The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
EDDY CASE WILL
 COME UP TODAY Illness of Judge Caused Ad- journment Yesterday
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ESTATE
Arguments VIII Be Heard on Motion of Trustees to Be Substituted for Next Friends as
 Plaintiffs.

Concord, N. H., May 20.-The hearing in the Mary Baker Eddy case, ordered for today, was adjourned to tomorrow on ac- count of the indispisition of Judge Robert N. Chamberln, the presiding justice.
 Although the condition of Judge Cham berlin was at first thought to be such that it would be possible to begin the hearing tomorrow, his physicians decided late this afternoon that he would require several days at least to recover from hls Illness. and they ordered his removal to the Margaret Pillsbury hospital His Ill., ness is not considered serious, but his condition demands absolute rest and ouiet Tor a time. In view of this announcement by the physicians, 1t seemed evident that the case In court must be postponed for at least a week and arrangements vera made tonight for a continuance for coun- sel to agree on a date of adjournment for the hearing
 Although the celebrated suit in equity to secure an accounting of the property or Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy has been 2 matter of record for almost three months the first legal battle of counsel engaged in It will take place in this city tomorrow when arguments will be heard on th. motion of the trustees of Mrs. Mary Baker c. Eddys estate that they be sub. stituted for the next friends" as nlain tlffs In the original suit In March. 1sO7 there was filed in the court a petition or equity proceedings signed George A. Glover of this city, the only son of Mrs Mary B. Glover Eddy; his daughter, Mary Baker Glover, and George w Baker of Bangor, Me, cousin of Mrs. Eddy.
 These three, as next friends" in legal parlance of Mrs. Eddy, complained against Calvin. A. Frye, Irving c. Tom linson, Herman S. Herring and Lewis c. Strange of Concord; Alfred Barlow. Ira olanah, William B. Johnson and Joseph Armstrong of Boston; Stephen A. Chase or Fall River, Mass, and Edward Wall of Chicago, alleging that Mrs Eddy is. and has been for some time. incompetent to do business, or to understand business transactions for her by others; and that the defendants have possessed themselves or her person and property and that there is reason to fear that they have wrongfully converted her property to their own use.
 on these grounds the plaintiffs ask for an accounting on the part of the de- fendants and the creation of a receiver snip for Mrs. Eddy's estate.
 On March 1, Elizer Foster Andy of Waterbury, Vt, an adopted son of Mrs. Ecdy. and Fred Waller Baker of Epsom. N. H., her nephew, were joined as plain tlffs. An announcement was made that on March 6, five days after the insti- tuition of proceedings, Mrs Eddy had conveyed all her psoperty to a board of trustees.
 These trustees waive the court right to Intervene and they substituted as plain tfffs in place of Glover and the other next friends In the suit of Eddy vs. Frye
 Counsel for the next friendso conn tered this step on April 6 by asking that the trustees be joined as defendants in the original suit, instead of as plain tiffs.
 To this. on April 16, the trustees made answer, and prayed for a speedy hear ing on their motion. On the same date the original defendants filed their answer to the original bill, entering general denial of it's allegations and Charging a lack of good faith in the institution of the proceedings.
 Meanwhile voluminous affidavits have been filed on both sides, including A letter by Mrs Eddy herself. to the presid- ing Judge, expressing her disbelief in the good faith of the original proceedines
 Judge Chamberlin has granted already a motion made by counsel for the original plaintiffs, asking for fifteen days after his decision on today's proceedings to file sup plemental bills and pleadings, and it is known that which ever way his decision IS made the matter will be taken up to the supreme court upon appeal.