Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-29
THE MYSTERIOUS OUTRAGE ON
MRS. BLUSH.
The story Of the Assault rs Told 20 q
.sStnr,, Reporter.

The bold and dsStardly outrage which was rerre-
trated upon MIS- Mary j. Blush on sunday evening
as stated In yesterdays STAR surrounded py cir
cumstances that MAKE Il one of the peculiar cases
IN criminal annals
Mrs Blush occupies a small two-story frame
house on III street. between North Cspitol stree,
and the railroad crossing.
MRS. BLvsBs STORY OF The OUTRAGE.
In answer TO Inquiries from a STAR reporter. this
morning, MIS- Blush told the story of the outrage:
ION Sunday evening" she said, my eldest
daughter hae gone 20 church, and between seven
and eight O'Clock the children went out 70 get some
walnuts at the store down the street. Twas stand
Ing by the table over there indicating her pos,t0n
with wave Of her hand, drinking some Tea. Hap
pening TO turn around. saw a colored man stand
Ing tight near me. I had not heard him come In,
and was very much startled. He said:
Il see you have rooms TO rent
was going TO reply that had no rooms for
mggefs when thought OF my situation and said
nothing. He took the lamp nom the table and
II any one was there Then he came back and nut
down the lamp. 1 realized then that he had not
come for rooms
PowKRIKss TO MOVE
81 suppose that might have run ont OF the
room" she continued, "when he went OF with tie
lamp, but could not move. Twas IN such a state
that 1t seemed as II had lost all power over NY
sell Inc man seized me and threw me down and
fastened my hair TO the legs OF the stove: be-
came unconscious, but at intervals realized where
was and screamed several times, and then he held
his hand over my mouth. Ny daughter came in so
she tells me, for was unconscious, and saw the
man, and then ran screaming out In the street.
some men came in and released me, but no trace
was found OF the man.
"Where he WENT the victim resumed, sno one
seems 10 Know His going out Of the house seems
to be as great mystery as his coming In"
pearance?" asked the reporter
Yes recall him perfectly" was the response.
he was a tall, heavy-built man, with light cob
ored complexion His forehead was high aud his
ndlr parted. CURED both Sides HIS
large and black, and he had heavy mus
tasne. he was We'll dressed. and
not q communicating darkey. He Wore a long,
light ulster and double-breas;ed inside coat and
wore heavy watch chain on the outside OF his
coat"
Mrs Blush's description is very minute and she
adheres to her original statement The police,
however, In that precinct have no knowledge Of
such man, but every officer there as well as the
others, are to-day on the lookout for him.
AN ARREST
colored man was arrested last night and taken
before Mrs Blush but she said that he was not the
man
A RUhoR THAT TIE AssAI1ANT WAS her HUSBAND.
There was rumor that the man was probably
Mrs Blushs husband, who. II Is said, deserted his
family some time ago, and who, It was thought,
may have disguised himself. He was an eccentric
h!an ana many Thought IL likely that De might
have been the aSsaiant
The reporter turned the conversation In that
erection and Mrs Blush said: ~ know what you
refer TO, but 1t was not my husband have heard
that story. I am confident that IL was not Mr.
Blush, as he has blue eyes and this man has large
black eyes"
This story was very general in the neighborhood
To-day, where the affair was generally discussed.
occurring as IL did ia such public
popuous and frequented there is a good deal OF a
mystery about this well dressed. unknown colored
man, and how he got In the house, and why he
should have happened to walk In there. But IN
spite OF all this conjecture, there is great deal OF
sympathy expressed for Mrs Blush, who is very
much Frustrated by the shock
AT the social gatherings in the neighborhooi
since the occurrence, the women have been out
spoken and expressed the opinion that the man, II
Caught, ought 70 be hung at once.