Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-20

Concord, ~ H.-Contrary to many
Conjectures, the defendants In the
original suit in equity brought In the
name of Mrs Mary Baker G.. Eddy,
for an accounting of her property and
a determination of her mental con-
dition, will not on the return day fixed
for their reply, either ask for an ex-
| tension of time or that they be not re-
| qulred to make definite answer until
| the question as to whether the next
friends" who brought suit are to ne
| allowed to continue it, or whether
Gen. Henry NJ. Baker, Josiah E. Fern
aid OF Concord and Archibald McLel-
Ian of Boston, the three trustees ap-
pointed by Mrs. Eddy and now in
charge and possession of all her prop
erty and money, shall be substituted
as the actual plaintiffs in the case.
There will be nothing evasive in the
answer of the defendants, 10 in num-
ber named in the original suit in
equity, and they will deny In toto each
and every allegation set up in the
plaintiffs declaration. They will, it Is
understood, not only deny that any
part or portion of Mrs Eddy's property
has been misaRpropriated misapplied
or sequestered that Mrs. Eddy is men,
tally incompetent or that she Is in
any manner under duress, put they
Will also, it Is understood, set up as
against the declarations of the next
fpinnhCb thpt thn cnft In
not brought In good faith.
1t would be no surprise If the de-
PENDANTS should, in effect, give reasons
why Judge Chamberlin should take In
to consideration the advisability of
throwing the action out of court. The
answer to the declarations made in
connection with the suit in equity
will not be general, but specific. Each
one of the 10 defendants will make
answer in his own name and each one
will answer specifically the allegations
affecting himself
Atty. Gen. Edwin q. Eastman of
Exeter. who represents Calvin A. Frye,
Rev. Irving G. Tomlinson, Prof Her
man S. Herring and Lewis G. Strang of
Concord, and Samuel ]. Elder and
Hon. William A. Morse OF Boston,
VINO represent the six defendants liy-
Ing outside of the state, Alfred FarloW,
ira o. Knapp, William B. Johnson and
Joseph Armstrong of Boston, Stephen
A. Chase of Fall River and Edward A.
Kimball of Chicago have gone over
the whole case carefully and are In
accord as to the general lines Of de-
fence, but the answers Of the two
groups of defendants have been drawn
separately, and will be filed separ-
ately in court.
1t is believed the next friends" will
be attacked for their part in the llti-
cation in addition to the question Of
good faith of the suit being commenc-
ed at all being raised.
In the superior court on Tuesday,
Judge Robert N. Chamberlin made an
order, after a conference with Streeter
G. Hollis, representing the three trus-
tees, and with Martin G Howe OF coun-
sci for the next friends" that the
next friends" should be required to
HE, llOI ldlCl lll1h hdy JuSll Ob-
jectlons in writing, sworn, as to why
the trustees should not be substituted
for them in the suit in equity.
Streeter & Hollis wanted the next
friends" ordered to file their sworn
reasons for objecting at an earlier date
than May 9, but they got the extension
on the claim that it would be difficult
If not impossible, to secure the afflda-
Wits of Mrs. Eddys son, George w.
Glover, and his daughter, Mary Baker
Glover. earlier than the time stated
above, as they are at their homes in
Lead City, s. D., and the papers could
not be gotten around any earlier.
In fixing the time at which the affi-
davits must be filed at May 9, Judge
Chamberlln decided that arguments ON
the proposition to substitute the three
trustees for the next friends" should
be heard before him on May 10, thus
giving Streeter & Hollis four days af-
ter the affldavits have been entered in
which to prepare such additional testi
mony or arguments as they may deem
necessary to meet them.