The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04

check was drawn on the city Naiioaal Bank of NV
YORK. where ne had no iuuda Wthn the past ten
days he sold SIS co. OF second mortgage bonds OF
the Brooklyn aud Concy Island Railroad for eighty
per cent OF their face value. aud offered 70 denver
worth par. and wncn his attention was called 10 tho
mistake did not seem 10 understand H. lie has
pledged tue coupons OF various securities IN advince
lie made loan from A. Loeiiler Co OF $40. 0o0 and
when they presented their account seemed 10 have
who aud who was creditor. and u was with
difficulty that he was persuaded that he owed them
interest.
now he MANAGED MS RENTS.
On the LIST OF November last large amount became
due him Of rents, for Which cnecks were drawn aud
sent TO nini. IL hard 10 convince him that WAS
REM Gay and that this Was the rent, aud Tor some
time he refused to indorse any Of tue checks payable
10 bis order. on one occasion Owen Murphy janiior
OF building, presented bill OF s5lo Tor repairs
fAe blll was appOrtiOnei the luther Of the aiinut
paying s340 ana an uncle lAe balance On the 'oi-
amount Mr. Murphy went 10 him and told him III
lis error when the old gentleman became very angry
and threacnod To dsiss him from bis unless
he accepted The check and on opponents enceavor-
ing to convince him he oecame excited ana angry.
CONFUSION oy ACCOUNTS
The old man sold 10 MS brother, DAVID, a piece OF
real estate witnin the last nine months and took hls
nolc Tor $4,000 They tai other transactions, and
n skng up tho accounts Tho ailiants iaLhcr made
up IN i've or Fix dinerent ways, no Two alike,
and differing $40 700 $40 600 In the aggregate.
thcDgn embracing the same transactions On one oc-
bad sold brother Tor s6c. 0Uo and on another he
charged his brother with tie note lac had receivsd ior
slo,Uu0 AT another Tine ne loaned MS brother
$4,000 IA bonds OF western railroad These bonds
embraced IN the above uccounts, though he hnd
credited DO such charge ana lhied 10 see the error
TUE HEAVY SECURITY Box
he withdrew his box OF securities from the Mercan-
tile Safe Deposit Company because they refused 70
give II up 10 a messeng ger without such order
MAS required by ,ne, but he dill monty them that no
hal ceased 10 the sale. and retained the Keys.
wuich WHOM rent was dcnanaei OF ann, no nnaiy
found, though lie na1 denied their possession. Depo-
pent's athef had a iarge amount OF securities 1t
No. IS Exchange place Sumo years since tue safe was
n nj IllIln nd
FOR about 81 coo 900 were taken from II, which
have only II part neeu recovered. Nevertheless 90
pUnent has been unable 10 induce MS father ~ remove
securities 80 sailor place. About month or SIX
weeks ago his father lose tho keys 10 his safe, and
they were not found Tor several days after THIS
had happened frequently One time Il hack driver
brought lHom nome probably lett Ny his father Ia Tho
coul g. and depouont coup ,led on ono or Two &C.
casions To put watch over safs by placing threa
~ the Office to wa;ca alternately day and hight,
tearing that what Ind peeu done might DO done again.
which very much diHpeased his father. DcpOnent
has gwen his residence in tho country and come to
the city keep au oversight over ms athers atirs
aud has made II u point to be present whenever he
transacted business 10 that II done correctly
The affidavit ccncludcs:-"l also further state that
since greater part OF the foregoing AFFIDAVIT WIS
drawn am informed ana believe tina. my fathcr har
been married."
IMAGINARY TRAVELS ABROAD
Henry Lord, unmarried son, living with bis
father makes affidavit that his alher's faculties
have been lately failing from advanced age. He has
noticed that he abors under many dclusiona He has
told hun (deponcnt about his travels IN Russia Win
his 0ro,hsr Ihomss and MS being provenlod iron
be never In Russia Atanothcr time said ne was
there with brother Ecazcr His father now abora
under the delusion that he accompanied Henry }.
Anderson uncle OF derouont, aud great traveller,
Europe aud Asia during his travels, ana gives
detailed accounts OF where he went, when In TACT he
never travelled with Opponents uncle ut all, and
deponent never succeeded IN persuadins him Of his
errors
EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE PROPOSITION.
