Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
Become Parties To Suit
Against Mrs, Eddy.
Adopted Son and a Relative
Convinced That Her Condition
Is Such That She Is Incapable Of
Doing Any Business.

Concord y. H., March 11.-Fred W.
Baker of EPSON, y. H.. a relative of
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, and DR.. E.
]. Foster-Eddy of Waterbury, VT, Mrs.
Eddy's adopted son, have become par
ties plaintiff, as next friends" of Mrs.
Eddy to the bill in equity brought to
secure an accounting of her property,
according to en- announcement given
out tonight.
In joining in the bill in equity DR.. E.
]. Foster-Eddy says in his petition
"tnat ne has become convinced that
Mrs. Eddy is and for a long time has
been incapable Of conducting or re-
ceiving an account of her business and
property, and that the same IS being
managed wholly by the defendants
without giving a proper accounting
thereof
Fred W. Baker. in his petition says:
"That he is second cousin of said
Mary Baker Glover Eddy, his father
being William Milton Eddy. whose IA
Their was Joseph Baker. who was a
brother of Mark Baker. the father OF
said Mary Baker Eddy"
sThat in September, 1896, he was sent
by his employers, ]. P. and W. II.
Emond, carriage makers. then dong
business at No. Pts Washington street.
Roston. now on Parler street, RoXbury'
TO visit Pleasantvew. to examine anu
rcnair and alter certain carriages OF
Mrs. EddyS; that he made known TO
Mrs. Eddy his relationship to her, ana
| she treated him with cordially on MS
first visit and also a few days later
| when he finished work on her carriages
and she asked him to live in the mouse
| during his work. which he did. ana
| took his meals with Mrs. EDDY, Mt.
| FRYE and woman of the household
and lodged in the house over one nnsht'
that She showed him about the house
and invited him to come and visit her
with his wife and children at any
time. Mr. Frye. however told him that
h. Ought not to make the visit.
| That not long after, in acCordarc"
| with the above invitation. while still
living in Boston he prepared to visit
| Mrs. Eddy intending to take his WIFI
land little girl. that he wrote to Mrs
Eddy. as she had told him to do so.
that he was coming. but received no
| reply. and therefore. with mortiflcation
and reluctance, gave up the visit.
| During the next three years, h.
wrote to Mrs. Eddy twice Offering t"
avail himself Of her invitation to visit
her. hut he received 70 reply. and
believes that Sln was not permitted I"
see either of the letters.
That in the summer OF 1905, he NOV
"A from Boston to Epson. \. H. ano
in September. decided to make an effor'
to see Mrs. Eddy: that he went to Con-
cord and TO her house and was refus
d the privilege Of seeing her by Mr.
Frye: that he urged his right to sec
her because he had been invited by
Mrs. Eddy to conc: that Mr.. Fry" re-
oiled that Mrs Eddy had too much
work to 10 to receive visitors, and re-
lceives none but by al pontment. that he
would receive the request for an inter-
Iyiew and if it We're granted would 50
lnotify Baker. He also said that
Raker could see Mrs Eddy that day,
If he would go down to the street cor
liner about O'Clock, and stand there
land see her drive by in her carriage.
This he refused to do. gave up the eff
fort, and never received any reply to
his request for an interview.
THAT he believes that Mrs. Eddy is
| virtually a prisoner in ner own house,
that she is kept secluded by the defend
ant7 Frye ana others. and that she is not
capable under all her conditions of man.
aging her own business, but that it is all
iii the hards Of md control Of said Frye
and others. SO that there has not been
a due and proper accounting BY these
self-constituted guardians of her person
and property"
John ". Kelley and y. F. Martin,
counsel for the plaintiffs, had an inter-
view this afternoon with General Frank
S. Streeter, counsel for Mrs. Eddy, but
at its conclusion all parties refused 10
Civ" any statement to the press. 1t was
| said. however. that no notices Or sub
rocnls would lie issued tonight or to-
morrow.