The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-19

dealer IN brooklyn, who lives at 3D9 Clinton
street. Young Titus, who was stock broker at
ri Proad street, this city. lived just few doors
from the Durs Mt 40 Clinton street. After a
lorg intimacy the young people became engaged
ard Titus was frequent visitor at the Duff's
pretty summer place ut Sea Clin. He was ~ years
old, heavily hailt. six feet tall, and athletic.
Miss Duff one year his junior. She was
small and rather slight and pretty. with fair
complexion and blue eyes. The lovers seemed
entirely wrapt up In each other and were to-
grther as much cs possible
I'm Monday evening Titus left the house of
his annt, Mrs. James ID. Hodssktn, with whom
H. lived. saying that 10 was going TO Sea Clir
and would return On Wednesday morning with
a., buns, who intended to go back to Brooklyn
then. Miss Dun met him ut tine station and
drove him ~ the cottage. On the following day
hc went lshing. ami returned In high spirits
with seven good -szed sea bass.
Mother" said he 10 Mrs Duff I'm going TO
ciran these myself. and take them Lack 10
I""Hlyn with me to show those people that
can "r'rh ;sl."
g., hi- iIshlng trip had lasted untii after u
o''iork, Il was nearly . oclucE whom he had
.l-l ii cleaning the fish and eating dinner.
Jcn lac suggested To his hancte that they go
g.. - 'trul oil !hr i"nrd walk. This was u Gus
not theirs whenever ths weather permitted.
81 - the night WA moderately warm and
lp',i'' up hS a moot the girl put u hai.
tr'H u &C.. ~ u,yr lrI shoulders, and said t. her
" we're going out fnr walk, manms. Wen
b. ha", IN t"uIt' minutes"
GiH Jlst ABOUT the leIgth of time required
g. = Stroll DOWN tie high steps 10 the prom
e.','ie dni hn"k around by the road Eur ~ the
tTs" I'd m ,h @,r r s sr1 h.cr n'a not not
~ "a sec oud twenty minutes. Presently
;i''. ann hogan IA grow nervous, and. her hus-
la,-, Lu,rs IN t,roUhlya, sie said to her son-in-
Wish yGu would 20 down to the walk and
1. NJ . IL alt,V,
to- cold Tor her To be out 80 late.
tic Young man went down TO the walk and
f,uLd II tntirpy ,ies. rtsd, lie called. hut gut
sna,.vr. ghen i occurrr'lio hlu that the young
pc, III miGht have gone out rowing, hat he
1r'nt OF The, bathing pavilion; To calm the girls
nutlirr, Oh his rc,urn l.. tJlL her thar the young
y,oi'ie had undoubtedly walked, up 10 the viz
lpEr, Ia, he much alarmed. and. hour
later. ~ hen the frightened mother insisted that
."lnr!hing must have hsppened, he went OUT and
s'Nr'Hed tlr the missing lovers until O'Clock
"nh"ut finding n trace of them.
h'' The 'nn rose on re lo!lowlns morning
E"r"i' h'gHp in ca nr,t. Posters were ordered
'ul"l UfgTuG sou reward tor Information
r"n,rdns lie yonng peopIe. Hunting parties
Ntrr thoroughly searched all day. As there
was no reason 20 suspect an elopement, the vii
iaEr Was uNIicd between two theories: one
that the lnvrrs had met with foul play; the
either that they had gon "Out rowing in some
Cihsr h'At nan their own ana had met with an
accident: But M clues were developed that led
Ia anything,
we're searched. but not until Wednesday even
Ing twcnty-tOur hours after tie disappearance
nnTs bathing pavilion, Then searc6ns party ~
co1sistliigofE r. Floyd-Jones, Charles COnnOrs,
and Village Constables George Brengel and
James futile. went 10 the place. They found
trrec Of the compartments open and bare. The
dor 81 the remaining compartment, the third
itCh IL. II resisted pressure. Going into the
sdIOning room C0nn0rs stepped up on the seat
"Bo S You %i' fS s' ahythng, ssSsd Floyd.Jone.
ner1og>ly after Connors's inspection had con-
u Ehink so,' was the reply. Hand up the
Holding the lantern up high he looked over
l"1 partition again. Then he hastily stepped
,ghcy're there" he said. in a voice which
constable Brengel put his back against the
door. but Il held. Again he threw his might on
gushing. The glare OF q lantern flashed inside.
4 lhe little room, BX4 feet, lay the two bodies,
which those OF the girl mad rested. thus Offering
tle resistance which hld held the door against
IN ba sInN p hs BODY &tS Sf o 9as
resting on the seat across the rear Of the apart
HEs re b Snd his head d1gblsd fsE 9.sE between
.olyer OF the newest pattern lay beside him, aud
thsfe was hole In his right temple.
The girl lay al full length and no mark OF
womb was TO be seen On her. Her expression
was peaceful and natural. The eyes were closed
ana 5he face upturned. Her hat was OF; but
her clothing Was not disaTTAnged and nothing
appeared - explain her death. Indeed. the
tearc hers a. hrst thunyht that she was only un-
tnl,H lous; Tor there was apparently none OF the
IgldltS oi limbs and body thai usually charac-
lyrlles death. An examination. however,
showed that the girl was undoubtedly dead aud
that the body MAS quite cold
Nothing Ia the roam threw any light on thu
tragedy. On the hoOT hall uuder one of the
bolt Has bathing suit. Parts OF other suits
~ a1oaL or hung on IFgs from the wall, ON
scattsred some halrpins. Tbs key 20 the door
which mad heen closed. bat nOt lOcked lay upon
The sat There VAS NO Indication u a struggle
Ia the room
Mhsn thsy had somewhat recovered from
their surpriss aud horror the fOaT inca ran
ASA ~ sal aniA thsy 2ets ssaFehiss party.