
EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER.
Now the young man will have to explain to
her how the childs house Of blocks was shat
tered and give some excuse for an indefinite
of the marriage This morning
the prisoner was photographed for the rogues'
gallery and later III the day he was taken into
court on charge of grand larceny.
THE CASE SENT TO THE GRAND JURY.
The case was called this afternoon and Law
yer Moss stated that he appeared as counsel for
the young man, whose mother lives over tho
Eastern branch-in the insane hospital-and
he proposed to waive examination. Mr.. Carter
stated that when arrested in baltimore sykes
was endeavoring to sell the machine for Sl25
Ihe case was sent to the grand jury.
the Pan-American Conference.
The Department Of State has received from
Minister Abbott at Bogota a translation of an
extract from the message OF the minister of
foreign affairs of Colombia to the national con-
gress, in which he congratulates the Secretary
and the delegates upon the result of the late
conference. The minister in
his message declares that the results OF the
conference will be to the everlasting glory and
satisfaction OF all who participated in il. He
regrets that the conference could not have
been body with final powers, but believes
that Its results cannot be less benef fetal with
respect to all the people of the continent
Annual Oyster Roast.