Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-16
Is Made In The Eddy Case
al Concord, N. H,
Trustees Demand Cause Why
They Should Not Intervene.
Court Is Expected to Confer With
Both Sides Today.

Hakpr. Archibald Mcclellan and JOSIAH
+. Fernald, trustees Of the estate of
Mrs Nary Baker G. Eddy ny Their
couns 81. Strecter and Hollis. fled
motion in the superior court this after
no III asking that The next friends ~
AIRS F,;dy. plaintiff il thc original suit.
be ordered forthwith 10 Show cause
why the motion az thc trustees f."
leave 10 intervene and be- substituted
az plaintiffs in place Of said neA,
friends should not he srautc6."
The full text nt ;hc document filed lat
the superior court this afternoon by
counsel fer the trustees of the estate
of Mrs. Mary g. Eddy is as follows:
state Of New Hampshire.
superior Court.
''Mclrimack, \. II. April term. 1897
MARY Baker Glover EDDY, ~ her
next friends, George Glover, Mary
Glover, George Nj Baker, Fred W.
Baker EhcnrzCr !. Foster + lily versus
Calvin 4. Frye, Alfred ITarl0w, Irving
c. TOmlnson, Ira G. Knapp, William
s. johnson. Stephen y. Chase, Joseph
Armstrong. Edward \. Kimba!l, Her
mann s. Spring. Lewis y. Strang.
In the matter of trustees motion
Oiled April ;, 1900. for leave to inter-
vcnc and be substituted as plaintiffs in
place Of said next friends"
Motion OF the trustees: That the
next friends be ordered forthwith TO
shcw cause why the motion to inter-
veIIe should not be granted.
ION the Il day of April. 1907, the
trustees, Henry II. Baker, Archibald
Mcclellan ana Josiah r. Fern. move
that George w. Glover. Mary Baker
Glover. George W. Baker. Fred w.
Baker ard F-1crcZcr ]. Foster Eddy.
purporting to act as next friends of
Mary Baker q. Eddy i'll the original
proceedings brought March !, 1907, be
ordered Forthwith to show cause why
the motion of the trustees, verified by
their oath and filed April 6. 1907 for
leave - intervene and be substituted
as plaintiffs in place OF said next
friends" should rot 10 granted and to
that end be ordered to file without de-
lay their objections thereto, if any. in
writing, verified by their respective
oaths and that. upon the fling of such
objections. if any they have, duly Veri-
fed by ,ath. Il speedy hearing on said
motion he ordered 50 that the validity
and effects of said deed and the rela-
tons o. said George w. Glover, Mary
Baker Glover George w. Baker, Fred
W. Baker and F,benezer j. Foster Eddy
to these proceedings. 50 far as the same
may be affected by the execution ans.
delivery Of sail trust deed and the pro-
perty conveyed thereby to the trustees
may be determined by the court upon
full consideration Of all material facts.
by their solicitors,
"S1REETE,R AND HOLLIS
Late today the three trustees. Henry
NJ Baker. Archibald Mcclellan and ,Jo-
siam +. Fcrnald. filed in the superior
court their answer to the supplemental
bill filed April 6 by George W. Glover
Mary I;aker Glover. George w. Baker
Fred ". Raker and F.bcnezcr J. Foster
Eddy. next friends OF Mrs. Eddy.
The trustees said:
In making and fling this answer
they do not waive, but do hereby re-
s"rVe all their rights to object to the
maintenance of such proceedings by
said next friends. to the form and suf-
hciency of the pleadings and among
other things their right;
Ito a speedy hearing and decision
of their motion filed April .. 1907, for
leave to intervene and be substitute as
plaintiffs in place Of said next friends.
"2-To apply To thn court ut any stage
Of the proceedings TO investigate and
determine the following ambong ether
questions:
"I-Whothcr those proceedings were
brought i'm good faith by the so-call"d
next friends for the personal benefit Of
Mrs Eddy. and are row being carried
on for her benefit.
"II-Whethcr thcs" proceedings were
brought and are now being maintained
| by next friends to protect the proper
ty interests of Mrs. Eddy.
| "III-Whether these proceedings
| were initiated by said next friends Of
| their own motion or by other undis-
closed persons, not friends but enemies.
Of Mrs Eddy. ana her religious teach
irgs. and not for the purpose Of bene-
| fitting Mrs. Eddy or protecting her
nrnncrty, but TO haraSs and worry her
| personally and to bring reproach. II
| nossiblc. upon the religion OF which she
| is the founder.
! "IV-Whether these proceedings are
| iiiusory-
"V-Also any other questions that
| may be aised Is to the status OF Said
| next friends before this court in these
pr0ce, diugs as volunteers purportinS to
act for Mrs. Eddy and for her benefit
| with the foregoing reservation OF
their rights. the said trustees. Baker.
| Mcclellan and Fernald. answering said
so-called supplemental bill. say in ef-
feet that the original bill brought
against the 10 original defendants was
served upon the trustees, and they de-
ny. upon information and belief that
Immediately after the original bill was
filed March l. the original defendants
procured and induced Mrs. Eddy to
execute the trust deed. dated March 6.
with reference to the allegation in
Article .. the trustees deny that they
or any Of them now arc or ever have
been the agents and attorneys Of the
original defendants; or subject to the