The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-29
WHERE Is BROKER TTTUSfi
BANKER FOR HIS QUAKER RELATIVELY
As WELL As STOCK BROKER.
Il IL Said by One or the Relatives that TAsrsi
- About $4,000 to be Accounted for-
Mrs. Titus says Her Husband II Siek ana
Has Como Away for His Health.

Il IL Said by One OF the Relatives that There
- About $4,000 to bo Accounted fer-
Mrs. Titus says Her Husband II Sick asA
Has Conc Away for His Health.
Henry E. Titus OF the firm Of II. Z. Titus ~
Co.. brokers and bankers at 8 Broad street. ID
is said. left his home at Glen Cove nine daya2
ago and has not reappeared His wife sayoS
that he has gone away for his health and that,
she knows whore and had letter from him
yesterday. but his brother and friend who ale
ways had faith in him. say they have lost the
money that they placed with him. and thsst
they haven't the slightest idea where he 10.
Titus's parents were Quakers. and he was 1
brought up In that faith. His father. his 1
two brothers. and three sisters all belong to3
the Friends. as do most Of the people with
whom they are intimate Titus Is II years.
old. is married. and has four grown children.
He was formerly in the nat business in this4
city. but about seven years ago he bought Q
seat In the Stock Exchange and started small I
brokerage business. He was fairly prosperous.
and In the course OF few years he bought . 1
piece Of land at Glen Cove from his father and I
built pretty house for himself. He began |
to do u moderate banking business and his |
relatives deposited their money with him. His
father. his brothers and sisters. and the Misses
Emily and Susan Valentine. his maiden aunts.
placed greater or less sums with the firm. |
Ilton Fire Insurance Com pany. 1866 Broadway. !
is the only person outs de Of the family who 10 |
belongs to the Friends and he placed small |
amount with Mr.. Titus Just to help him along. !
titus as sfsx hsSs Re
home from his oSs day after ok p1s
He had no bad habits as far as any one knew, |
f. t!, be rather Snieit and to take the downs Of
About a year ago It seems, he began to meet /
with reverses. He kept al his business affairs |
slightest IDEA that things KS we're going wv Wrons
with him. No one. n fact. save his partner. |
so TS VIII the ys thnS nSaSs
affatrs He never seemed to be worried or
from sn IF Tsy sSs srNSs r fas Na
Ewooa tyus Hsnpy fuss hs Srsses
told that his money was gone. and then the in
formation was conveyed tS the rest Of the
-" I suppose there's no use In trying to keep l
this thing out q the papers I'm only sur.
mystsrisas piece Of business from the begin
Do .yoS know where Henry E. Titus is at |
I'm DO net Ian telling you the ho pest
more likely to go of somewhere and try to "
TSnsy
m Ssy did he Sss
We al! had the greatest confidence IN him"
What did he do with the money!"
That's the mystery. He was always care. /
full and conservative In his business and I |
can hardly believe that he speculated. He |
had no expensive habits. cannot for q mo- :
ment imagine what he did with the money. j
know about It."
GxRs ssS
is An invalid. subject to epilepttc dts, and his
fairs He only knows y, that the son is Ttsstng:
took the train to, New York week ago last
They say that he did not look sick. but wore
his usual calm and philosophtc mien. ]
Mr.: Daniel D. Whitney; who lives at 10 Pop.1
lar street Brooklyn. said last night:
learned about twelve days ago that thQA
small sum 81 money which had deposited7
with Mr. Titus was gone and that all thoA
money that belonged to his family had gone
with It. Thinking they would have plenty OF
trouble OF their own. J. did not say anything
about my loss. which is small one. had
great confidence in Mr.. Titus and would have
done almost anything to help him along. What
he did with the money Is more than can i'm
agine. I do not believe he gambled in any
way have heard that his aunts. Miss Emily
and Miss Susan Valentine lost $4,000. That.
believe. is the biggest sum that any ono dc. l.
pOsitor lost"