Show A Sweet Face at the Window Special to THE HERAIJ Examiner Dispatch NEW YORK May 20 Lately ladies at Can arsie have been complaining that upon retiring at night they suddenly became aware of a mans face at the windowpane peering earn estly into their room Naturally the first thing a woman would do would be to scream and the face at the window would disappear Nine tenths of the houses in Canarsleaie only two stories in hcighth and in many cases the houses have a coered nereh rnnnlnr 1 tho entire building but in most cases only in the frent or back I was therefore an easy matter for such a character as Peeping Tom to get near the sleeping apartments of the occupants When the news spread steady matrons and modest young ladies were on the lookout for Peeping Tom and were more careful in seeing that their curtains were drawn before retiring A few days ago Mrs William VanHouton was sur prised by a visit from that Individual but her good judgment prevailed and instead of scream ing for help she got a look at the mans face It was just about dusk when the visit occurred and Mrs VanHouton was engaged upon some household duty in the front room when she suddenly became aware of a face at the window She got a good look at the features of the man and then made 1 feint as i she was going to throw something then the man disap peared and when her husband reached home Mrs Van Houton told her story The next day a warrant was procured and from the descrip tion furnished by Mrs Van Houton an officer arrested Christian Nicola young German who has lived in canarsie for a time The man was tried yesterday and promptly connoted by the jury of a misdemeanor |