New-York tribune., 1907-03-03
MRS. EDDY SHOWS SELF.
REFUTES FLIGHT RUMOR.
Relatives Won't Agree to ComprO-
mise out of Court.

! Christian Science faith had been spirited away
/ 10 Northern Vermont. Several newspaper men
1 left Boston tonight for town near Burling-
| ton. Vt, where it was reported that Mrs. Eddy
had been taken.
! Attorneys for the plaintiffs I'm the suit for an
accounting and reeeivershp declared late to-
| day that they would agree TO no compromise out
| Of court. Speaking for them. John w. Kelly
said that fl was the fixed purpose OF Mrs.
Eddy's relatives fully to investigate her busi-
! ness relations with the members of the cabinet
| which they say has been conducting much of
| the executive work Of the Church she founded.
The present whereabouts Of a fortune esti-
! mated at S15OO0OOO and the disposition that is
made of Mrs. Eddy's annual income. alleged to
! be 81 100000 are points that the relatives want
cleared up. They will meet in Concord on Mon
day and Tuesday for a conference.
General Frank 6. Streeter. Mrs Eddy's per-
sonal counsel, was in conference with Calvin A.
Frye, her coachman and secretary. who IS
| named as one of the defendants. Immediately
at the expiration of the conference. Mrs. Eddy
left Pleasant View in her carriage and drove
about the town. Her departure from her home
was apparently made as conspicuous as pos
sible 1t apparently the intention of those
surrounding Mrs Eddy to have her drive to-day
act proof that she is still active.
General Streeter declined TO discuss the case
in any way. He added also that no state
ment would be given tonight by any Of the
other persons in close relations with Mrs. Eddy
I'm Concord. Earlier in the day he declared that
he could not tell whether the presence of Mrs.
Eddy would be required in court when the case
came to a hearing. and that he could not
swer, when asked, whether she physically
able to attend court. He did say, however,
that the leader of Christian Science was as
vigorous to-day as she had been at any time in
the last ten years.
PETITIONERS HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.
Mr.. Martin. who was the only one Of counsel
for the petitioners in the city tonight. said
his side had nothing TO add TO the statement
made yesterday by William E. Chandler, former
United States Senator.
Alfred Farlow, head Of the Christian Scen-
lists IN Boston, arrived here at noon, 10 con-
suit with the leaders here. but he declined to
give an interview
The position Of the nominal plaintiff sketched
in legal phraseology is declared TO be follows:
Where a person is Of weak mind and mentally
inCapaCitated by disease, deCrepitude other
inirmity. though not in such condition to be
adiudged lunatic by the special tribunal pro-
vided by law for such purposes. a court of
equity has jurisdiction to entertain an action
brought by her next friend in her behalf to
Get aside conveyances and protect her from the
undue influences and fraud OF others, although
she denies such ncapacity The court may In
such an action appoint receiver or receivers.
on the other hand it is believed that the de-
fendsnts may raise Immediately the legal ques-
tions involved in the proceedings as distin-
guished from the questions OF fact. These legal
questions would go TO the Supreme Court for
determination, ana the proceedings in the Su-
perior Court would in the mean time be held up
This would avoid the necessity of Mrs Eddy
appearing in court in person or being Obliged
to give Il deposition until the Supreme Court
had handed down an opinion. This opinion, il
I'm favor Of the defendants. would quash the
whole proceeding
Additional and fuller details of the petition
were learned to-day. 1t affirms that Mrs Eddy
is incapacitated through inirmities incident to
old age to manage her affairs and protect her
property with prudence and discretion against
undue influence. control fraud of others or
10 take charge of and manage the present legal !
proceedings" and that Mrs. Eddy lives "under
the charge and in the custody OF defendants
Frye and Strang, and that very few persons are
allowed to see her except for a few minutes"
RECEIVES TYPEWRITTEN LETTER.
The fourth paragraph of the petition sets
forth that Mr. Glover has never been able to
reach Mrs Eddy by letters which were not first
read by other persons. and that he has not been
n
ally; that on August p. 1900. a letter came to
him. typewritten, with her name signed thereto /
which said:
My rule is that my secretary shall first read /
my letters. so if you send another letter 10 me |
that breaks this rule and requires the express |
man to deliver it to me alone 1 shall return |
that letter 20 YOU unopened
Mr. Glover further says that in the last
twenty-five years his letters to his mother have
nav h.1H
other matters relating to his attempt at cor
responderce Mr.. Glover. states the petition. !
believes that Mrs Eddy is surrounded by dc-
signing persons who are using her and her con-
dtion for their own selfish ends"
The petition then sets forth the extensive |
and valuable real and personal property Of
Mrs Eddy. and alleges that tho defendants and
others manage the same solely according to
their own will and pleasure"
In dealing with the revenue accruing to Mrs |
Eddy from her writings. journals and the MasSa-
chuSetts Metaphysical College for Teaching the /
Pathology of Spiritual Power or Science OF /
Metaphysical Healing, the plaintiffs set forth
that probably several million dollars was netted /
to the leader of the cult
The petition alleges that there is abundant
reason to believe that the defendants and their /
associates have wrongfully converted to their /
own private uses, or otherwise misapprOpriated /
or uniawfully diverted large sums of money and /
large amounts Of property of the said Mary r. |
G. Eddy The plaintiffs claim that the defend /
ants should now be adiudged to have been trus-
tees thereof and should be compelled to give an /
account thereof and make restitution thereof" |
The bill is returnabe at the April term Of the i
Superior Court, which begins on Tuesday, April |
.. At that time the docket for the term will be |
read, and a date set for the hearing OF the case.
Boston, March ALFRED FarlOw, chairman OF |
the publication committee of the Christian |
Science Church, visited Concord to-day, and 1
upon his return tonight stated that while the
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