The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-25
LORD-HICKS.
IDLE RUMoRs OF A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOB
ME-. LORDS RELATIVES ON THE SITUATION

IDLE RUMoRs OF CoMPRoM1sE-CouNsEL FOB
ME-. LORDS RELATIVES ON THE SITUATION
ADDITIONAL AFFIDAvITs FILED YESTERDAY.
Rumor was again busy yesterday with the domestic
AFFAIRS OF the former Mrs Hicks and her venerable
spouse. A report, which was generally circulated on
Wall street and other thoroughiares down town, as
serted that Mr. Thomas Lord, the eagerly sought
bridegroom, had length emerged from his mysteri
for the purpose OF seeing II conpro-
misc could not DO effected with his relatives. To
this end II said that he and his
bride had been present at conference held
between counsel IN tho morning the newly
wooded pair being represented by eminent
member of the New York Bur. AS the lawyer alluded
~ Mr.. Charles O'Conor HERALD reporter called
at that genteman's oilce later In the day and
tanned from his CLERK that Mr.. OConor had not been
down town for some days past. The reporter subse-
quently visited tho Office OF Lord Day Lord counsel
for the children of Mr. Thomas Lord, ST.. ana with
Mr. George De Forrest Lord OF that rm the following
interview was had
RypoRTxR-There Is q rumor in circulation that Mr..
Lord the husband OF Mrs. Hicks, attended u confer
ence this morning. looking TO compromise with his
children. Can you give any information on the sub.
tcctf
MIR. LORD don't think there is any truth In 1t.
canp0t how tnero could DO compromise as there
rs CONTROVERSY IN mo matter. The proceedings
augurated arc simply Intended TO protect Mr.. Lord
himself and 10 save his property from being squan-
dered Tho press. heretofore, have seemed 70 regard
the matter controversy In which Mr. Lords sons
pressing some iancicd claims against his prop
erly On the contrary. their position only that OF
Children who arc called upon TO determine whether,
after having Mr.. Lord throw away large portion
OF his estate, they will calmly SIT still and him
waste the remainder. Some OF the newspapers also
seem To ignore the circumstance that proceedings of
this character were actually contemplated months be-
fore Mr.. Lords marriage.
THEY IN PoURTEENTH STREET.
"have you asccrained definitely whore Mr.. and
Mrs. Lord are at presentY'
'Wel, you know, IN our proceeding VIC believe them
10 be in Fourteenth street"
allow long do you think they have been thcre?"
81 believe they have been there all The lime Mr..
Lord had not, previous to his marriage with Mrs.
Hicks, spent night out OF his own house 1872,
aud his physical condition Ia such az to make long
..Could any conference, such as that spoken OF,
have taken place to-day without your knowledge"
us II would have been very extraordinary proceed
ing quite satisfied thut nothing OF the kind would
be DONE aud in this opinion Judge Fullerton, whom l
have just seen coinciios with me-"
''Do you know who the counsel for Ar. Lord is ?"
''We can only conjecture who his counsel is likely
to be as no person has yet appeared on his behalf II
would not surprise me at any time to learn that Mr.
O'Conor was rotaned but officially we are entirely
in the dark rs to VINO Mr.. LORDS counsel may be-
SERVING THE SUMMONS.
The return Of the Sheriff certifying that he had
complied with the mandate OF the Court and had
served the summons 10 appear before tho lunacy
commission upon Mr.. Thomas Lord Sr., by leaving
copy Of the same at his house In West Seven
BRIDE lied in the County Clerks ONCE
yesterday, together with other aiidavits connected
with the Sheriff Reilly makes aldavit that he
believes Mr. Lord to be at No. 10 West Fourteenth
street. and that the colored access
to him. deputy Sheriff Cooper makes affidavit that
he handed the summons to the colored man, Thomas
Dyer, who, he was satisfied, was endeavorng TO
ceal the tact that Mr.. LORD was then in the house.
Among the aflidavits flied Is made by Me- Henry
Lord, and dated January q 1t reads:-
Henry Lord, OF said city, of tue of Thomas
LORD being duly sworn, My father's habits have
bee domestic, and know he has "a nvht
lie always manifested affection tor his family.
On the 3st of December last alter dressing himself in
the morning and taking his breakfast usual he
but ia his carriage without saying whererhc was going
bidding his children goodby, aud deponent has
heard from him since except by letter to dopnont
the day, add essed to all his chill
dren, sayins he was married &c MRS. dicks, and
would January T. before three L. NJ. Deponent
further saith he home the date
expecting to his father return, but he did come
ana he send letter other to inform
his absence when he would return
from that day until period OF nearly three
weeKsGeponen has been utterly unable to learn where
his father further saith that his
which would render it almost impossible INN to
travel distance, and he needed assistance the
ordinary operations OF ns toilet
The affidavit proceeds 10 state the deponent's be-
le that his father Is concealed ut Mrs Hicks' resi-
ucnce, anu that his reason Tor believing that
'unless II had been the purpose OF those with whom
his iather now Is. and who must necessarily navo
great power over him by reason oil his and
entail difficulties that he should be kept concealed,
his said iather would have long since either returned
to his home or have comm Gated with his churen,
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