The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-18
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.
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MISSING SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT.
Belief that The Double Murder Was
Committed in a Fit
OF Insanity.
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY MIGHT.

The bodies OF Elicit Livingston Titus
and Miss Mary Dun were found In an
old bathhouse at Sea Cliff. l.. l.. last
night--the man shot to death and the
girl suffocated with cloroform.
1t was apparently either case OF
Joint self-destruction or murder and
suicide. committed presumably by the
man.
Titus and Miss Duff who were engaged
to be married. went cut for a stroll Tues
day night. AMI had not been seen or
heard of until their bodies were found.
-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 Dun, a weli-to-do fur
niiure dealer at $50 Columbia street.
Brooklyn. He lives al 800 Clinton street.
the same city
Mr.. Titus was young business man
living at No. 4ic Clinton street. lie WAS
n visitor at Mr.. Duh's country home a
pretty cottage near the shore at the head
OF Prospect avenue, at Sea GIN. The peo-
pie with whom they associated accepted
them as engaged. and looked upon them
terial prospects
Well known socially.
Both were socially active. Miss Duff
was a tall. slender girl. blonde and
blue-eyed, full OF natural vitality. and
with all the accomplishments of IL we'll
bred young woman of her years.
Titus. who was only twenty-five years
old, was of gay and sociable tenn
permanent 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 II ramble with
Miss Dun 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 sterlay.
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 IA proceeding
In beating the bush and scanning the
SURF the searching parties had passed
over wide range of the neighboring
country ana snofe, 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. Dufr's
property and only 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 match, the light fell upon
the bodies of the long sought couple.
They had bean dead many hours
Miss Duff'a 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 towel that still
smelled of chlorofurm.
Titus was on ms knees beside her
having fallen III "A CrOuChing position
after shooting himself. There was Il
bullet;wound IN mis- right temple and
the blood flowing down over ms face
had stained the dress of the girl and
formed IN poo's apD4, t.e muol tl,..
pools had nearly dried up, and formed
great dark patches.
SS-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver
lying beside his body, told tle story of
how he met his death
The news flew through the village like
the wind. and soon Il large crowd gath
cred.
rr: w. J. Burns. VINO had been one
OF the searchers, arrived shortly and
sent for Coroner Duryea..
prising, .. VI Parker; 7. W, Sheridan,
Samuel samuel stenein; y W. Pardee, Frank
James Tichborne and Rev H. Welsh
They viewed the bodies AMI adiourneI
the Inquest until Tuesday next.
No Letters Found.
No letter nor any written indication
OF a, cause for the trl gel ~ could h,
found Titus had in his pockets "A watch
some money, keys and memorandum
book that contained nothing rcla ;ivr
Miss Duff's clothing was equally barrcr
of evidence.
DR.. Burns. who contcmplatcs the cas-,
with the same wonder that nils all IN,
people Of the village and vicinity. tol,
ing that he believed Titus had done tn,
deed in a fit OF insanity.
That man was crazy as true as 70,
were born" said the doctor. ''Th,
attack may have been growing urol
him unperceived and unsupported b,
his friends. His, mania took homi
cidal and suicidal turn, and up TO IN
moment OF It's physical outbreak no
even Miss Duff could have dreamed o
his condition
seat in the bath-house, which locke,
out upon the ocean, and there carrc
out the details Of his murderous plan.
He probably seized her tightly will
one hand and arm and applied tn,
saturated cloth TO her face, chrckin,
her breath and ability to cry out a
once, and holding 1t there until she wa
dead.
"Then. likely he closed the door, va
down on the bench and shot himself
sliding down to the floor into the at
titude in which he was found"
III Dr. Burns Is correct in his con
lecture, II does not appear just VIII,
Titus employed chloroform upon tn
girl and shot himself, unless ~ wa
prompted by that fantastic delicaC,
that often comes to the woman-slaye
not to shed her blood or mar her fiesl
with a wound
Bodies Taken to the Cottage.
The bodies were taken upon tn
Coroners permit TO the Dun cottage.
Constable Brengel said at FIRST tina
be had burst open the bath nous
door. An Evening World" reporter ex