Francis IL. Lord, the youngest son, says he has
lived away from his athers house, but their relations
have always been pleasant and nliaL HIS iathor's
mi
old age, physical debility and other causeA Hia
father recently talked Win him about arranging
marriage between opponent and tho daughter OF GER
tan lady, and detailed long conversation with the
lady Deponent only knsw the lady by name,
but his father has Insisted on his meatina
her, and his gong with him 10 call on
tho lady and complete the arrangement he wished him
TO call ut three o'clock on u day named 10 make
the VISIT. From tho very aDsurdty OF tho subject
matter he dlsnirsei II from his mind aud paid no
further attention to II, considering II ono OF hts
ia,hers dclusious. BY accident he happened to go
thcre the day appointed before threc O'Clock, ana
found MS father dressed, with carriage ready to take
HIM tho LADY, house, aud learned from nls brother
t'ut he mad been ready for some tine. Al hrst no
refused 10 participate IN such ridiculous perform
ance, whcreupon ms father became excited aud ID
Sisted upon MS gong, stating That he mad made a.
aUuoinneut with tho lady for the hour named. FIs'.
ing that resistance only father, and beng
urged by his brother Thomas to 20 Tor the
sake OF pacfyng him he got IL TO the carriage taxing
the procaution to ma W. auo,er follow so as to ~
about MIS- business without dc,ay when he lett bis
iaher. They drove to tho iady's house, where, al
his iather's request, he asked tor the lazy at the
door. The servant SAID she was out shopping. lie
returned TO the carriage and told his father, whoro-
upon DO abandoned the whole matter aud went
away, and has never alluded ~ the subject since.
Ills fa,aer frequently talked OF travels which no
never made, and quite recently when talking 10 bis
father about his own travels h,s iather INSISTED hs
had been IN the same cities and was AS familiar Will
THE JASroRs STORY
Owen Murphy swcafs that he has known Thomns
Lorc Tor twenty i've years, aud Tor twenty years Eaa
been janltor oi No. II William street. belonging
Thomas Lord and his brother, David Lord, mad
was iam liar with his income aud had ABUNDANT OPP
portuuty to observe his conduct. Durng the year
Two past he noticed ulat MIR. Lords faculties have
been falling gradually but steadily, hc often binding DIM
Gully IN walking ana showing general physical decay
resulting apparently from his advanced age. HIS
meutal faculties have become impaired to q
great extent, as is shown by failure Of
memory ana INDUCING In fancics aud deusiona
winch had no tounaaton in TACT Ho was originally
u very careful III his business habits, convcrsant
accounts aud CORRECT la ms statements and cali
cuations. Lately he has become loose IN his busi-
habits ana has lost tho power OF transactng busi
ness with ordinary intelligence. This decay has IN
creased rapidly inthe last SIX months Ia iliustrt-
ton, he speaks OF the division OF tho $540 bill Ha
says Mr.. Lord insisted on his taking check Tor The
whole amount, and, wnen To lei. it on the table, Mr.
LORD returned IT again aud insisted on his keeping H.
Nr. Lord mad told him about his VISITS To foreign
countries, to Liverpool, London, Rome, Vosuvins
onstantinople, VIepna, ST. Petersburg and sthss
places These conversations nave been Ire
qucnt In tho last year aud hall, but
he never spoke oil them before. His relations
with Mr. Lord made him ZANZIBAR with mis- income
ana there was no necessity for him 10 borrow any
rifles tor large amounts IRON his safe, which solo,
or on which ho borrowed money, and aiterward large
sums were drawn out ny nim In bank pills, dcponen
having presented checks ior him from 5000 Ia
100000, which deponcnt handed hun IN bills. whch
no took with him when nc lett the Office and never
rcdcposited them In Tho City Bank where he kept b
account.
COMMISSION APPOINTED
On the strength OF tue allegations inado In the petit
ton and aidavI,s Judge Van Brunt at once appointed
the ioll owing gentlemen 10 act as commission IL
luaatico inqulrendo:-Enoch L. Faucaer, George A.
Peters ana James ID. Fisko
In addition to the order appointing the mission,
tho Judge granted iuJunton RESTRAINING Mr. Thomas
Lord or his agents IRON dsposiEg OF hts properly
any manner or shape.
WAITING "THg HAPPY PAIR.n
Up TO laio nour LAST night tho fanny had news
OF their iather, aud the II cks mansion, IN Four.
tcentn street, was stlil untenauLed by she rrcd
couple. Tue servants, however, ~ Nrs Hicks
house. expect thor IN stress TO return tomorrow
tAe married couple caauOt have gone very lar on
their bridal tour On their rgtura tho newly ap-
poi ntod commission will commence their inbors aud
proceed ~ inquire INTO tho sanity OF the urdcgro