Evening star., 1901-12-28
PARDONED AND ARRESTED
MAN RELEASED BY PRESIDENT MUST
UNDERGO SENTENCE IN NEW YORK.
Thought to Have but a Short Time to
Live-The Life Story of Walter
C.. Curtis.

A pardon reached the District jail from
President Roosevelt this morning which
was addressed to Walter G. Curtis, young
man who was serving two sentences for
the theft of overcoats. The pardon was
granted because of the ill health of the
prisoner. Detectives Horne and Hart1gan
were at the Jail when the young man was
released, and they arrested him for the
New York authorities In the latter city
he is charged with the grand larceny of
a trunk from the depot of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad The
trunk belonged to Mrs. Milligan of
Wheeling, w. Va, and it's contents were
valued at more than 5000. Sergeant A. s.
Rheaume of New York took charge of the
young man and the latter waived his right
to q hearing. He returned to New York
this morning. The prisoner who is twen-
ty-six years old, is generally known as
Curtis, although his real name is Graham.
He is the of naval officer.
At the time of his arrest here for the
thefts it was known that he was wanted In
New York, where, it was alleged, he worked
with some clever crooks The requisition
for him came here several days ago and
was presented to one of the justices of the
Supreme Court of the District. When
Graham set about to get a pardon he knew
he would have to go to New YORK ana
stand trial, and his arrest this morning
was not in the nature of surprise. In
conversation with a Star reporter the
prisoner said he was born in this city and
that his present condition is due entirely to
his own fault. He refused to take advan-
tage of the excellent opportunities afforded
him by his father, and when mere boy
he ran away from home and went to New
York. 1t was because of his desire to lead
wild life, he says, that he left his nome
surroundings, and because of his successful
operations in early life he was soon thrown
among some of the best professional crooks.
While in the District Jail, he says, he was
made to see the folly of his past life and
resolve to do better because of the interest
taken in him by the Rev. Father MCGUIRE,
who visited him frequently.
He speaks in the highest terms of the
Jail officials and the prison discipline, and
said every consideration was shown him
because of his ill-health
Il feel like who is doomed he
said I've been told that may drop dead
al any time, and that l can't live more
than year at the best"
The New York indictment alleges that
the trunk of Mrs. Millgan was stolen the
oath of December of last year, and the par
don was made effective on the eve of
Christmas of this year. 1t did not reach
Warden Harris until this morning, how
ever, and the young man was then re-
leased He carried with him to New York
the pardon bearing the Presidents sigma
ture, and this paper he hopes will help him
In the matter of sentence. The trunk he is
alleged to have stolen was recovered in
pawn shop in New York, and the requisi-
tion sets out that the prisoner whose name
is given as George Arthur Hill, alias Wal
ter c. Curtis, alias George Carpenter alias
Frederick Cauldwell, has confessed his
guilt to a representative of the railroad
company from whose depot the trunk was
taken. The prisoner will probably spend
few days in the Tombs before he is tried.