The evening world., 1894-10-18

with the same wonder that fills all the
people OF the village and vicinity, told
an ''Evenlng World" reporter this morn
ing that he believed Titus had done the
deed in a At of insanity.
THAT man was crazy as true as you
were born" said the doctor. 1.-THE
attack may have been growing upon
him unperceived and unsupported by
his friends. His mania took homi-
cidal and suicidal turn, and up to the
moment of its physical outbreak, not
even Miss Duff could have dreamed of
his condition.
HE could easily have enticed her to
q seat In the bath-house, which looked
out upon the ocean, and there carried
out the details of his murderous plan.
HE probably seized her tightly with
one hand and arm and applied the
saturated cloth to her face checking
her breath and ability to cry out at
once. and holding 1t there until she was
dead.
Then, likely, he closed the door, sat
down on the bench and shot himself.
sliding down to the DOR into the at
titude In which he was found"
II DIR. Burns is correct in his con-
lecture, IL does not appear lust why
Titus employed chloroform upon the
girl and shot himself unless he was
prompted by that fantastic delicacy
that NJ ten comes 70 the woman-slayer
not m sbed her blood or mar her flesh
with n wound
The bodies were taken upon the
Coronar,s nermit 70 the Duff cottage.
Constable BrenRel said at first that
no had hurst omen the bath-bouse
door. An Evening World' reporter ex-
am,ned tho lock and found IL sound
The lev was nm tho inside hut had not
annarsn,,y heen turned
Tbe renaissance that the constable Ell.
,ounterea in rushing omen the door was
nrobablv from the bodies upon the floor
Mr. Titus WAS a son Of the late Col.
Henry Titus. founder Of Titusyille, Fla
His motber who is OF the Hodgkins
f,ro,,v we'll known in Southern social
ci,c,as ,s ain living M TitusviIle Al
her death Young Elicit Titus would
h,ys heen heir 70 n fortupe
IIs came North severaI wears ago
.rd n,a. ,,ven n home hv his mint
Mrs James d. Hodrkins. wife OF DIR.
i1Jodykins of a4o Clinton stree, Brook,
Ivn The Hodskins are wealthy. and
ltbe younp Southerner who was seek
ing his fortune in Wall street. WAS
charged nothing for board or lodging
III. was treated as one of the family.
and Mrs. Bodrkins said TODAY that he
s..s.r,.d N he h,,nv
- ..He was Of n chaerfuI disposition "
she said "reasonablv nrosperous as a
-Eroker hs,np with Walsh G. FIovd ~ o.
Rroad street and often smoke of bia an
..There Was No onnosi,iop 70 the mar
-,asa. .xoer, mat Mr. Duf, wanted tbe
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