Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-01
BLUNT THE BRUTE.
Ugly Scandal at an Eastern
Summer F,esort.
DETAILS OF A RECENT SENSATION

DETAILS OF A RECENT SENSATION,
A Leadar of Society Too Thick with .
Sporting Characteristic Man in the
Case Makes Raid on Boarding
House and Develops the Ruffian-Out-
rageous Invasion of Feminine Privacy
and Cowardly and Brutal Assault
AsBURY PARK, n. j., Aug. 3O.-A scan.
DIAL, involving the names of Edmund c..
Blunt, sporting man whose horses are
frequently seen in front on every race
course In America, and Mrs Reverdy D.
Dangerfield, OF Alexandria, Va, and
Washington City, is being discussed by ev.
cry resident of this popuiarsummer resort
Just now. Mrs. Dangerfeld is a handsome
young woman whose husband is u mill
ionaire devoted to gentleman farming on
his estates i'll Alexandria. Va, in the sum
mer and active in Washington City poll
tics In the winter season The lazy is in
the habit of spending her summers at the
resorts, but there has heretofore been no
scandal attached to her name. She came
here three weeks ago with unexceptiona-
bic references and took rooms with Mrs.
Engard, well-known and highly re-
spected resident.
Went Ont with Her "Aunts' Friends
The newcomer was handsome, vivacious
and gay, and charmed the household, al
though she was seen only at meal-times
ana at night when she came in to sleep
She went away very early every day. some
tunes accompanied by gentlemen.
"Friends OF my aunties" she used to de-
scribe these gentlemen. Last Tuesday
Miss Susie Wheat, also a Washington
belle, called on Mrs. Dangerfeld Miss
Wheat had just arrived from New York.
Soon after this two gentlemen in sw ell
turnout drove up to the house and Mrs.
Dangerfield and Miss Wheat went away
with them to the Monmouth park races.
Blunt Makes His Appearance.
They had not been gone long when Mr..
Blunt dashed up to the house in a T-cart.
He rang the bell, and the door WAS
opened by Mrs. Engard's married
daughter. She saw at glance that he
had been drinking. Ii was the first time
he had ever called at the house. so she
asked who he wished to see
Mrs Dangertield; is she in:' he asked
mo, she has gone out. he was told
who aid she go out With"
"She went away Win young lady"
~Nere there any men with them?r he
persisted
The lady became alarmed by the wicked
glcam in the mans eyes, as she answered
no.
Does she ever have men call here or 90
out with herr he asked, but received no
answer.
Mrs. Daugerfield Agitated.
Telling the lady to tell Mrs. Dangerfield
to wait when she came back Blunt drove
off. Mrs. Daugerfield, Miss Wheat and
their escorts returned about p rn Mrs
Engard's daughter spoke about Blunt e
visit.
''Oh God, is he heresn she gasped
Mrs. Dangerfieid and Mrs Engard' s
daughter, with a young man, sat on the
porch until about IL o'clock, when Mrs,
Dangerfcld went to her room for the
night, and shortly afterward Blunt drove
up again his horse flecked with foam and
himself apparently drunk. He demanded
to see Mrs. Dangerfeld, and was told that
she had retired.
Most Outrageous Proceedings.
He insisted on seeing her aud Miss En-
gard went up to her room and brought
word that she would come down when
dressed, Blunt fumed and finally de-
clared he would not wait, and thrrIsting
Miss Engard aside. bounded up the stairs
Mrs. Dangcrfield, who had been at her
door, banged it shut, and Blunt, not
knowing which room she occupied, kick ed
in the first door he reached, which was
the room occupied by Mrs Engard Mrs.
Engard screamed when he rushed into heI
room. He cursed his mistake. and, run
ming across the hall, broke in another door,
where a young married woman was COVER
ing in terror with her baby. Again he
uttered "A string of odths and got out.
Brutal Assault on ohe Woman
Then, in the third room he was success
full in finding Mrs. Dancerfield As soon
rs he saw her, he clutched her 10y the
throat and threw her on the bed attired as
she was only in her nightrobe Then he
raised a chair, and with it beat her cruelty
about the head, face, and body. Not sat
istied with this he dragged her by her hair
around the room and out into the hall
He cursed her meantime like crazy man,
and his oaths aroused every one in the
cottage. The people became so frightened
that they climbed out on the portico and
stood there until the police, who had been
telegraphed for, arrived.
The Ruffian Arrested.
Blunt was arrested after a struggle and
locked up. No one appeared against him.
and he was fined SIS only. Meantime
Mrs. Engard requested Mrs Dangerfield
to leave her house. The latter's eyes
were black and blue, and Blunt's
finger marks were plainly discernible
around her throat. She was nearly
crazy, and begged every one to say moth
ing about the assault or about her. With
her trunk she was driven to the station
and took the first train for Jersey City
Blunt disappeared after leaving the court
room. Yesterday his stable was shipped
to Sheepshead bay, and he has probably
gone there, too