The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-02
ASK ACCOUNTING A Bill in Equity Brought Against Christian Science Church Trustees by
 Mrs. Eddy's Rela-
 tives.
ACTION A GREAT SURPRISE
INSTITUTED, IT IS SET FORTH,
 IN FOUNDERS INTERESTS.

Restitution Demanded in Case Any
 Wrong-dOing Appears---AlgO nm Tn-
 junction During Litigation Against
 Interference With Mrs. Eddy's Prop-
 erty and q Receiver--It is Clainaed
 That for Long Time She Has Been
 Incompetent to Do Business or Una
 derstand -DefendantS
 Alleged to Have Possessed Them-
 selves of Her Person and Property-
 Action Not Directed Against the Re-
 Iigion.
 Concord, N H., March LA bill in equity to secure an accounting of the financial affairs of Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head of the Christian Science church, was filed in the superb or court for Merrimac county to-day by Mrs. Eddy's son, George W. Glover
  of Deadwood, S. D., and his daughter, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover. and George ". Baker of Bangor, Me, nephew and next friend" of Mrs. Eddy.
 Besides demanding an accounting of all transactions in connection with Mrs. Bddy's affairs, the bill asks for resti-  tuition in case any wrong doing ap- pears, for an injunction during litiga- ton against any interference with the property and business, and for a re- ceiver.
 The action comes as great surprise. In statement issued tonight by for |nler United States Senator William Ia. X Chandler, as special counsel ill the &C., ton, it is declared that MT. Glover is aotuated by no spirit of disrespect to his mother, but believes that the pro- ceeding is in her real interest. MT. Glover says that the action is not di- rected against the religion of the ChrisS  declares that Mir Glover had long thought that his mother was growing | too feeble in body and mind to attend to important business matters, but for a long time he was unable to confirm this suspicion, because those innmedi ately about her seemed unwilling to al- l low even her nearest relatives to have an interview long enough to reveal her actual condition. Early in January, however, it is stated, MT. Glover de- claring that during a visit to Concord he was enabled to talk to his mother l for three-quarters of an hour, and as a result, after due consideration, he de- cided upon the present action "as an imperative duty too long neglected l The action is returnable at the April term of the Mirrimack county superior court which comes into session the first | Tuesday of the month. It is directed against Calvin A. Frye, secretary, and Lewis c. Strang, assistant secretary, of | Concord, Alfred Harlow, Irving c. Tomlinson, Ira 0, Knapp, W B. John son and Messrs. Chase and Armstrong, all of Boston, as trustees of the Chris tian Science church, and Herman S, Herring, first reader of the church in Concord.
 Specifically the bill alleges that the nominal plaintiff, Mrs. Eddy, who sues "by her next friendy" is and for long ! time has been incompetent to do husi- ness or to understand transactions con- ducted in her name in connection with ] her property.
 The next allegation is that the de- fendants have possessed themselves of her person ndsproperty, and have car ried on her Business.
 It is also alleged that having done this knowing of her infimitiy, they | have become trustees for her of all property which has come into her pos | session, and are bound to give account thereof of all their transactions in her name.
 It Is further alleged that there is req son to fear that the defendants wrong fully converted some of her property to their own use, and that there are particular transactions of which an ac- count should be given.
 John W. Kelly of Portsmouth, and the firm of Martin & Howe of Concord, | appear as counsel in the case for the plaintiffs, with former Senator Chand- Ter acting as special counsel Mir. Chandler tonight gave out the follow ing statement:
 "Mr. George W. Glover and his daughter, Miss Mary Baker Glover during their recent, trip to Washington and the east, investigated the condi- ton of Mir. Glover's mother, Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, at Concord, N H. MT. Glover had been for some years in clined to believe that Mrs. Eddy in her old age, eighty-six years now, has been growing too feeble in body and I mind to attend to her extensive and im- portant business matters, but the variS ous persons living with Mrs. Eddy, none of them relatives, had surround ed her so carefully, and had so per-