bour , ▁El iza ▁Mary ▁Bar row ▁( born ▁ 1 8 6 3 ), ▁a ▁ 4 7 - year - old ▁somewhat ▁ecc ent ric ▁spin ster ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁advert is ement , ▁moving ▁in ▁with ▁her ▁w ard ▁Ernest ▁George ▁Grant , ▁the ▁eight - year - old ▁or phan ed ▁son ▁of ▁her ▁friend , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁Pre viously , ▁she ▁had ▁shared ▁lod g ings ▁with ▁her ▁cousin , ▁Frank ▁V onder a he , ▁but ▁she ▁apparently ▁hoped ▁the ▁new ▁arrangement ▁with ▁Sed don ▁would ▁be ▁che aper . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁ ▁Being ▁easily ▁led , ▁and ▁as ▁keen ▁on ▁making ▁money ▁as ▁Sed don ▁was ▁himself , ▁Bar row ▁was ▁quickly ▁persu aded ▁by ▁Sed don ▁to ▁sign ▁over ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁all ▁her ▁sav ings ▁and ▁ann u ities , ▁including ▁£ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁of ▁India ▁Stock , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁giving ▁her ▁a ▁small ▁ann u ity ▁and ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁rent ▁free . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Sed d ons , ▁Bar row , ▁and ▁her ▁young ▁w ard ▁went ▁on ▁hol iday ▁together ▁to ▁South end . ▁On ▁their ▁return , ▁Sed don ' s ▁daughter ▁Mag gie ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁three pen ny ▁packet ▁of ▁fly paper