The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-05
LORD-HICKS.
THE INTEREST TAKEN IN THIS REMARKABLE
MAERIAGE-aossIp AND auMoRs.

THE INTEREST TAKEN IN THIS REMARKABLE
MAERrAGE-GossIp AND RuMoRs.
Nothing of any great interest disco vered yes
terday regard 10 the Lord Hicks sensation, and
Until The parties themselves return 10 the city moth
ing viii! be known. The family now satisfied 80
quietly await the return Of their father the APP
pontmcnt Of tho commission dc lunatico inquirendo
and the injunction on the property renders their
position quite sale for tho present In the
the family awysrs-Lord, Day Lord-are hard At
work gathering evidence, So that when the ,ria,
comes up before the Sheriff and his jury they may be
able 10 establish their The gossips retailing
ali kinds OF slories aud OF them loso By travel
there has been good deal OF romanclng on the sub
Jeck statement appeared in one OF the morning
papers that the only witnesses TO the marriage
General John A. DIX ana Dir. Henry Bergh. A HERALD
reporter paid VISIT yesterday TO Ex-Governor Dix IN
order 10 Ind out some OF tho interesting particulars
about the marriage nd found him his office the
corner OF Fulton and Church streets. The Governor
courtesy, but was rather astonished when he was
appraised OF tho nature OF MS errand, as he stated
that be was not aware that The marriage
HAD taken place unti he read about IL In
the morning papers, ana he had been
informed that II was even expected Mr. Henry
Bergh also visited, ana expressed even greater
astonishmeni than General Dix that his name should
have been connected Win Tue Affair." Mr Bcrgh SAID
thut be had seen Mrs. Hicks lew days before tue
marriage, but She had never animated anything to
him as to The step sho was ABOUT 10 take, and his
formation entirely Gerved from what appe AIRED IN
the newspapers. lie aiterward added in a laughing
manner, that he did not thilk Mr. Lord was such
idiot as people were trying 10 make him OUT as was
not often man OF MS age gol The chance 10 marry
fine looking woman like Mrs. HICKS.
Talking over The marriage yesterday people ap-
peared 10 be rather divided IN their opinions ana Mrs
Hicks had quite u nunbcr oI warm supporters that
insisted she was not adventures looking after Mr.
Lords property, AS Sue was ~ possession OF
clear income OF from $50, O0O to Si0,U 900 pcr
annum. They added that she had been very
devoted vile TO her lato husband Mr. Henry
Hicks, ana that Mr.. Lord had reason TO cou-
graduated In becoming her husband. AS he would
i've III greater comfort than he had Tor the past
Two or three years. There were Others however VINO
ALTERED very decidedly IN regard 10 Mrs. Hicks, ana
alleged that there was worry little doubt tnat ivr
years past she had Kept up her establishment in
Europe Oh money obtained from Mr. Lord aud that
this last coup was made last resort when she
found out that Mr. Lora's relatives were cndeavor-
Ing W take the management Of his property out
OF his haads, on tue ground that lie
incapable OF taxing care OF IL himself. They claim
that once the property wasVut oil the direct control
OF MI. Lord, lac would DA uaaulc to oct checks Tor
1000 and SiuCOO casned and never account Tor
tho Gunds, ana that therefore tho only chance lett
the securing the control OF the property herself
ms she virtually would when she married Mr. Lord.
OF course these rumors, although based certain
extent on reliable information, are more or less de-
rlvcd from the opinions OF those Interested on both
sides.