Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-03
GARRETT KIN HOLD
1OMURDER THEORY
o,,.tiyes of Dead Swarthmore
woman, Found in Creek, Con-
yinced Of Foul Play
START OWN INVESTIGATION

p.,,,ivcs Of Miss Anna NJ. Garrett,
smorthmore. whose body was found
pp"sndywipe creek on April 10 after
y. bod mysteriously disappeared from
- ~. now believe that she was MUIR
dered, ,.. a.. uo,o, was
oae ~ n covered bridge. where she
IuIe' ,t,led and her body then thrown
~, sss tb. streom. The Delaware county
ln,9 ln,9sorit,es vi, have been requested to make
an Investigation along this i me. ,
evivester &. Garrett. OF FIRMS Park,
oyu,;n oy; ~ ihr dead woman. IL among
o,hers who believe that Miss Garrett
% "a. Victim Of foul play. To support
mi, theory, he pointed out that her
handbag containing 500 vas missing as
wsll az other articles. Miss Garrett
disappeared on April ].
Inquest on Friday
ur Garrett and two cousins have
,Isr.d themselves into committee
Hh;sh will seek 10 show at the inquest
W No bed In West Chester Friday aft
.ncon that Miss Garrett was murdered.
~ have engaged Investigators in nd
Alton TO those assigned by the dis
trict attorney. :.
.,idence Of the identity OF the MUIR
S,rsr has been obtained.
Harvey Garrett, Drexel Hill. and Ed
an Garrett, Media, are the others who
have assumed the duty Of. as Mr.. Gar {:
,stt expressed il, running down and
ainfnE to justice the murderer of our
Meanwhile they have filed a caveat
10 The will Of Miss Garrett as part OF
tbsir general plan to hold her afairs
n status quo until the mystery OF her
Sisappsaroncc and dsssh shall be solved .
I'M Garrett yesterday was animated
IN a strong desire 10 counteract reports
,bat be and his cousins had opposed Miss
Gsrrett's will because she had left her
sstste to charities. They also resented
,eports issued at West Chester that in
dicsted Miss Garrett was not on friendly
terms with them.
Issue Statements
In order to quiet statements with re.
r,rd To their opposition 10 charitable
b1uests, they issued signed state
mspt. which said in part:
"Whateyer Miss CARROTS original
iptentiors toward charities may have
been, aud unquestionably she was
reatly interested in charities at one
time. the fact remains that the will
offered by Attorney Garrett r. Smcdley
for probate bcqueathed but S1100 TO
charity and devised all the balance of
the estate Of about $50, 900 to her house
keeper, a Mrs. Mary DE Voy, during
her life and Al her death to go to her
three children.
Mr.. Garrett said Yesterday he is not
ready or willing 10 bring charges
against any one either privately or pub
licy. Circumstances surrounding Miss
Gsrrctt's disappearance and subsequent
discovery we're in themselves, he said,
Sufficient cause to believe in the theory
Of murder.
An examination Of the spot in the
Brnndyw,nc. where her body was found
showed it would be the last place likely
to have been chosen ~ q spot for sui
eide. The place. he snid. is surrounded
By bitches and barbed. wire feuces.
There is cause 10 believe. also. said
Mr.. Garrett, that his cousins body was
lfeless before il was immersed in the
water.
The theory that murder was the cause
oi Miss Garrctt's death is not given
much crcdeuce by Chief OF Police Hay
word, Of Swarthmorc. He said today :
The theory Of murder in the Garrett
case has been advanced entirely by
members Of her family. do not care
to say anything ut this time because OF
The inquest that will be held sometime
thin week. We are. however. looking
fut Tor clues which might lead to murder
as the cause Of Miss CARROTS death. "