The sun., 1894-10-20
BOTH TO BE BURIED TO-DAY
THEORIES ABoUr THB DEATHS OF
n. l.. IITUs AND MART DUFF.

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thst she Hss Hesrt Disesss-Reist,vss
Cii-s 90 ths Theery that she D,es Arter
inhsii-E Chierorsr-., .us Her Lover, :.
FIt er s-sse. erief shet Hi~ssiG
The bodies OF Elicit Livingstone Titus and
Mary s. Dun, who were found dead in = bath
house at Sea Clif. L. l.. on wednesday night.
were brought 10 Brooklyn yesterday. The
funeral Of Miss Dun will take place at . O'Clock
to-day At St.Anns Episcopal Church In Clinton
street The Rev. Reese p. Alscp will conduct
the services. The funeral OF Mr.. Titus will be
held At the same hour At the residence Of his
aunt, Mrs. Hodgskin, at 44O Clinton street.
None Of Mr.. Titus's family has come from the
South 20 attend the funeral. Dr. Hodg.kin said
last night that some Of them had been expected
Mr. Titus's mother Is an invalid aud his broth
ers are engaged in business. The funeral SER
vices will be conducted by the Rev. A. b. Kin
solving OF Christ Church. Both bcdies will be
buried In the respective plots OF the families of
the deceased At Greenwood.
The people OF Sea Cliff. and the few summer
residents who are left there. dock ed about the
bath house near the DUFF place yesterday, and
discussed the tragedy. There were few who did
not believe that Miss Dufrs death was caused
by heart disease. and that Mr.. Titus. insane with
buuuth krleI. kiiltu nlnSfit Wnen he tOund thAt
his betrothed was beyond recovery. There are
several theories as to the manner OF her death.
" is not at all likely that the mystery will be
cleared away at the inquest to be held by
Coroner William Duryea, at Sea Clif, on Tues
day night.
Much interest is attached to the bottle Of
chl9roform WHICH, IT is said, was found in
pocket of MIR. Titus's coat by DR. Burns. The
theory accepted by the friends of MIR. Titus and
Miss Dun is that Miss Dun complained Of a
headaeLe i, aud that Titus gave chloroform to her
10 reheye her. They say that he was constantly
troubled with headaches and always carried n
bottle OF chlnroform. 1t is said that few days
ago. when Mrs. Dun, Mary's mother. was i'll.
TITUS told her that IA few whifs of the fluid
would drive away the pain and that she refused
the treatment. saying that the stun was dan
house.
The latest theory advanced by the people of
Sea Gin Is that Miss Dun went into the bath
house 70 get her bathing suit. She was to leave
Sea Gin for her home In BROOKLYN the next
DAY, and had been busy packing her trunks IL
IL believed that she decided 10 get her bathing
suit on her return from n walk. and that while
In the bathing house she again complained OF a
headache. Titus then proposed that she should
inhale ChlorOform.
Dr. Burns said Yesterday that lc had made a
careful examination Of Miss Duf's body, and
found the heart weak and habby, so weak that
death would quickly follow the inhalation of
even few drops OF Chloroform. When asked (
IT was possible to determine by examination
whether or not death was caused by chloroform,
DIR. Burns said:
n.xs; II thGt can hido be determined by chemical
tion ~
Under the circumstances, | did not think II
DIR. Burns said that he found a two-ounce bot
tie half filled with chloroform in a pocket of
T1tus's coat; A Brooklyn druggists label Was
on the bottle. According TO Dr. Burns, Miss
Duff died within half a minute after the chloro-
form was given to her.