The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
MAY CALL MRS. EDDY
Nine Christian Science Lead
ePs Will Be Summoned.
NO GUARDIAN SUIT FEARED
Former senator Chandler ArrHnEcs
20 serve Papers in Case-DecInres
with Suit-Has Heard of No Con-
cession-Ready for the Hearing.

Boston, March THE nine persons.
leaders OF the Christian Science cult, who
are named as defendants in the equity
suit viii bee served with court papers to-
morrow. Everything was in readiness
late this afternoon Sheriffs deputies will
nave the summonses early in the mcrn-
ing and viii start out Immediately 10 per
form their duties Mrs. Eddy will in all
probability, be summoned with the others.
Counsel for the petitioners. Martin and
Howe. are not worried at all over specUIa-
tion as to "a possible application of guar
dian by Mrs EDDY. Lawyers and others
interested say that IL an application is
made an acknowledgment of incapacity
must accompany it: that relatives could
protest the choice of guardian made by
the court; that guardian would be obliged
10 file an inventory Of the estate. which
relatives could question. The real battle
in the suit against the Christian Science
trustees viii soon open. Former Senator
Chandler and his associate counsel pre-
pared to-day TO serve the legal papers in
the action. as determined at their confer
eHce yesterday in this city.
Courts TO he Put in Action.
The sheriFs Office in Concord, which
has had the papers in preparation since
Saturday, will call the four Concord de-
PENDANTS To court. and counsel will set
the machinery in Boston. Fall River Chi
cago. and elsewhere in motion.
The counsel are not worried over the
reported plan OF the defense TO balk their
suit by petitioning u guardian for the
aged pastor emeritus.
We are not concerned about this mat
ter. remarked Ex-senator Chandler, SEN
! ior attorney. in an interview this after
noon. and why should We? Haven't Far
/ low and the rest Of these fellows been
publicly boasting how well able she was,
not only to take care of herself. bat
/ to sldllfully manage the manifold perplex-
/ ing duties of her high office
Cannot Ask Guardian.
How. then. could they consistently. in
/ the face Of these claims OF theirs. ask the
court for a guardian for woman whom
/ they claim Is so exceptionally bright and
active at her advanced age, according TO
/ their allegations?
We do not fear any guardian dodge at
/ this late date.
Asked about the reported plan by the
! church officials TO allow Mrs Eddy to
/ face a magistrate if the petitioners would
consent to abandon their lawsuit i'm the
event of proof that she was physically
and mentally capable OF managing her
own affairs. Mir. Chandler replied:
we haven't heard of any such conces-
sion. nor do we look for one Of that
sort. though We hope that they will oblige
us to that extent. If they do, I can tell
| you we VIII not be satisfied with any
! fty-five-minute interview. which was
given recently. with convenient poTtieres
and the like.
we will insist on a much longer per
sonal legal test, and If we are convinced
that she is mentally sound and capable
We will then give our attention TO the
matter of whether or not 20 drop the suit
But this is all apparently mere theory
| Meanwhile We are hard at work with oul
side of the case. and intend to keep right
on.