The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-15
NEW PETITIONERS
Two More Relatives OF Mrs. Eddy
Seek an Accounting
ONE IS AN ADOPTED SON
The Other a Second Cousin Who
Gained Good Graces OF Christ
ian Science Leader and Was
Then Shut Off

Then Shut Off
Concord, n. H., March 12.-Fred w.
Baker of Epson, n. H., relative of
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, and DR.. e,
J. Foster Eddy of Waterbury, VT, Mrs.
Eddy's adopted son, have become
plaintiffs, as next friends of Mrs.
Eddy, to the bill in equity brought to
secure an accounting of her property.
In joining in the bill in equity Foster
Eddy says in his petition that The has
become convinced that Mrs. Eddy is,
and for a long time has been, incapable
of intelligently conducting or receiving
an account of her business and prop
erty, and that the same is being man
aged wholly by the defendants without
giving a proper accounting thereof"
Fred w. Baker in his petition says
that he is second cousin of Mary
Baker Glover Eddy and that in Septem-
ber 1896, he was sent by his employ
ers, ]. P. & w. H. Emand, carriage
makers at Boston, to visit Pleasant
View to examine and repair and alter
certain carriages Of Mrs. Eddy.
Baker says that he made known to
Mrs. Eddy his relationship to her, and
she treated him with cordality on his
first visit and also a few days later
when he had finished the work on her
carriages. She asked him to live in the
l., tie, TIrhia q
and took his meals with Ms. Eddy, Mr..
FRYE and q womSn of the household
and lodged in the house over one night;
that she showed him about the house
and invited him to come to visit her.
with his wife and children. at amy time.
Frye, however, told him that he ought
not to make that visit.
Not long after, says Baker in the pc
fition, in accordance with the above in
vitation, he prepared to visit Mrs. Eddy,
intending to take his wife and little
girl. He wrote to Mrs. Eddy, as she
had told him to do that he was coming.
but received no reply and therefore he
gave up the visit. During the next
three years he wrote to Mrs Eddy twice,
offering to avail himself of her invita-
ton to visit her, but he received no
reply, and he believes that she was not
permitted to see either of the letters.
Bakers petition further says that in
the summer Of 1905 he moved from
Boston to EPSON, n H., and in Septem-
Der decided to make an effort to see
Mrs Eddy. He went to Concord and
to her house and was refused the privi-
iege of seeing her by Frye. He urged |
his rights to see her because he had |
been invited by Mrs. Eddy to come, but |
Frye replied that Mrs. Eddy had too |
much work to do to receive visitors and |
received none but by appointments; he |
would receive the request for an inter- |
view and if it were granted would |
notify Baker. He also said that Baker
could see Mrs. Eddy that day if he
would go down to the street corner
about O'clock and stand there and see
her drive by in her carriage. This he |
refused to do. gave up the effort, and |
never received any reply to his request |
for an interview.
In conclusion the petition says that |
Baker believes that Mrs. Eddy is
virtually a prisoner in her own house;
that she is kept secluded by the defend
ants Frye and others, and she she is
not capable under all her conditions Of
managing her own business, but that
it is all in the hands and control Of said
Frye and others, so that there has not
been a due and proper accounting by
these self-constituted guardians of her
person and property"
J. w. Kelly and N. E. Martin, coun.
sci for the plaintiffs, had an interview
yesterday afternoon with F. S. Streeter,
counsel for Mrs. Eddy, but at its con-
cluson all parties refused to give any
statement to the press.