Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-16

control Of said original defendants: or
that they now are, or ever have been a
part Of any combination with the orig
inal defendants or anybody else TO sur
round and scclude the person of Mrs
Eddy. or in connection with the origi-
mel defendants or anybody else to take
charge, possession and control of her
property and business and to manage
the same according To their own will
and pleasure. They also deny any
know ledge that such combination now
exists or ever has existed. They fur
thor deny that the said next friends
have had Or row have abundant r-a-
son" Or any reasonable reason what
eyer L. believe that the trustees ~
connection with their alleged asSOciats g
haVc wrnngfuily misappr0priated ar
unlawfully diverted any sums ~ mon
cy cr any amounts ~ property of AIRS.
Ediv.
with rcference - the allegation ir
Article 4. the said trustees deny lhat
said Mary Eaker Glover Eddy was NO.
competent fnr any reason ~ execute
tnc decd ~ March y. 1907. NJ tp contract
vith thp trustees IT, aeJ forth in said
deed. TIE trustees also deny thar thr
SAID deed ~ a device either ~ them
selves w w the original defendants
cnntrivrd and carried out for the pur-
Utes 90 eng bling anyone to accomplish
t,c wrongful purpose Of any alleged
Coordination or for cry wrongful pur-
nose whatever. bat. on the contrary
thc,- aver thai said trust deed was exc
ru.ed and the property delivered 10 the
trustees by Mrs EDDY without the
Knowledge ~ the original defendants.
except MI. FRYE. her private secretary
The trustees further aver upon intnr-
nation ana belief that except Mr.. Frye
more NJ the 10 original defendants
knew ~ the making ~ said deed until
several weeks after it, execution. ana
wat with one other exception none of
the 10 defendants had any knowledge
On. information whatever about the exc
cution al said trust deed and delivery
Of proTerty To the trustees until March
90 o. Il. 1907.
..Thc trustees further aver that they
in good faith sevcraily contracted on
March 8. 1GG.. with Mrs. Eddy - &C
can't the trust then created by her ana
agreed with her IN writing - perform
IN duties Of the trust according 70 the
terms ami conditions Of the deed and
that in addition to their personal writ
ten contract, they have executed anu
delivered t. Mrs. Eddy Il bond of one
half million dollars. with sufficient
suroties conditional on their proper
performance of their said contract"
They further aver that the allegations
by said next friends of the grantor's in
competency to make such deed and
contract are imrlatCrial.
1.-THE trustees further aver that it is
their duty under said trust deed if the
allegations Of the bill are true. to pros
the trust estate for the recovery Of all
morcy and property, if any, nlsaprro-
priated or diverted rs alleged, and they
aver that they hold no relation to the
10 defendants or any one else which
will prevent or impair their prosecu
ton according to its merits.
THE trustees respectfully 2sk the
colrt to order speedy hearing upon
their motion, filed April 6, 1907, for
leave to intervene and be substituted
as plaintiffs in place of said next
friends and that a decision Of the ques
tim raised by the prayer Of the next
friends in the supplemental bill DC
postponed until the hearing and deter
mination Of said motion to intervene.
Il is expected that on tomorrow the
court will hold conference with cOun-
sci for plaintiffs and defendants for the
purpose of fixing date for 4 hearing
of the case.