Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

adopted son OF the Christian Scientist
leader, to join in the suit.
DR.. e.. j. Foster Eddy lives in Water
bury Center, 16 miles north OF here,
but despite the care, time and money
which It Is apparent have been expended
in preparing for the suit, the prime
movers ir the litigation did not know
and were not ables to learn OF his
| whereabouts until last Tuesday, when
a Boston paper contained an interview
| with him.
In n vague sort OF way some of the
prime movers in the matter of starting
| the litigation, knew there was such "
man and that II was reported he had
beer legally adopted by Mrs. Eddy some
10 or 20 years ago as her son. but he had
dropped out of sight for the past six or
seven years, and no trace of him could
be found at the time the declarations In
the sensational suit were drawn.
LAWFULLY HER NEXT KIN.
The lawyers representing the next
fricnds' were fully aware of the fact
that If DR.. Foster had been legally
adopted as the son of Mrs. Eddy he
would be. in the eyes of the law, az
much her next kin in the matter OF
being able to claim n share of he1
estate in case of her death as would he
her own son. George w. Glover. and
to make their case as complete as
could nave been desired they would
have been nightly pleased to have
had him Join in the action in the first
place.
As they could not locate DR.. Foster
as he now calls himself, having dropped
the name of Eddy six years ago when
he left Mrs. Eddy's house, Pleasant
View. the lawyers could not get him to
appear as one of the next friends
The interview with DR.. Foster Eddy
created n sensation in the ann, as 1t
appeared in the Boston Globe, of the
LAWYERS for tho petitioners who had es-
tahlished headquarters in the Parker
house, Boston. A council Of war was
held and one Of tho principal managers
Of the campaign for tho petitioners was
delegated to como to waterbury Center
and SEQ what could he done in the matter
Of getting the doctor to Join In the petit
ton.
DOCTORS DECISION UNKNOWN.
This emissary came to Waterbury on
Wednesday and engaged a liveryman
1 1sIlItu fIONl W ] nm W N"NS'
bury Center. four miles away. and he
had two interviews with Or. Foster, the
second one lasting two hours.
The emissary returned to Boston Thurs
day night, but it is not known what, If
anything. he accomplished in the matter
of securing Or. Fosters consent that his
name be used as one of the parties to the
suit.
- ig MT nnei.f,alN- known hut n ig
supposed that the attorney for the de-
fence and the other friends Of Mrs. Eddy
have not been idle meantime and that
they also have been in communication
with the doctor, who certainly will be a
material witness for one side or the other,
even If he should not turn out to be a
most important principal. because DIR.
Foster was for several years an Inmate
of Mrs. Bddy's household and up to the
time he severed his connection with her
house he IS supposed to know as much
If not more than any other man as tc
what went on there and as to how her
affairs were conducted.
FOSTER LEAVES WATERBURY.
DR.. Foster could not be found last
evening. His stepmother, Mrs. Leonard
r. Foster, with whom he makes his home
said that the doctor had left the house
about three o'clock yesterday afternoon
after telling her that he was going &c
be away until some time this week.
Mrs. Foster says the doctor did not tel
her where he was going, but she thought
nothing of that. as he is prominent in
Masonic affairs and In the Changers. ana
is often away from home for several days
at a time without letting mis- stepmother
know where he Is.
Mrs. Foster. who is a widow. said tina
the doctor waited at home until after
dinner to meet a man he said he ex.
pected from Boston. but the man die
not come.
Mrs. Foster nay have been mistaken
as to the time at which the doctor lef,
the Center, for one of the railroad men
in the WATERBURY station who knows DR.,
Foster Eady said the doctor arrived
there in time to take the noon train for
the South, which runs through Concord
to Boston.