Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
THE EDDY CASE
Leaders Christian Scientists Arc
 Are Much Surprised.

l opments In the bill in equity to se-
 cure an accounting of the financial
 aHairs of Mrs Mary Baker c. Eddy.
 nead or the Christian Science belief, l Wnich was filed in the Merrimack
 county superior court yesterday, were
 awaited with great interest to-day.
 Leaders of the Christian Scientists
 apparently were surprised at the bill,
 which was filed by George w. Glover
 or Lead City. s. D., only son of Mrs
 Eddy by former marriage, Miss
 Mary Baker Glover, MT Gloyer's
 aaughter, and George w. Baker of
 bangor, Me, Mrs Eddy's nephew.
 What steps the defendants in the bill wouid take was not known. but an ldea or their plan of action was ex- pected to be gained to-day. The de-
 iendants named are Calvin A. Frye,
 irving c. Tomlinson, Hermann s.
 Herring and Lewis c. Strang of this
 clty, Alfred Farlow, Ira 0. Knapp.
 William B. Johnson and Joseph Arm
 strong of Boston, Mass, Edward A.
 himball of Chicago and Stephen A.
 Chace of Fall River, Mass, all of
 whom hold positions as directors or
 trustees in the Christian Science church.
 The petition affirms that Mrs Eddy IS incapacitated through infirmities incident to old age to manage her aHairs and protect her property with prudence and discretion against un- que influence, control or fraud of others, or to take charge of and man. age the present legal proceedings" ana that Mrs Eddy lives under the charge and in the custody of de- fendants Frye and Strang and that very lew persons are allowed to see ner except for a few minutes"
 The fourth paragraph of the peti- uon sets forth that MT Glover has never been able to reach Mrs Eddy Dy letters which were not first read by ether persons and that he has not been sure that his letters have reached her personally; that on Au- gust 21, 1900, letter came to him typewriter with her name signed thereto which said:
 My rule is that my secretary shall nrst read my letters, so if you send another letter to me that breaks this rule and requires the expressman to deliver 1t to me alone, shall return that letter to you unopened
 MT Glover continues, in the peti- tion, that in the few moments of con yersation he had had with his mother in January last he reached the con clusion that 1t was the duty of him self and daughter to take legal steps to secure an accounting for such property and business as to provide suitable protection therefor"
 MT Glover further claims that in the last twenty-five years his letters to his mother have never had direct reply from her and from other mat ters relating to his attempt at cor respondence. MT Glover, states the petition, believes that Mrs Eddy is by designing persons who are using her and her condition for their own selfish ends"
 The petition then sets forth "the l extensive and valuable" real and per- sonal property of Mrs Eddy. and al- l leges that the defendants and others manage the same solely according i to their own will and pleasure.
 In dealing with the revenue accru- ing to Mrs Eddy from her writings, journals, the Massachusetts meta physical college for teaching the pathology of spiritual power or science of metaphysical healing, the plaintiffs set forth that probably sev- sral 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 misappro- )riated or unlawfully diverted large 'ums of money and large amounts of of the said Mary B. c. Eddy. The plaintiffs claim that the defend- lnts should now be adjudged to have ,een trustees thereof and should be compelled to give an account thereof md to make restitution thereof"
 In closing the plaintiffs pray that he defendants be enjoined during he pendency of the present suit in 'quity, not to interfere with or un- lertake to manage or control any business or property of Mrs Eddy or o do any act whatever in her name IT behalf under any pretext or under my power of attorney, and that a eceiver or receivers be appointed to ake possession of all the property of lI he said Mary B. c. Eddy now in the ands or under the control of the de- and to manage all her busi- ess affairs. and to make such ulu- | nate disposition of all her estate as his court may hereafter decide to be