The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-04

Concord. n. Il, March 3.-That George
". Glover, the only son of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy. would have been with his
children the beneficiary under a large
trust fund established by his mother had
/ il not been for the publicity given to the
! court proceedings on Friday night. is as
serted here
Neither Mrs. Eddys counsel nor any
I one connected with Pleasant View. will
admit that such trust has been exc
cuted and would have become operative
hut for the annullment which necessarily
/ follows the bringing of equity proceedings
] Intimated in OmeiaI Statement.
! However. in an official statement given
/ to the press at o'clock this evening, Mrs.
! Eddys personal counsel, Gen. Frank S.
/ ISreeter. says:
None Of the defesdants named. except
I Mr. Frye. have any connection with the
management Of her (meaning Mrs Eddy)
( property or investments or have any
/ knowledge whatever in reference thereto.
nor have any of the said defendants ever
received amy property Of Mrs. Eddy $
which they hold fin trust or otherwise,
except in one instance, for the benefit Of
/ her relatives
Believed Trust Was for <I5O,OOO.
This -one instance" is believed to refer
60 the trust OF from sl5o,ooo TO S2O0.O0t
( which has been executed within the past
week. and Of which George ". Glover
would have been informed, had not the
publicity Of equity proceedings changed
the plans made al Pleasant View.
1t is believed on good authority that an
attempt was made within an hour Cc the
sending out of the hrst dispatches on the
| equity proceedings TO have publicity sus-
( pended until the trust proposition could be
submitted 70 MI Glover.
Was Intended as Compromise.
Il is understood that the income of the
trust fund was 10 be settled upon Mr.,
! Glover upon certain conditions. These
conditions were that ne agree, with the
other heirs benefited by the trust, not tC
contest Mrs. Eddy's will or question the lc-
gaIity Of any endowment or gift which
/ Mrs. Eddy might choose to bestow or con
vey in any manner during her lifetime
Rev Irving - Tomlinson. former first
rector of the local church, and at one
time an assistant to Mr.. Frye. at Pleas
ant View. was commissioned as emissary
to convey the facts concerning the pro-
posed trust 70 Mr.. Glover, and he started
on that mission from this city at O'Clock
Friday afternoon, or as soon as Geu
Streeter had received notice through
Glover's counsel that bill in equity had
been fled.
Publicity stops Oyertures.
Rev. Tomlinson started for Washington
but got no farther than Boston, when ht
was recalled. as it was evident that pub
fishing of the facts so they could not be
recalled had put a quietus on any propo-
sition for a compromise through the
executive OF the trust. which otherwise
might have been effected.
As to the next steps TO be taken by the
defendants. and other matters connected
with the case Gen. Streeter, at O'Clock
tonight, gave out the following state
ment;
Early Saturday morning 1 sent to Mrs
Eddy copy of the bill in equity. as pub
lished. but not yet served upon any of the
defendants so far as I am informed.
have since had a long personal conference
with her, at which this proceeding and
matters connected Herewith were fully
discussed
Thinks son Is Being Used by Others
In common with her many friends
she believes that the initiative in the pro-
ccedngs was not taken by her son OF
other relatives. but by others. who. in
a markedly unusual manner and by
/ unique methods. are undertaking, undel
the guise of court proceedings, TO con
tinue the persecution begun some time
ago.
From my conference with her at TIM,
time and on other recent occasions. I an
able to speak definitely and positively
Her clearness of mind and resolution oi
purpose have been in no respect impaired
by her advanced years. Her capacity e
think clearly and TO deal accurately anC