The evening world., 1894-10-18
EDITION.
| both DEAD IN
| A BATH-HOUSE.
| Titus Evidently ChlOrOfOrmed
! Miss Duff and Then
Shot Himself
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN SEA CLIFF.
The Young Couple Were Engaged
to Be Married and Were
Apparently Happy.
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT.
Belief that the Double Murder Was
Nop,o,;ttod I, - C;f
AWFUL TRAGEDY IN SEA CLIFF.
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT.
Belief that the Double Murder Was
Committed in a Fit
OF lnsanity.s

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 chlorofor1n.
1t was apparently either a case of
joint self-destruction or a murder and
suicide, committed presumably by the
man.
Titus and Miss Duff, who were engaged
to be married. went out for stroll Tues
day night, and had not been seen or
heard Of until their bodies were found
A -eward If $3.50 had been offered for
information as to their whereabouts
and there were rumors that they had
met with foul play.
Miss Duff was the nineteen-year-old
daughter of Peter Duff, well-to-do fur
niture dealer at 253 Columbia street
, Brooklyn. He lives at 500 Clinton street
the same city.
Mr.. Titus was young business man
living at No. 44c Clinton street. He was
O visitor at Mr.. Duff's country home.
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 a well-mated pair with excellent ma
terial prospects.
Well Known Socially.
Both were socially active. Miss Duff
was a TALL slender girl, blonde and
b;ue-eye6, full Of natural vitality, and
with all the accomplishments of we'll
bred young woman of her years.
Titus, who was only twenty-five years
old, was of gay and sociable tenn
permanent and 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 Duff along the beach.
AS they did not return, her family
aroused some -.eighbors late that night
and began a search. which with steadily
increasing numbers OF volunteers was
continued all OF yesteria lay.
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 l. wide range of the neighboring
country and shore, when al about 8
open the door of the bath-house at the
foot Of the lawn In front of Mr.. Duff 8
property and only a few yards from the
house.
This spot had been overlooked in all
the widespread energies OF the hunt
Finding the Bodies.
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
tho 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 a crouchng position
after shooting himself There was a
bullet,wound IN his right temple. and
me blood flowing, down over his face
. mad stained the dress OF the girl and
formed IN pools aoout the moor. fAea,.
pools had nearly dried up. and formed
great dark patches.
A 3S-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver,
lying beside his body, told tae story of
how he met his death.
-. The news few through the village like
anu ooOl u large gain
DIR. W. j. Burns. who had been one
N4f the searchers, arrived shortly and
*ent for Coroner Duryea..
The Coroner impanelled a jury COM
rising o. W. Parker, 7. w. Sheridan,
amuel Stencin, D. w. Pardee, Frank
y. Colds, John Graham, Charles Sniffen,
James Tichborne and Rev. II. Welsh
they viewed the bodies and adjourned
the inqueS' dntil Tuesday next.
No Letters Found.
No letter nor any written indication
OF a. cause for the tragedy could be
found. Titus had in his pockets a watch,
some money, keys and a memorandum
BOOK that contained nothing relative.
OF evidence.
Or. Burns. who contemplates the case
Win the same wonder that fills all the
people OF the village and vicinity. told
IN Evening World" reporter this morn
lR that he believed Titus had done the
pesQ In fit OF insanity.
mat man was crazy as true as you
4. we're born" said the doctor. THE
track may have been growing upon
tim unDercelved and unsupported by
nis friends. His mania took a homi-
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