The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-11
Woman Author Is
 StrangLed To Death
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70 be anxious to conceal his face, standing in the corridor. Each time, and with some confusion, the young man said:
 I'm looking for Miss -"
 Each time the nam ewas mulnbled, put each time it was a different name. Countess Hoyos and her mother were terrified by the repeat ed visitations.
 This and 0 finger print found in the Titterton bathroom police hoped would lead to the slayer.
 Twelve Men Questioned
 Twelve men, including Mrs. Tit terton's radio executive husband, were questioned almost continu- busly from 4 p. m. until 4:l5 a. In, and then freed.
 Her husband, Lewis H. Titterton, head of the National Broadcasting company's continuity department, left her working on an already sold novel when he went to his ot1ce. Both he and she were successful writers, she specializing in fiction and he in reviews and essays.
 Assistant District Attorney Frank O'Rourke said a 16-year-old tailor's delivery boy who visited the Titter- ton apartment in exclusive Beck man place at about the hour Mrs. Titterton was killed, would be ques- tioned today. But neither he nor police expected to learn anything except what the boy reported to ms employer-that he attempted to de- liver some garments to the apart ment at 1l:3O a. nn., received no answer to his knocking, and re- burned immediately to his shop.
 Absolutely Nothing Learned
 ORourke said "nothing-absolute- y nothing" had been learned be- yond what was obvious when Mrs. Titterton was found, nude except for stockings, in the bathtub of her apadtment yesterday afternoon.
 A pink pajama coat and g. red blouse knotted tightly about her throat caused death, police physi- cians said. Bruises and scratches on her body showed that, although she was tiny woman, she had fought vigorously.
 Clothes that she wore when she kissed her husband goodbye at 8 B, m., were Strewn all about the apartment, their condition indicat- ed that 8 person of more than average strength had ripped them from her. Hooks and eyes of her skirt were pulled from the cloth, 3 brassiere was ripped in two pieces.
 A great blue brujse stood out prominently on her face in grotesque contrast to her auburn hair.
 Delivery Men Find Body
 Two delivery men for a furniture store who, discovering the apart- ment door opened, called the negro building superintendent and dis covered her body with him, were among the first men questioned and released. Titterton, 35, an English man who graduated with honors from Harvard University and is a National Broadcasting company ex- ecutiye, established immediately af- ter being summoned to the apart ment that he was at his office from 8:3o a. m. until notified of his wife's death.
 Police also questioned several painters who had been working TOT Several days in the five-story brownstone mansion converted last wear into an apartment building, and maids and yardmen of wealthy Zfamilies whose mansions make Beekman place 8 show place. They nothing. No one had seen any suspicious person in the neign- borhood.
 Directly across the street from the Titterton home si the nome ol Katherine Cornell, actress, and in adjoining houses live President Wil- aliam s. Paley of Columbia Broao- casting system, and William D. Leeds, sportsman.
 Accepted Invitation
 Detectives did learn that Mrs. F.. R. Mansbridge, whose husoano IS contact man between the Cam hridge Press of England and the N1acmillan Publishing company telenhoned an invitation to Mrs. Tlt- terton at Il 8. m. to dine with her husband at the Mansbridge nome hast night. Titterton formerly was d Macmillan editor.
 "She accepted and seemed pleas ed" Mrs. Mansbridge said.
 Mrs. Mansbridge's call ana a adical examination established the hime of the attack definitely enough |to establish alibis for every known