The sun., 1907-08-21
EDDY CASE NAY Be SETTLED
,uvERS HOLD CONFERENCE on
TERMS or AGREEMENT.
assr,ng Before Masters Ends Abruptly
AFTER order for Examination ef chris.
,,ap science Head ny Alicuists 10 Made
Malicious Animal Magnetism.


AFTER order for Examination ef Chris.
,iap science Head ny Alicnists 10 Made
-Waiicious Animal Magnetism.
rox,nRp. n. r.. Aug. 2o The hearing
h.lore masters TO pass upon the business
competency OF Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy was
b,olght TO rather an abrupt adjournment
Cor he day this afternoon. The reason given
nv the counsel for the plaintiffs was that
ume was needed to look over the books and
rapers IN the possession Of Joseph Arm
s,ronc. Mrs. Eddy's publisher in Boston.
Although this reason passes for court
rurposes. IL is very generally rumored that
the sudden adjournment until tomorrow
morning is for the purpose OF considering
further the matter Of settlement or agree
m.rt which was discussed at a conference
hetvren the counsel for the respective
rarties in interest. held before to-dsy's
conr proceedings began. II is said upon
GOOD authority that the conference OF this
morning came very near ending the Eddy
versus Frye suit. for nearly six months
almost constantly in court OF before the
public through the fling Of some new docu-
nenis.
This conference having come so near to
accomplishing an agreement, according to
report. II is possible that when the masters
tai their places at 9:3O tomorrow MORN
ing for the days hearing an announcement
will he made that the so-called Eddy
case is ended.
Counsel on both sides Of the case held
long conferences separately tonight and
then representative joint conference was
held but the outcome of these secret pro-
l,,,ra - NHnlxr nf ,rnnf
Every one seems to realize that the crisis
Of the trial ia close at hand
If an agreement is reached il may never
be known who took the initiative. although
II il understood that there was considerable
correspondence between counsel on the
subject even before the mastership hear
ing began. Those who think they are
well posted say tonight that If a settle
ment Is not reached by tomorrow morn
ing or within a day or two the case will
be fought to the bitter end. with all the
attendant publicity.
The days proceedings began at 1890
this morn ing with the largest morning
attendance Of Scientists since the hearing
began. The matter OF allowing aliensts
to visit Mrs. Eddy, in behalf Of the plaintiffs.
was first brought up and Gen. Streeter for
Mrs Eddy announced his assent to the
proposition. The Court then announced
granted, but that ii did not think 1t wise
10 allow more than one lawyer on each
side TO be present. nor wise to allow Mrs.
Eddy's sons OF any OF tbe other next friends
10 he present at Pleasant View when the
examination was held or when any hearing
was given there. Senator Chandler argued
st length that no restrictions as to the
number Of lawyers nor as to the parties in
interest should be laid down.
The next question was as TO the produc-
H.. -
Armstrong Of Boston, Mrs. Eddy's pub
Usher. Gen. Streeter said that these ar
tcles we're in the city, but that they were
here for the use Of the defence and not for
tine plaintiffs to use in preparing their case.
compelling counsel for Mrs. Eddy to place
the letters, papers and books in the custody
Of the clerk OF the court. and Gen. Streeter
announced that this would be done without
order, under certain restrictions a. TO how
they were to be examined, this to be agreed
upon later.
Gen. Henry M Baker, a cousin of Mrs
Eddy and one Of her trustees. was placed
upon the stand by the plaintiffs counsel
and asked II he could produce list Of Mrs.
Eddys securities. He was advised not
N answer, and the Court stated that unless
some act Of incompetency could be shown
that was directly connected with business
the defence was not bound to show up in
advance all it's business transactions. Gen.
had attempted to take advantage OF his
presence on the witness stand FOR some
general questioning, which attempt was
snnulled by the masters
The introduction Of letters and statements
of which Mrs. Eddy was admitted to be the
author and tending TO show, according TO
the contention Of the plaintiffs. Mrs. Eddy's
belief in malicious animal magnetism" and
in part defining the same. formed the next
bone of contention The plaintiffs succeeded
tsa
tended for, though subject to the legal
exceptions taken by opposing. counsel.
One of the letters admittef dictated by
Mrs Eddy was follows:
MY DEAR STUDENT: There ID point in
Christian Science that ! was about to name
in The class when I was interrupted ny
question and this point was passed by with
out explanation. ] will refer to IL and ex-
plain It az belonging 20 your lesson in the
class. The mental malpractitioners or
to kill people. they cause you or your pa
uents 10 suffer from arsenioal poison in
the blood or stomach. Mercurial poison,
morphine or any other form Of mineral
vegetable or animal poison which they may
name in their arg,nnents.
your patients symptoms puzzle you
and you have tried the ordinary arguments
and what is better. the power OF spirit TO
heal them. hut without success, then treat
your patient against the effects OF this
that God made all and IL was good. hence
there ls no poison and your patient does
hot suffer from IL and is not poisoned, slso
thai hatred, envy and malice have no
power 10 harm and are not harming your
patient, for God is all power and God is
love &c
Your afectionate teacher,
M. b. q. EDDY
" YOU begin 10 think of me do not fight
the mesmersts nor say you can't make
me think of mother or her, but say to these
thoughts get behind me, treat them as
temptations and error, and link them to
no poisonality, hut put them down and
M of mind
This letter was objected to on the ground
that II VAS not written subsequent to 1920.
Dr. h J Foster Eddy, Mrs. Eddy's adopted
son, residing in Middlesbury. VI, was
placed upon the stand and testified that he
wrote the letter himself and that the cor
Tectlons were in Mrs. Eddy's handwriting.
1874