PEEPING TOM AT Y.W.C.A.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 16 October 1920, Page 9

PEEPING TOM AT Y.W.C.A.

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An unrehearsed “Psyche nt the Barb" tableau at the-Young Women/s Obristiah Associa turn's buildings in Upper Queen Street, Auckland, on Friday Vigil i. week., bad its climax in screams, a chase, and the arrest- of a, married man named William Arthur McMillan (3-1), mho proved to be the villain of the ‘•Peeping Tom” incident {says the Start. When McMillan was brought boron'Mr.J. W. .Poynton, S.M., next morning, charged with having been unlawfully by night on the private premises of the Y. W.0.A., ho admitted the impeachment. Sab-1 inspector Woiilman explained that the Psyche ol the incident was a voting woman who lodged at the V.W.'C.A. About 7.30 jvm, she was in one of the bathrooms, when she suddenly became aware that the lower window sash had been raised a few inches, and saw the face of a man oi.ilside who was peering in. Her screams resulted in a general alarm being comunicated to the street, and two young men who were.passing ran to the roar of the building, where they saw the accused moving; noiselessly about. - Satisfied by his actions that he was the cause of the commotion they pounced on him. It was found that MeM illam's bools were unlaced, j indicating Unix he had taken them o; to play the role of “Peeping Tom,” and had just put them on again. When handed over to a constable McMillan bolted, hut was chased and recaptured. The Sub-Inspector added that the inmates of the Y.W.O.A. had been annoyed for some time past by the nightly prying of some man, or men, and that- residents in City road and _ the vicinity had made similar complaints. The accused had been previously convicted of assault and indecent exposure, and had got a sentence of a year on each charge. In reply to the magisrtate tho Accused said he was married. Asked il his wife were living with him ho replied {ha; she had been for a holiday for two or three weeks, and he had just got {," room for her the day before. He was seiiitenced to three months’ hard labour.