The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07
HICKS LORD.

NOTE ADDRESSED TO MRS. HICKS ANSWERED
FROM THE FOURTEENTH STREET MANSION
! Is MI. LORD I'LL AT TIE HOUSE?
mo s.r,' said the oblgiug colored young man who
has charge OF the Hicks mansion IN Fourteenth street
to HERALD reporter yesterday ''Mrz Hicks is at
home. have not her since she lett. week ago.
have idea where she when she will DO back -
"she could not suppose. be N the house without
your knowing tfn
"Why, o! course not. There Is In the house
but the mr. help and myself" and the colored stew
ard drew tie distinction with evident emphasis and
pride al arm steward" no said, sand generally
superintend all the household affairs"
"When do you expect your mistress home?'
~ can't say. don't know anything OF her move.
ments She comes aud goes without consulting me-"
"rhen you don't know anytnlng. personally. about
her marriage to Mr.. Lord ?'
"Wel, yes, little. or course any one who reads
the papers must know great about her marriage
and how IT came about" and tho coiored steward
smiled az II he had SAID something very smart In
fact, he looked particularly wise and seemed to be
mentally congratuiating himself being posses.
sion OF an important secret which the public wero
burning to find out Tho reporter was about with.
drawing when smart looking coIored gentleman in
bun overcoat and faded lavender gloves, which well
harmohized with his olive complexion, arrived.
III have Tor answer to that letter left here
this morning. Colonel"
'.Step inside, please; m SOC you In a moment,
said tho conservative ward with air Of trepda.
t.on Turning to the reporter no said, politely bowIng
him out, 'Good day, sir call again. will be happy to
SEQ you"
A NOTE TO MRS. HICKS
Tho reporter was Interested aud puzzled. EvI.
IDENTITY the buncolted messenger was In way indi.
recty with this profound social sensation in
upper tendon and perhaps he, too. did he choose 10
speak could throw much light on the Of hs
net Al IN
porter was cogltatIug this SUBJECT In his mind anu
s,roi!ng cisuroIy along Fifth avcnue be the OBJ
jcc oil his thoughts walking 1auDily up tho avenue
trailing his light walking cane listlessly after him.
rho reporter lnterchanged tho compliments OF the
"By the wny.I think | met you q short time ago
when was talking to Mrs. Hicks stcwarda'
every likely, sir; Just lett HIM, but don't re.
member having mot you.'
"Oh, yes; called to Mrs. Hicks. but undor.
stand she has not returned from her wedding tour
YETI
Tho colorcd gentleman IN the buzz overcoat looked
sharply aud suspicousy at tho reporter, ami made
move as II he were about switching on At Nineteenth
street. but no changed his mind and kept waking
straight ahead.
eyes confess that | am very much interested in
learning something OF Mrs HICKS whereabouts; per-
haps you could tell mel" said The reporter, bluntly.
hers uo much 10 Know s me
but what do know can't SEQ any harm in telling
you; II can't harm me In any case. was with
10 walt Tor an answcr"
40 whom was the letter addrossedt"
ITO Mrs. Hicks
''Who seLt U:"
"My boss poetor'-He suddenly bridlcd up. "No,"
he said, 81 won't give HIM away. lett The letter. aud
was iod TO call back again IN tho afternoon and
would receive an answer
"wcli, did you get the answcrs'
eyes, but not written one was told to tell tho
Doctor that he would be sent Tor when wanted"
..rhcn there must DO some Quo Sck IN The house'"
vi think so, because know that my friend, the
steward, has been getting medicine At drug store IN
Sixth avenue. He told me So"
81 heard you Gull him Coonel-why was that?'
a ia md
fellow, and call him that just IN fun."
Tho reporter doubled back, intent on seeing the
steward again, and TO Ind out, II possible, II Mrs
Hicks or Mr. Lord, or botn, Tor the matter OF that
wore sick at the residence Of the brcc, but the Stew
ard was absent THAT gentleman, however, was
caught glimpse o: pcepng turtivcy through the
basement blinds, and for ono. ne seems to be- we'll
drilled IN this social game Of hocuspocua
Mr.. Lord being In innrm neath at tho time OF his
nuptias, II Is feared by MS relatives that he may be-
lying in dangerous condition at his wfo's residence
the recent excitement aud turmoil attending his
rage lending color to such an assumption.
IMPORTANT IF TRUE
At q late hour last night q gentleman. who has
known Mr. Lord for years and who has had
intimate business rela,ons with him, stated
Ia tho presence OF a HERALD representative
that he was now positive that Mr. LORD
was in tho Fourteenth street mansion. In tact, ho
Asserted that q gentleman had ialc in the evening
allowed to see Mr. Lord, whom no found
suffering from 1umbaso, but otherwise well and
by several Of the friends Of the Lord fanny when
they were spoken 10 about tho matter. "wo have"
everything In our power ind out where the old
gentleman is, but 10 no purpose. We have taken the
greatest precautions TO learn whether ne Is IN Mrs
Hicks house In Fourtcepth street IL 10 true
that he may DO there, but DOUBT II very much,
Tor measures are such that we would have long
this, If ho was In the place, have been maze
aware OF IT, confess that tho intelligence
that q physician had been sent tor Today
from tho house rather staggered mo, but
even that alleged fact 10 my mind lacks more con-
nrmaton than have as yet been able to secure 10
convince me that any persons other than the SER
wants arc insthe house.
eli feel satisfied that Mr. Lord Ia at Mrs.
Hicks" SAID o gentleman woo will bavo moro
or less 10 DO with the case when Il comes
up before the Fapcher Commission "Wo can
easily Ind means to reach him with tho notice II Is
necessary 10 serve HIM with II IS not so aicut
task as is generally supposed But, drs, OF all, We