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Show NEW TWIST Gill THE EDDY CASE John'B.-BaKer, a Grand Nephew. AsSs Leare of Court to Intervene. . CONCORD. N. H., March II. One more lege! twtat to the already complicated II i laat Ion over the will of Mre, Mary Baker Ba-ker Eddr. founder of the Chrlattan Science Sci-ence church, wae gtvea todey by oovawot for John B. Baker ef thle elty. Mr. Baker who rletma to be a grand nephew of Mr. Kddy, throuah hla ooun-ei. ooun-ei. fried a petition In the auperlor court aektna leave to Intervene In the eult now iiendlna In that eourt .einet Henry M. Baker, executor of I he Kddy eetale. In thle eult. brouaht by (teorae W. Glover of Lead, . U.. Mre. K1dy e eon, and Vr. K. J. Foeter Fddy of Walerburr. Vt her adopled eon. the plelntlffa claim that the realduary clause of Mre. Kridy'e will la void becauae It penvldee for a bequeet to the First Church of Christian ovlenlist of Boston of an amount far in exceee of that which ie permitted by law to be bequeathed to elneio church. The plalntlffa aek that the court order the residue of the eelate eatlmated at approximately $2.sO0,eu0. to be aiven to them aa next of kin to Mre. tddy. John Baker. Hi hi petition, takee the ground that he should be permitted to In tervene In this .ult because. If the cuiirt should declare the residuary clause Invalid, In-valid, he would be entitled to a snare In the reeldue, ae one of th next of km. A similar petition wa recently filed by CI. w. Beker of Manchester,, a nephew of Mrs. tad. I |