The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-02
LORD-mlCKS.
His .Temporary secIusion" In
the House OF the widow.


New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Thomas Lord,
through counsel, demanded to-day that
the lunacy proceedings against him be
vacated. The Tribune gives his appli-
cation in full. Among other things he
says:,
IT have resided in this city for over
sixty years. During that time believe
/ have gained, and still retain, the es-
TEEN Of my associates.
PREVIOUS TO THESE PROCEEDINGS,
Il has never, to my knowledge, been init.
mated or suggested by my friends, ASSOC
ciates, or those with whom lhad occasion
10 transact business, thai | was, or was
becoming, q lunatic, or Of unsouud mind,
and mentally incapacitated to manage my
affairs. have n large real and per.
sonal estate, which / have managed and
controlled down 10 the present time with.
out any other assistance than such as is
usually employed. / have collected and
reinyested or disbursed It's income, and l
have done generally all that was neces.
sary for its preservation.
Several years ago | entered into an
engagement Of marriage with my present
vile. and / consummated such engage.
ment, believing that it afforded the best
means to secure comfort and happiness to
my declining years. Before il was con-
animated, and on about the Goth Of De-
cember last, as l subsequently learned,
nv wife received from my son, Charles
Lord, aletter which know TO be in his
handwriting, addressed TO her, 10 her
then name, in these words:
CHARLES LORD TO MRS. HICKS.
'MADAM: Are you aware OF the fact
that my fathers family have been in.
formed that you have already borrowed
large sums Of money OF him, and that you
are continuing to borrow since your re-
turn from Europe? And my informant
SAYS that 1t is impossible to tell when
you will stop borrowing. Father Is a
very old man, and he ought not to be
called upon for a dollar by any one out
aide OF his own children. Less than four
weeks ago, 1 bad severe hemorrhage
from the lungs, and the doctor ordered
me 10 buy and ride in carriage. Father
said / must wait until he was paid back
very large sum owing him, and yet, since
thai time, l was told that he had twice
drawn and loaned or given you s., 1000 in
bank bills. Now II your extravaganza
land your influence over him Is appar:
emily great requiring all his income, and
IL to compel him to give you at the rate
OF $4,000 a week, why / shall publish the
fact 10 the world. and then kill you, my
children (Mr. Lords only grandchildren
and myself, and then the rest oil his fam.
Nv and my dear, good, kind old father
will have some peace on earth"
atIn haste, yours in consumption,
tsigned1 "C. LORD"
PAY back, and the whole Of your trans.
actions shall be kept secret from the
gossipping world
EXPORTS TO INDUCE LORD TO MAKE A
WILL.
aFor more than a month previous to
this my then counsel and legal adviser,
Henry Day, aching as attorney for the
petitioners, urged me strenuously to make
4 will. and finally prepared the will and
offered the same TO me TO be executed,
and urged the execution Of the same as
late as the S0th Of December last The
interview occurred at my house on that
day. in the presence OF the petitioners,
who united warmly with Day in the Ell.
fort. This will constituted Day and the
petitioners, or some Of them, executors,
and: made dispositions OF my property
which were not satisfactory TO me.
THE THREATS OF Ny SON
Charles caused me 10 fear some rash act,
which would ut least ruin my son, and
might injure others, and ! thought i my
duty to my sons, as we'll as my vile, to
render this impossibleby
TEMPORARY sEcLusIoN
until time and reflection should have
allayed their excitement The correct-
ness Of this Judgement seems to'be verti-
fed BY another letter, without date, re.
ceiyed by my vile on the 18th, from my
son Charles, in his own handwriting, in
these words.
SECOND LETTER OF CHARLES LORD.
a'MRs. Hicks: Your desperate game Of
hiding a poor, inhrm and imbecile old
gentleman from his family Is played out.
Il IL rositiyely asserted that you are de-
tainine him against his will, and are
keeping him under the influence Of a
narcotic drug. As you know, You are
the most Astounding thief the world ever
produced. Yon are also capable OF do.
Ing ANYTHING that IL damnable. Thank
God, your Infamous career Is ended at
ga member Of the family who is suf.
iering for your rascality.
Charles Lord admits writing these
letters.
CONCEALED IN MRS. HICKS HOUSE.
Thomas Lord had the certificates OF
Austin Flint and Fordyce Barker, two
al ne most distinguished Of New York
physioians, who pronounce him sane and
competent to manage his own affairs.
Lord and Mrs. Hicks have been conceal
Al The whole time In her house, and have