The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER SATURDAY. AUGUST s 1so

! Aldil6iS LleuL or neE dlld1tS N41ACa 10 seldom equaled even by the most pafnstaking and careful business men.
 Another point of interest to the public is the disclosure that Mrs. Ed dy Is surrounded by trusted friends of hre own choosing, who are unusually attentive and careful regarding her wants.
 The case was defended by Gen. Frank S. Streeter, his partner, Allen Hollis, Gen. Edmund G. Eastman, Samuel J. Elder and Hon. Vim. A. Morse. Great credit is due these men for the calm, considerate, indul- gent and judicial manner in which they conducted their case.
 During the progress of the case 1t had been thought advisable by Mir. Streeter, counsel for Mrs. Eddy, that an expert alienist, whose honesty, reputation and competency could not be questioned, make a thorough study of the case and be prepared to pass \ judgment thereupon if 1t became ne- cessary. It was thought advisable that this alienist should be the very best which this country affords, in<or- der to make the testimony as strong as possible according to the justiflca- tion which he might find, and to this end pr. Allan McLane Hamilton was chosen.
 l Doctor Hamilton had formerly tes- tifed against Christiau Science in a New York case, but his sterling char acter and veracity is of such nature that it was believed by MT. Streeter and the Christian Scientists whom he consulted that the doctors disbelief in some of the teachings of Christian Science would not in any way inter fere with his making just and fair estimate of Mrs. Eddy's condition. H9 visited Ms. Eddy and has decided to submit his findings for publication.
 The following is Doctor Hamilton's statement:
 T have informed myself in regard to the mental condition of Mrs. Mary Baker 6. Eddy and, for this purpose, have examined large number of documents and letters, jerhaps one hundred in all and have examined Ter at her homo, Pleasant View, in this city. l have also read the orig inal bill filed bw her next friend, George W. Glover ct als., and the affidavits presented by them in sup port of their contention that she is an iuc1n.rctcnt. It will appear from the complaint Of these people that she is incapable of so understanding their property rights as to be able to eXer- else her free and unbiased will with respect to the same, or to manage her affairs and protect her property with prudence and discretion against the undue influence, control and fraud of others, and to take charge of and manage the present legal proceedings
 The inspection and examination of autngraphic letters written by her show inherent evidences of mental ytgor. Her mode of expression is logical and connected Her construc- ton is admirable, and these as well as the typewritten communications emanating from her are the products of an unusually intelligent mind. Not only are their contents responsive, but they show concentration and the eXer- else of normal memory. In several of them are there interlineations, cor rections and additions, which convey more fully what she has already said In her letters to her counsel, which have read with some care. l find that she has returned to him certain ones with explanatory interlineations, and there has been promptness and vigor in her replies to his own letters. The handwriting itself is remarkably firm for a person of her age and there are no mistakes, neither are there omissions. Her words are we'll form ed and although there is slight l tremor, not uncommon in old people and possibly because her mind travels faster than her pen, I do not regard this in any way as pathological. From the large number of letters written to MT. Barlow there is keen anxiety re- garding her copyright, desire to avoid the violation of the copyright laws, an appreciation of what has been done for her by him, certain di rections in regard to the preparation of the literature of the church and | other matters connected with her daily life and her position as the head of the church. l find in the letters addressed to MT Mcclellan the same kind of intellectual good order, and in fact there is nowhere the re- motest suggestion of mental feeble ness.
 My particular interest is with the papers written by her in the period beginning March, 1906, and extending down almost to the present time. These papers, which 1 understand have been prepared and drafted by her, indicate either alone or together good deal of intellectual strength and consistency, and in this connec- tion I would draw attention to the draft of a trust deed prepared in March, 1908, and another in Febru- ary, 1907, one of which was the basis for the establishment of trust for the benefit of George W. Glover and his family.
 T have also read the instructions conveyed in the letter of February 12, 1907, which was sent enclosed In 8 letter written by Mrs. Eddy to her personal counsel, MT. Streeter, and which led to an extended correspond ence. All these things prove that she possessed a continuity of intention and much deliberation, which Is, of course, antagonlstic to anything i'm pulsive; that she had good and suffi- cient reasons in the preparation of this trust deed; that there was tenaci ous purpose in continuing to elaborate and carry out her original idea of pro- viding for her next of kin, and in ad