Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-02
Public Spirited Citizens, Powerful
And Wealthy, Said to be Be-
hind the Suit.
IS A SYSTEMATIC MOVEMENT.
Missioner Was Sent to See Son,
Bearing Two Letters Signed
BY Ex-senator Chandler.
Defendants Charged With Wr0ngfully
Dycrting 10 Their own Use Prop
erty Belonging TO Leader.

Now York. March Public spirited
citizens, powerful and wealthy, ac-
! cording TO the World today. are behind
! the suit instituted IN the courts of New
Hampshire by her son. George clover.
and other relatives 10 secure an aC-
counting OF the financial affairs of MIRA
Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head of the
Christian Science church The move
ment was a systematic one and was
seriously begun on Nov. o. last when n
man. who is not named, went 10 Lead
;. D., where George w. Glover. Mrs
/ Eddy's only son lived. TO see II no
could enlist the son to light IN the
mothers behalf. The missioner had
with him two letters signed by ex-senu.
tor William T.. Chandler. who had be.
come interested in the movement and
mad consented 10 act as counsel. one
letter was addressed to Glover 1t stat
ed that the ex-senator had consented
to act as legal counsel concerning GER
tain questions which had arisen in con-
neetion with Mrs. Eddy. that it was
important for public and private rea.-
sons that these questions should be IN
vestigated and urged that the son
should aid In their solution and settle
nient.
The other letter addressed to the mis-
| sioner, stated what the questions WsrA
thit had arisen and advised that Mrs
Eddy's son and other relatives shoilld
be impressed with their duty. IN these
failed to act. II should be done by such
right minded citizens as are in SYM
| ment.
The missioner. IL Is stated. was con-
Nineed that he had before him a hard
TASK because Glover was known 10 bs
extremely loyal to his mother and h.
PAD oeen reported as living In affuence
~ ms south Dakota home. Part or
this only was true, It is stated. He
was found to he intensely loyal 10 his
nIo,her' but he was found to be poor
ana mad no rich or influential friends
Wnen the case was laid before him
win Mr- Chandeliers letter, he consent,
eu 20 act, but made one provision. illus
ttlatlng, u is said, his firm intent to be
poth wise and Just. The plan he pro
posed was that of at once seeing his
notner and investiga ting her mental
state before he finally committed him.
self to move.
Glover and his daughter Mary. sc-
Iotalng TO the story, saw Mrs. Eddy on
Jan last. and whatever doubts Glover
may have had as TO his duty were re-
moved, II Is stated, by the appearance
and words of his mother.
me World also publishes A long
statement signed by Glover and his
daughter in which the visit to Mra
Eddy Is described.
George Washington Glover IL sfrs
Eddy's only child. In Decenher Isla
when Mrs. Eddy was 20 years old. she
was married to George Washinston
Glover, who had been companion OF
her Oldest brother. Samuel Baker.
After their marriage MIR. and Mr..
Glover went 10 Wilmington. S. O.
where Mr.. Glover could Obtain birh
wages as a bricklayer. sir months
afterwards he died of yellow fever and
Mrs Glover returned to her fathers
home at Tilton, ". IT., where four
months later the son was born.
II ms been stated that Mrs Eddy
gave up this son when ne was a baby.
put Mrs. Eddy denied this The family
which cared for him. she said, told he's
that he was dead. She never saw him
until he was 81 years old.
SCIENTIST LEADERS SURPRISED.
Concord, n. f., March 2.-pavNlop-
nehts regarding the bill In equity fled
Yesterday 10 secure an accounting OF
INV hHHllNihi hndllh OF MIS-. Mary
Baker q. Eddy, head OF the Christian
Science Organization, are awaited Wifi
great interest today. Christian Scientist
leaders are apparently surprised All
the defendants. Calvin A. Frye, irving
G. T0mlInsou, Herman S. Herring and
Lewis q. Straug, Of this city; Alfred
Farlow. Ira Knapp, william q. Johnson
and Joseph Armstrong of Boston; Ed-
ward A. Klmball OF Chicago ana
stephen a. Chase OF Fail River. aip
directors or trustees ia the church.
The petition In detil afflrms thar
Mrs Eddy In incapaCitated through in
hrmlties incident 10 old age TO "man-
age her affairs and protect her prop
erty with prudence and discretion
against fraud ~ others. or TO take
charge OF and manage tho present Ie-
gal proceedings aud that Mrs. Eddy
lives under tho charge and in the
custody ~ defendants Frye and Strang
and thaJ very tew persons are allowed
10 soc her except for Il few minutes
MI Glover further claims that IN
the last 20 years his letters no hls
mother nave nevcr had n direct reply
from her, and from other matters ro-
luiiug 10 his attempts AT Corrcspon-
irncc. Mr., Glover believes that Mrs
Eddy If surrounded by Designing por-
sons who are using her condition FOR
.hoir own selfish ends
Tho petition sets forth tho "eXten-
'lVc ana valuable" real and personal
property Of Mrs Eddy and alleges
nat the defendants and others imam
Ige the same solely according TO their
,Wn viii and pleasure
IN dealing WIN tho revenue aocru-
nF 10 Mrs, Eddy from her Writtngs,
journals. etc, the plaintifis set forth
hat probably several million dollars
vas netIed 10 che leader OF The church.
The petition alleges that there IN
abundant reason 20 believe that the
iefendlnts and their associates have
converted TO their own
private uses on otherwise nlisappro-
lriatcd or unlawfnly diverted large
'ums " money and property % tho
IFS claim that the defendanta should
low be adjudged 70 have beon trustees
hereof ana should be compelled IL