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pEEKSKILL'S MYSTERIOUS PROWLER
STILL iT LARGE
Twenty Constnbies, Some Dressed ns womrn,
I.ookinR for III Mnn wsO Peaks Through
Windows and Iusuiia the Ladies he Meets.

Looking for tn. Mnn wso Peaks Through
Windows and insniIs the Ladies he Meets.
The excitement In Pcckskill over tho mys-
terious unknown. whose extraordinary Drnnks
have been agtating the community for over
two weeks. continues. Twenty ono special
constnbios have been sworn in und placed
under tho command OF Major Charles II, Swain.
They have been securing the town every night
since Tuesday. but have not yet found the I'm.
known.
Tho descriptions OF tho Mysterious Ono 80
far as they could DO gathered from the hysteri-
cal women who have seen him. make him out
rather u small. good-lookng man. dark OF com.
plexion. with black hair and moustacho Ho
wears blue trousers. a blue vest. and II wolf
worn grayish coat. Ito is said by the ladies
to have favored them with smirk OF
peculiar idiocy. clEarm1kor named Grow.
who was thought to resemble the descriptions
OF tho Unknown. was 50 badly scared by the
en a MN r sSH ls ha
he may he tho guilty man.
sreaa Snsl" Nx da rive Re
o! them arrayed as stylish nni 'g,hins ladies' Ia ,G
savern n GH9r olR 9i Scm "'y 1or ~'g iauny
peaked. crowned hats with haunting feathers.
ulstsrs Viii French i,ncEs Tho dress Of one
wa, OF black lk. Will. that Of the othor was
aud long striped e;otIincs. Dark wells
dropped down over Their heavy moustnches.
fully a dozen, different houses. Ho usually
goes through Tho same rcrform0n,c.. Pulling
iy in tho opcnngs.Nlth tho lack eide VI The head
first appearing Thcn he slowly turns around
and gives the celebrated ieCr.
On some occasions his conduct is not so de-
for95 He has " Il sey ns windows nHt
ragcous offences Of this kind were ut the resi-
dcnce5 of Mrs. Frost and Seth Allen. At the
on tho front veranda. ana in tito latter he got
on q barrel which he had placed under
lie has paid several visits to the women ser
II S sSs ?1S Il the Ssd fri fsrf *
IN through 9 window. sho sn,rposed 4 was
followed by the shtieks of the girl. which
aroused the entire esiabishment; ,.
against tho building and climbed into q room
the window and uttered shrek after ssh1iskd
the intruder away. TO calm her agitation. she
was told when attendants came to the rescue.
on Last st" Monday S night Mr. Horny soper went
homo about u o'clock. He lives in tenement
he Vas n s9r T S to seq @ standing
in the hallway leaning against the post at the
e co2rsSy Sr ss hat coat and waist
coat werc concerned. but had repudiated con-
n? nSon to nG tn ID Mr. sopsf
had n hr Il physical contest which resulted In
the USknoTn making his Is. sse CAPE h, nh. Mr..
Butey in great fright by tapping SIn her w In
since that she keeps her doors bolted in day.
time. nnl admits no visitors until she knows
Ho made Il call ut the residence Of Mr.. James
| H. Robertson of tho firm Of sake Robertson,
| O'Clock in the evening. and he showed his sldo
face ,,hrgugn the wind9w, binds 4, as he , fro
| dow and her cries frightened him away and
| brought, out Mr.. Robertson with revolver Ia
not catch the Mvstury Ali accounts give him
| credit for great fleetness Of foot.
out the Of Maso Do
BY grabbing iior as she stepped out in the back
B nsIeys Wsa"w he era Abe Jane JACKSON
colored woman. around the waist as she was
At john Wostlrooa'a ho slowly opened the
| kitchcn door whore the servant girl was sit.
side face as usual. He iioi at tho girls out.
Major Swain Expresses the opinion that
there are n, ep-t two persons engaged in the
game; Ono has been described AS, as tall
gentleman appears 70 be school s'rls Major
ed on her way from Tcho9i, aud several othors
| have made complaints. This man is thought
| to be mere crank. and acting INDEPENDENTLY
| Of the mystcri Gus visitor To tho houses OF the
score or moro of mon. some OF them In
| town last night from Immediately after dark
until far past IL. Men were also concealed IN
deyiltry has been carried on Men were also
hidden in tho foliage OF the yards Of private
'AGoat9f II. . woman came. dashing out Of
!h hat, Tie f}nknqwn was on thcir prsmIso;.
had Climbed W the tbs s ~
the roof. Tho deputies tore through the bushes
of the backward and leered into trees and
CELEBRITY is is something marvel, Gus and he is as
Tic feeling anon: tho women OF Peeksklll
| amounts almost TO panic Not one OF them
WIN r So be tire sfI cts PEW nrs
to step out in the yard aftor dark The scamps
principal victims gro servant girls. The indig-
| should he be caught there is no knowing to
what Lengths the public anger would 60; =, ,,,
boys s s r. Esf la% %a l9' hm % saS MsS.
ss,an vii be ca saq Wa !, aS SG ,SDs
| he cannot keep Mt this business and escape.
The best ,hlr:hc can do is to get out OF this
Tho coachman at Col. wrights military
academy denies that no ran when CONFRONTED
a servant SER cir! who was taking in clothes
| from the limo in the yard. He says It was tho
Unknown in the long Gh3stiy,gray ulster who 70
| him and chased him.
Tho bushes. Part OF - Loui.,ana Town
| burned.
THIDopEAu La. Nov. s.-A FIRE last night IN
Dupays Hotel resulted in tho destruction OF the entire
business part OF Napoeonviile including the Masonic
Hall Odd Fellows Hall and many stores and residences