New-York tribune., 1878-01-04

amomt OF securitie, at No. 3s Exchangeplace Some
years since the safe roboed while IN possession .,
mions Of s dollars were " saken from which
have only in part been recovered ,d9Ss N9SsrhI lie
sSr s To remove sS% hs ss secne. to safer
month ak weeks ago MS father lost the hevs 10
Mas sas and hs te hsd %Gre hoa % frequently
haekdriver brought them home They hsa sr Deen %es
guard over the safe by placing three IN the Office to
been done might be done again. This worry much dis
pleased his father. Deponent has given np ms ms
rTdense r't1 fe Reep e an oversight Of his fathers
affairs, and has made i point point to to ses be
hat il was done correctly The affidavit concludes
also further state that since the greater part OF me
going affidavit drawn am informed ana oeieES dstnd
that my father has been married. The affidavit Is da'ed
January 8, 1873.
HENRY LORDS STATEMENT.
Henry Lord. an unmarried living with his father
makes an affidavit that fathers faculties have been
lately falling from advanced age The son mas notced d
that his er labOrs under many delsOns, lie mas toa
deponent about his travels In Russia with his son ihoas
and his being prevented from going to ST. W
the cholera when in fact he never was In Russa Az
another time he said he was there with his brother
Eeazer HIS father anors under the Geuc o depo e
nenJ and great traveller in Europe and ASA uurm
his travels and gives OF wncre ne
all. Deponcn never succeeded in persuadinG MN Vi MS
THE YOUNGEST SONS STORY.
Francis A. Lord the youngest OF Thomas Lord says
he lived away from his fathers house, but Their re
always been pleasant and his conduct has been
filia His fathers mind has been rapidly and se-
riously failing through old age, physical dehil-
ity and other causes His father recently talked
with him about arranging marriage between
the deponeDt and the daughter Of ccrt9n lady
and detailed a long conversation with the lady Depo
nen only knew the lady by name but his father insisted
his meeting her. and on his going with him to CAL on
the lady and complete the arrangement. He wished
linn call at O'Clock on day named
to make the visit. From the very absurd
ity of the subject matter deponent dismissed
1t from his mind and paid further attention to IT, con-
sdering one OF his fathers dcluSio By accident he
happened 10 go to his fathers home on thc DAY ap
pointed before o'clock and 0uu his father dressed 10
90 ont Sith carriage ready to take hm 10 tne ny @
house. and learned from his brother that his father
had been ready some time. AT first hcretused 10 pare
pa'c in such ridiculous performance. whercnpoh ns
father became excited aud insisted his gong, stat
The lady for the hour named Finding that resistance
only excited his father and being urged ny ms Droher
Thomas for the sake OF pacifying him. he got lho
the carriage taking the preeauion to have anothsI 70
follow, so as 10 go about MS business wnnut nelay
when he left his father They drove 70 the ladys house
at the The servant said she was OUT sh9p
his father whcreupon he abandoned the whole matter
and went away, and has never alluded 20 me Slltct
never made and recently when he was talking iO ms
father aboul hs travels his father insisted mat e
them as the deponent was.
THE JANITOR'S AFFIDAVIT.
Owen Murphy sw"ars chat he has known Thomas Lord
for twenty-five years. and for twenty years has b'eh
janitor of No % Willim-s, belonging to Thomas Lord
and lis brother. David n Lord. ana had charge
of other property of Thomas Lord 40 that he
was familiar with his incomes. and had abundant
opportunity observe his conduct. During ihe last
year or he has noticed that Mr. Lords facilities nave
been falling gradually but steadily. lie often found
difficulty in walking and showed general physical decay.
resulting apparently from his advanced age His mental
faculties have become impaired t"a great extent
hy his failure Of lrmury. aud his iuil2& III ihc"s
and decisions which had foundation ~ flct He WaS
originally very careful IN his hiNii"ss habits
with accounts. aud correct III his iht nent1 anI cicu
lationS. Lately he mas become loose III his iSinrss
bits ard bas lost the power Of trausactng business
with ordinary intelligence
rms decay hlS increased rapidly in the Last >X mouths
In illustration. Murphy speak. of the diVisipn OF te
taking check Tor the whole amount ana when he left II
table Mr.. Lord retained II to hm aud insisted on
lbs Keeping IT, Mr.. Lord had told hiri ahodi hiS
visits 10 foreign coun'ri"s-to i.'eFp"ol, londoh
Rome NcSuviu4. CorstantlLOplc. Niedua. ~ fcl'fs-
birg aud other place. These conversations have been
frequent IN TIE last year and u hali, Dut Nj i"rd
never spoke of these natter before. Ills relations
with Mr. lord made him familiar with his income.
There necessity for lhil 10 hofl""
any rnorry hut during the lat tTo years
wDich he sold or which hr borrowed money, ana
anerward large were drawn on u" him ~ hanF-
- 600 and $4,000. which dcpnue:r banded MN IN DIE;
took the bills with him when he icf nc ohcr ana
never rc-dcpuscd fbe fmOunts ia tie Cy Bhih "hefe
he kept his accounts.
On these aaiayt- JGdec Van Brant directed that
commission Issue in tLe usuai torm naming rs Com
nissioncrs Enoch l. Fanchcr D. George A. Pct-s. ana
James D. Fish. The order contains an injunction forbid
ding Thomas Lord any On his behalf from parting
with selling OF dsposng OF his property pending the
commission