The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-24
SUIT AGAINST MRS,
EDDY ABRUPTLY ENDS
SUIT WHOLLY ALTRUISTIC AMI
"NEXT FRIENDS" WILL NOT
RECEIVE A DOLLAR.

CONCORD. Aug. 21.-When the
hearings to determine the conspiracy
of Mary Baker G. Eddy were contin-
ued this morning, Senator Chandler,
for the "next friends" asked to with
draw the suit in their behalf. Gen
eral Frank Streeter, for Mrs. Eddy,
filed a confer motion that the hear
ing be proceeded with and that Mrs.
Eddy's business competency be de-
termined now.
1t is rumored tonight that the
next friends" intend to bring a new
suit based upon different allegations
than those in the original suit and
that Senator Chandler's action Is on
ly a flank movement to facilitate a
more formidable attack against Mrs.
Eddy.
The Christian Science Publication
committee gave out remarkable
and interesting statement by DR.. Al
len McLane Hamilton, the New York
alienist, who at the request of coun-
sci, examined Mrs. Eddy. His state
ment concludes:
HamiltOn's Opinion.
was Illy vi thC oPihAoh 'b"
she is competent to. take care OF her
self, and manage her affairs and thai
she is not coerced in any way. In
fact, it would appear as If she takes
the initiative upon all occasions.
Alfred Farlow of the Christian
Science Publication committee, gave
out statement in which he charac-
terized the suit as a gigantic farce
and an effort to annoy and discredii
Mrs. Eddy and stigmatize the reli-
gion of which she is the founder.
In asking that the case before the
masters be dismissed Senator Chan
dler said:
ut will doubtless be a relief to the
masters to be informed that the
counsel for the next friends have
this day filed with the clerk of the
court a motion for the dismissal o1
the pending suit and that they here
by withdraw their appearance before
the masters without asking from
them any findings upon the questions
submitted to them by Judge Cham
berlain. There are many reasons
for this action, the principal one aris
! ing from a consideration of the un
profitableness of any immediate &C
ton.
Suit Wholly Altruistic.
"The suit has been almost who'll!
altruistic in it's nature and not sin
gle dollar of the large fortune whose
existence is disclosed, or which is en-
larged as a consequence of this sui
can become at this moment the prop
erty of the next friends. There ar
also reasons, sentimental in thei
character, overcoming the strong de
sire of the next friends to prove tn
facts and vindicate the reasons upol
which the suit has been based.
! General Streeter replied:
"In behalf of Mrs. Eddy. the de
tense presented the following mo
ton: That the masters proceed wit
this hearing and determine the ques
tions submitted, namely, Mrs. Eddy
competency to manage her bushes
affairs on March 1, 1907.
| eff we are allowed to proceed, W
should show you that on Februar
liz Mrs. Eddy began to arrange TO
the entire management of her prop
erty during her life. During the las
two weeks in February she was dea
ing with these questions with saga
city so far as her business matter
we're concerned, and an able Chris
tian woman SO far as her next of XII
we're concerned.
! "Now, your honors, her so-calle
next friends volunteered to begi
! this wretched assault upon the pei
son, property and religious faith {
an aged citizen of New Hampshir