Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-09
Attorney For Son OF Christian
Scientist Leader Denies
Suit Has Been Filed
Against Mother.
AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED
REFUSED BY AGED WOMAN
Would Not Consent to Arrange
mentS Sought by Her Heirs to
be--Her Counsel Declares
Stories Mixture of Truth
and Fiction.

New York, Jan. 9.--Judge BEN
nett, attorney for George Glover,
today denied that his client had filed
suit in any local court to have Mrs.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy, Glovers' moth
er, appear before an insanity COM
mission. He admitted, however. that
there had been talk of such a step.
He declared If such steps were taken
they would be in the New Hampshire
courts.
Mary Glover, a grand daughter of
Mrs. Eddy, was interviewed at her
home but evaded a question regard
ing any action being taken in the
courts. She said her father and
mother had gone to the country and
their whereabouts and the time of
their returning were unknown to
her
Denies Story as Published.
Frank $. Stracter, personal coun-
sci for Mrs. Eddy on being shown
newspaper report of the alleged
imbroglo over the Eddy estate, made
public the following statement:
The story as published is such
a Heterogeneous mixture of truth and
hction that it is impossible to make
an accurate reply without reviewing
the matter at great length, which
40 hot now propose to do
There are some fundamental facts
which, under the circumstances, may
properly be stated. The proposition
for a release and discharge of their
expectant interests in Mrs. Eddy's
estate at her decease was made by
the sons counsel to me, the personal
counsel of Mrs. Eddy, the latter part
of October. 1907.
"On account of my absence dur
ing the month of November, the
proposition of the sons through their
counsel was not submitted by me to
Mrs. Eddy until December /.
'She. at first, was inclined to re-
| ject the proposition, but on further
consideration said that If papers
satisfactory to her could be drawn
and the whole matter could be con-
cluded within three weeks, that is.
on or before Saturday, Dec. 21. she
would consider it; but that, If ii
| could not be finally ended by that
| time. she would have nothing to do
| with it.
THE counsel for the sons were in
formed of her disinclination to take
up the matter. and her positive in
structions limiting the time in which
| 1t could be considered. While the
| conferences relating to the draft OF
! papers were being unduly extended
| by the sons counsel, they were sew
eral times reminded Of the limita-
tions which Mrs. Eddy had imposed
Refused to Sign Agreement.
Drafts of the deeds releasing
! the sons expectant interests in hel
estate were agreed upon by counse
| in Boston on Sunday, Dec. 22.
gave a copy of one of the drafts to
| Mrs. Eddy, personally, on the same
afternoon, and she sent a note II
her own hand, saying that she de.
clined to execute the agreement.
The sons counsel proposed tina
they would give releases signed by
! themselves and their clients, which
shor'd state that they had become
- ed that Mrs. Eddy was entirely
comp tent to manage her affairs anC
oisposr Of her property as she saw
fit. though, under ordinary cir
cumsts ces, such negotiations ough
TO be -7garded as confidential, tn,
pub.ics. n by the sons counsel o.
GueA n eading statements regard
| ing ~ lnsaction makes it neces
Sa1y should state the forego'
Ing /, cts, which fully appear by
! documents In my possession.
This is all ! feel called upon tC
| say about the case, except In court
! should proceedings De brought"