New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
NEW EDDY PLAINTIFFS
COUSIN AND ADOPTED SON
Former BelieUeS Woman Is Prisoner
an O7cn House.

Concord, y. H, March 1l.-Fred ". Baker
Of Epson, y. H.. second cousin of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy, and DR.. F. J. Foster Eddy, %
Waterbury. Vt, her adopted son, have become
additional parties plaintiff as next friends" Of
Mrs Eddy, to the bin in equity brought TO Sc
cure an accounting of her property against lead
ers OF the Christian Science Church.
In joining in the bill in equity Dr.. Foster
Eddy, says in his petition that he has be
come convinced that Mrs. Eddy IS and for a
long time has been incapable of intelligently
conducting or receiving an account of her bust
ness and property, and that the same is being
managed wholly by the defendants without Civ
ing proper accounting thereof"
Fred w Baker in his petition. says that he is
a second cousin of Mrs. Eddy. and adds:
That in September. 1896. he was sent by his
employers. }. P, and W; H. tmond. carriase
makers, of Boston. 10 visit Pleasant View, 10
examine and repair and alter certain carriages
OF Mrs. Eddy; that he made known To Mrs
Ecuy MS relationship 10 her. ana she treated
him with cordially on his first visit. and also 4
lew days later when he finished work on her
carriages. and she asked him live in the
house during his work, which he did. and took
his meals with Mrs Edo. Mr. Frye and a
woman of the household. and lodged in the
house over one night: that she showed him
about the house and invited him TO come 10
visit her, with his wife and children, at any
time Mr. Frye. however. told him tina: he
ought not make that visit
That not long after III accordance with the
above invitation. while still living IN Boston, ne
prepared 10 visit Ms. Eddy intending 10 take
his wife and little girl; that he wrote to Mrs
Eddy. she had told him 10 do and that ne
was coming, but received reply, and there
fore. with modification and reluctance. gave UP
During the next three years he wrote TO Mrs
Eddy twice. offering 10 avail himself of her
Invitation 20 visit her. but he received no reply
and he believes that she was not permitted to
that IN the summer of 1865 he moved from
Boston 10 EPSON. y. H.. and in September de-
cided - make an effort 10 see Mrs Eddy; that
he went tn Concord and 10 her house. ana was
refused the privilege OF seeing her by Mr.. Frye;
that he urged his right 70 see her because he
had been invited by Mrs Eddy 10 come; that
aTr. Frye replied that Mrs. Eddy had too much
work 10 DO 10 receive visitors, and received none
but by appointment; that he would receive me
request for interview and. if il were granted.
would so notify said Raker He also said that
said Baker could see Mrs. Eddy that day. II ne
would go down 10 the street corner ABOUT =
o'clock and stand there and see her drive by
IN her carriage. This he refused 10 DO. save up
the effort and never received any reply to his
request for an interview.
That he believes that Mrs Eddy is virtually
a prisoner in her own house; that she is kept
secluded by the defendants, Frye and others.
and that she is not capa bic under all her cOndl-
lions Of managing her own business. but that
II is all in the hands and control Of said Frye
and others, that there has not been due
aid proper accounting by these sef-consututed
guardians Of her person and property.
John W. Kelley and y. f. Martin. counsel for
the plaintiffs had an interview this afternoon
with General Frank 6. Streeter counsel for Mrs.
Eddy. but at its close the lawyers refused 20
give any statement tc the press. 1t was said,
however, hat no notices or subp9nas would be
issued tonight or tomorrow.
Mrs. Eddy sent her private carriage this af-
ternoon for her counsel, eX-Congressman Henry
NJ. Baker. Of Bow, who was al the State House.
General Baker made long call at Pleasant
View. and a. his return stated that he had dis
cussed With Mrs. Eddy both personal and legal
matters. He said that she in her usual
health and spirits, and that while she was con-
cerned about the pending proceedings. he did
on her.