The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-05
pInsr MOOD AT THE NEw MILL.
How the Widow Hicks SeO0ped
the millionaire Lord.

NEW YORK, December dine mar
riage Of the Millionaire, Mr.. Lord, aged
SO, to the widow Hicks aged 43, has Gre.
ated profound sensation, and the de.
nouement ia likely 10 be OF the most
sensational character. The sons and
daughters Of Mr.. Lord, says the World,
claim that their aged and infrm father is
the victim Of the wiles Of an arttul and
designing woman, and they are about to
commence proceedings in the courts to
have the marriage set aside, on the
ground OF their fathers imbecility. On
Monday Mr.. Lord was driven by his
coachman TO the residence OF Mrs. Hicks,
and thence the couple were driven TO the
home Of Cardinal McCloskey, by whom
they were united iu marriage. They
took pains to conceal their movements al
ter leaving the Cardinals residence, but,
on the authority OF Mrs Hicks' fOotman,
il il believed they started South for u
short tour, which may include Florida.
Mrs. Hicks, however, informed her ser
wants that she would be home on Friday.
The parties arc widely known through.
out the country. Mr.. Lord ia brother
of John Lord, the victim Of the famous
Lord bond robbery, which created wide
sensation several years ago. Upon the
death OF John Lord, his brother Thomas
inherited his wat possessions, estimated
at several millions, for the most part in
real estate and United States bonds.
Thomas Lord had been poor man until
this sudden elevation 10 the ran Ks OF the
weallhiest. He has husbanded his mon
ey carefully, but has not been noted for
business ability, and, though he had an
office in Exchange place, he has never
figured TO any large extent in the imam
oisl Operations Of the Exchange. He
| is a decrepit old man, eighty.three
years OF age, Of unsound health
and feeble. He has four sons and
two daughters, who expected to be the
Eole heirs Of his enormous wealth. Mrs:
| Hicks, the heroine Of this latest bit ot
gossip in high life, was an interesting
widow between iorty.Gve and hity years
OF age, but apparently much younger
She Il possessed Of great personal beauty
has been noted far and wide in tashiona-
ble circles for her exquisite taste IN dress
and has been the leader oil her set IN New
York, London, and Paris. Her husband
died some ten years ago, leaving comtor'
| table fortune, which, combined with her
personal charms, has secured to her the
attention Of many eager suitors. she as
nired TO social distinction, and won high
place in every fashionable coterie tc
which she attached herself BY her grace
social talents, and beauty. She Is 10
manCatholic. Her widow life has beer
mostly spent abroad, and she returned to
New York only four weeks ago, from heI
last prolonged sOjourn on the continent
1t is said that her very extraVaEAnt hao-
its OF lie have greatly impaired her for
tune, and the indignant heirs ot Mr.. Lore
claim that her last matrimonial exploit
IA the &C. Of an adventures who ha'
sought 10 replenish her exhausted Golfer
at The expense Of silly old man, lol
whom she cares nothing. Since the re
turn Of Mrs. Hicks from Europe Mr.
Lord has been a frequent visitor at heI
house, and he has been heard 10 say thA
he preferred her society to that Of any
lady Of his acquaintance, but none oi hi
relatives dreamed that he had any
thought Of marrying her. Their indlg
nation knows no bounds. Mrs. Geo. D!
Forest Lord, a distant relative OF the old
gentleman, says 1t Ia clandestine matct
Of which Mr. Lords friends had not th'
slightest inkling. Mr.. Lords acquaint-
ance with Mrs. HiCk has extended oVe'
a period OF several. years, but no ont
knew that there was anything more thar
the most ordinary friendship betweet
them. His Sous and daughters say th4
he has been bodily kidnapped from hi!
quiet home on Seventeenth street, and
Mithnut 4 will Of his oWn, almost com