The evening world., 1894-10-18
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN SEA CLIFF.
The Young Couple Were Engaged
to Be Married and Were
Apparently Happy.
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY MIGHT.
Belief that the Double Murder Was
Committed in a Fit
OF Insanity.

The bodies Of Elicit Livingston Titus
and Miss Mary Duff were found In an
old bathhouse at Sea Cliff, l.. l., last
night-the man shot to death and the
girl suffocated with chloroform.
1t was apparently either case of
joint self-destruction or a murder and
suicide. committed presumably by the
man. .,...-.-- ..- To-.
Titus and Miss Dun, who were engaged
to be married. went out for a stroll Tues
day night, and had not been seen or
heard of until their bodies were found.
A reward of $3.50 had been offered for
Information as to their whereabouts.
and there were rumors that they had
met with foul play. sa.@,,s,
Miss Dun was the nlneteen-year-old
! daughter Of Peter Dun. weli-to-d fur
niture dealer at 253 Columbia street.
Brooklyn. He lives at sss Clinton street,
the same city.
Mr.. Titus was a young business man
living at No. 40 Clinton street. He was
visitor at Mr.. Dun's country home. n
pretty cottage near the shore at the head
OF Prospect avenue. at Sea Cliff. The peo-
pie with whom they associated accepted
them as engaged. and looked upon them
as well-mated pair with excellent ma
terial prospects.
Both were socially active. Miss Dun
was tall, slender girl, blonde and
blue-eyed, full Of natural vitality, and
with all the accomplishments OF a we'll
bred young woman of her years.
Titus. who was only twenty-five years
old, was OF a gay and sociable tenn
perament and a popular member of the
Sea Cliff Yacht Club.
The young people had known each
other four years.
Titus returned from an afternoons
fishing trip Tuesday evening. and after
dinner he went out for a ramble with
Miss Dun along the beach.
AS they did not return, her family
aroused some leighbors late that night
and began a search. which with steadily
increasing numbers of volunteers was
continued all Of yesterday.
They had not been seen near the STA
ton. and 1t was felt certain by all that
they had not eloped, as there was no
necessity for such a proceeding.
In beating the bush and scanning the
surf. the searching parties had passed
over II wide range OF the neishboring
country and shore, when at about .
O'Clock Constable Brengel half idly forced
open the door of the bath-house at the
foot OF the lawn In front of Mr. Duff's
property and only few yards from the
house .a. g.
This spot had been overlooked In all
the widespread energies Of the hunt.
The constable could distinguish
through the gloom unusual objects ly-
ing upon the floor OF the bath-house.
Striking a match, the light fell upon
the bodies of the long-sought couple.
They had been dead many hours.
Miss Duff's body lay at length upon
the floor. with her feet towards the
door, her head slightly raised against
the wall beneath the dressing bench
over her face was a towel that still
smelled OF chloroform.
Titus was on his knees beside her.
having fallen in crouching position
after shooting himself. There was q
bullet-wound in his right temple. and
the blood flowing down over his. face
had stained the dress OF the girl and
formed in pools about the hoor, These
pools had nearly dried up. and formed
great dark patches.
lying beside his body, told the story OF
how he met his death.
The news flew through the village like
the wind, and soon large crowd gath
cred.
DIR. w. ]. Burns, who had been one
of the searchers, arrived shortly and
sent for Coroner Duryea.,
The Coroner impanelled q jury COM
prising o. w. Parker. T. W. Sheridan.
Samuel Stencin, ID. w. Pardee. Frank
]. Colds, John Graham. Charles eniffen.
James Tichborne and Rev. H. Welsh.
They viewed the bodies and adjourned
the inquest until Tuesday next.
No letter nor any written Indication
of a cause for the tragedy could be
found Titus had in his pockets watch.
some money, keys and memorandum
book that contained nothing relative.
Miss Duf"s clothing was equally barren
OF evidence.
DR., Burns who e0atsmpls'ss the cass
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