Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-03-05
ACCOUNTING Of EDDY
ESTATE IS SOUGHT
SON AND NEPHEW OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE HEAD FILE BILL
IN EQUITY.
THINK HER UNABLE
TO MANAGE AFFAIRS
G. w. Glover, Only Male Offspring by
First Husband, Directs Action
Against Leader of Sect-Ex-Sena-
tor Counsel for Plaintiffs.


Eddy, head of the Christian science or
ganization, filed in the Merrimack
county superior court Friday, stirred
members of the sect here and further
developments are eagerly awaited.
Leaders of the Christian scientists ap-
parently were surprised at the bill,
which was filed by George w. Glover,
of Lead, S. D., only son of Mrs. Eddy
by her first husband; Miss Mary Baker
Glover, Mr.. Glover's daughter and
George w. Baker, of Bangor, Me-, Mrs.
Eddy's nephew
The defendants named are Calvin A.
Frye, Irving c. Tomlinson, Hermann
S. Herring and Lewis G. Strang of this
city; Alfred Furlow, Ira o. Knapp,
William B. Johnson and Joseph Arm
strong, of Boston; Edward A. Kimball
of Chicago, and Stephen A. Chase of
Fall River, Mass, all of whom hold po-
sitions as directors or trustees in the
Christian science church.
Says Mrs. Eddy is lncapacitated.
The petition affirms that Mrs. Eddy
is incapacitated through infirmities in
cident to old age, to manage her af-
fairs and protect her property with
prudence and discretion against undue
influence, control or fraud of others,
or to take charge of and manage the
present legal proceedings" and that
Mrs. Eddy lives under the charge and
in custody of two of the defendants,
Frye and Strang, and that very few
persons are allowed to see her except
| for a few minutes"
| Mr.. Glover further asserts that In
the last rs years his letters to his
mother have never had direct reply
| from her, and from other matters re.
lating to his attempts at correspond.
ence, Mr. Glover states, the petitioner
believes that Mrs. Eddy is surround
ed by designing persons who are using
her and her condition for their own
selfish ends"
The petition then sets forth the "ex-
tensive and valuable" real and per-
sonal property of Mrs. Eddy and al
leges that the defendants and others
manage the same solely according to
their own will and pleasure"
Think Her Income Millions.
In dealing with the revenue accru-
ing to Mrs. Eddy from her writings,
| journals, the Massachusetts metaphyi-
ical college for teaching pathology Of
spiritual power or science of metapnys-
| zeal healing, the plaintiffs set forth
that probably several million dollars
We're netted to the leader of the cult.
The petition alleges that there Is
abundant reason to believe that the
defendants and their associates have
wrongfully converted to their own pri-
vate uses, or otherwise misappropri-
ated or unlawfully diverted large sums
of money and large amounts of prop.
erty of the said Mary B. G. Eddy.
These plaintiffs say that the defend
ants should now be adjudged to have
been trustees thereof and should be
compelled to give an account thereof
and make restitution thereof"
Injunction Is Asked.
In closing, the plaintiffs pray that
the defendants "be enjoined during the
tendency of the present suit in equity,
not to interfere with or undertake to
manage or control any business or
property of Mrs. Eddy, or to do any
act whatever in her name or behalf
| under any preteXt or under any power
of attorney, and that receiver or re.
ceivers be appointed to take posses
sion of all the property of the said
Mary B. G. Eddy, now in the hands or
under the control of the defendants,
and to manage all her business affairs,
and to make such ultimate disposition
of all her estate as this court may
hereafter decide to be wise and pru-
dent"
William E. Chandler, ex-senator, is
chief counsel for the plaintiffs.
The bill is returnable at the April
term of the superior court, which be-
gins Tuesday, April 2, when date for
ha he ~,