Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-22
COUNSEL'S REASONS TRIfLE VAGUE
Senator Chandler Says Even IL They
Won, 1t Would be Improbable and
Then There Were Sentimental
Reasons to consder-Mrs. Eddy's
LawyersWanted Action Continued.
(By Associated press.)

CONCORD, y. H., Aug. 2l.-Thc
famous suit in equity brought on
March last. by George W. Glover.
son OF Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy and
others, as next friends" against Cal.
vim s Frye. and others. To secure
an accounting of the property of the
aged founder and head of the Chris.
tianScicncc church. came to an alb.
rupt end today. Immediately after
opening of court in the continued
acnring on Mrs. Eddy's CONNIE
tency before Judge Edgar Aldrich and
his cc-mastcrs. William T.. Chandler.
senior counsel for the next friends. /"
announced that counsel for the next
friends" had filed with the clerk OF
the court Il motion for the dismissal
of the suit lie said that there were
many reasons for this action but the
principal one was the Improbable.
nessof any immediate result of n de.
cision in our favor upon the exact
issue rs now framed compared with
the burdens and disadvantages to he
endured by us, both before and after
suchi II decision.
In announcing the dismissal OF the
suit Mr.. Chandler said: "The suit
has been almost wholly altriistic in
its mature and not Il single dollar of
the large fortune whose existence IS
disclosed or which might be enlarged
in consequence of this suit can be.
come nj this time the property of
the next friends" There are also
reasons. sentimental in their charac.
ter overcoming the strong desire of
the next friends" to prove the facts
and vindicate the reasons upon which
the suit has been based. which. how
ever, is now hereby dismissed"
streeter Wanted Hearing Continued
Mr.. Strcetcr. counsel for Mrs. Eddy
in her behalf, ut once presented n
motion that the masters proceed with
the hearing and determine her com.
potency to manage her business az
fairs.
Mr.. Streeter reviewed the institu
ton and progress of the accounting
suit. which he characterized as pri.
marily an assault by great newspa-
per upon n great religion-a religion
which its founder had designed to
promote after her death by the usc
of a large part of her fortune.
Not one word of testimony has
been introduced" said Mr.. Strcetcr,
to show that one dollar of her money
has ever been misanpropriated. The
charge OF her incompettcncy has com
pletcly collapsed 1t is now stated
in the press that the next friends
will abandon this suit for the purpose
of awaiting Mrs. Eddy's death and
then contesting her will. Mrs. Eddy
has II legal right to finding of her
competency upon the case as il now
stands or upon such further evidence
as she may introduce
Mr.Stpccter demanded from the
masters a finding to that effect Judge
Aldrich said the issue submitted Ia
them was purely a property question
He continues: The next friends
having withdrawn from this hearinr
and announced that they will with
draw the suit from the superior court
thcro is nothing left for us To hear
and we do not think we should he JUS
tilted in going forward with an OK
pert hearing.
I'VE shall make Il report 20 Judge
Chambcrln containing all the evi
dencc and the happenings of today
In case we are in error in respect &c
the effect OF next friends withdraw
al. Judge Chamberlin can direct US
to resume the hearing.
Without such order we do moi
think we should be justified in go
| ing forward with this hearing"
| Mr.. Streetcr noted an exception t.
this ruling.