Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-18
Calvin Frye, Her Secretary, Says
She Is Capable Of Managing
Rsp Own Affairs
SHE'S UNDER CONTROL OF NOBODY
Affidavit States That She Has Never
Given Up tho Management of the
Christian Science Church or Her
ouschold--counsel For Plaintiffs
Have Il Conference in Boston.
(nv Associated press.n

| (l'N Associated PreSS.l
! CONCORD, n, H.. April 1.-THE
charge that the suit for an uccoun;
ing of the property OF Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy filed March /. was not
brought in good faith by the social
ed next friends" named in the suit
| Is contained in the answer of the de
PENDANTS III the action which was
| filed IN the MCrrimuc county Super.
! ior Court today.
| The defendants charge thai these
next friends" have been induced To
loan their names for use in the suit,
lat the mstigation aud at the expense
Ici certain evil minded persons, no;
related in any way To said Mary ISak.
=! er G.. Eddy or having any interest
III her or in her estate" These per-
J sons, the defendants allogc, are hos
4 tile TO Mary Baker G.. Eddy and the
! religious principles OF which she is
Tie founder and exponent. 3
! The defendants further say that
Grey have no knowledge or Informal
ton respecting many OF the nllega-
| IONS Ill the bill bnt demand PROOF
OF all material matters therein con.
| tanned not specifically admitted; and
i;heS say that they ought TO make this
Tor any answer to this bin because 1t
Is multiiarious vague and mdciinite
and lillcd with inmaicrial scandal.
Gus and irrelnycnt matter and does
not set forth amy cause oi action nm
der the laws of the State of New
Hampshire
Tic answer OF TN. defendants is a
general denial of all The allegations
made by The cumplanants in The orr
sinal action, George W. Glover. Mary
liakor Glover ana George w. Baker.
who sued as Mrs. lIddys next
| friends"
Calvin A. Frye's Affidavit.
Hoaidcs the dcfcndunts, Calvin 4.
Frye, Irving c. Timiinsom, Herman
,. Herring and LOWS G.. Strange, OF
Concord, the New Hampshire resi-.
dents among the defendants named IN
The original bill in equity on bchaIf
OF Mrs. Eddy. fled their answer in
the Superior Court for Merrlmac
county today.
Mr.. Frye says he has been in the
employ OF Mrs. Eddy for about -
years for considerable part OF the
tlnlc as private secretary During
all that time her house 1T Concord
and all other hbuscS in which she
has resided. together with all per
sons employed or connected there.
with have always been under the ali.
solutc control ana direction of Mrs.
Eddy. Mrs. Eddy determines Tor
herself whom she VIII sec, ana the
length OF time that will 10 given FOR
that purpose, according to Mr. Fryc's
answer and the defendant denies ina.
lie ever personally or in conjunction
with Strange or others OF the dcfcnu-
ants refused TO allow any person or
persons To see Mrs. Eddy or that he
mas prescribed or limited time to be
aiiowcd TO persons desiring 10 confer
with her except in accordance with
me rules prescribed by tie said Mary
IS. G. Eddy. for the conduct OF her
household and business.
Mrs. Eddy Capable of Managing
The defendant denies also that Mrs
Eddy is and has been for many late
Years not legally responsible .0r acts
done by her, and unit TO manag-
and control her business and prop.
crty, but on the contrary. he ayers
that she always has directed ana
managed her business affairs.
The answ>r of Strange is practi-
cally the same as that of Frye white
the answers Of TomlinSon ana Her
ihle vary only i'll so lar as their re
!ations with Mrs. Eddy differ from
those OF Fry and Strange.
Today's proceedings furnished tho
latest chapter IN the story of the It'll
CATION which already has become in
VOWED by the transfer on the part or
Mrs. Eddy of all her properly 10 three
trustees, Henry NJ. Baker, Archibald
Mcclellan and Josiah Il. FornaId, who
nave pctliioncd the court to be sub.
stitutcd as plaintiffs III place Of the
original parties and the answer to
this petition. filed by the latter, dc.
cArjng that the decd of trust was
illegal in act alleging incomreteucy
granted TO create trustees
Plaintiffs Counsel Confcrs.
| BOSTON, MASS. April lT.-Fornr-
CT Senator William T.. Chandler and
other counsel for the complainant in
The suits for an accounting of The
property of Mrs Mary Baker G. Ed
dy, met in consultation in Ills city
this afternoon.
The object of tie conference IS 10
prepare the next move OF tic com.