The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
LORD HICKS.

PROBABILITY OF ANOTHER POsTPONEMENT OF
THE MOTION TO QUAsH THE wBIr.-A CON-
PROMISE PARTIALLY AGREED UPON.
Anolncr act in the Lord-Hicks drama will begin
to-day In the Supreme Cour. when the motion TO
quash the writ called for hearing before Judge
Donohue Judge Fullerton viii appear Tor the pcti.
TONERS and Clarence A. Seward Tor the defence. The
case will again. by request Of counsel. is ssid be
postponed for another week 10 permit counsel tho
moro fully prepare their respective sides OF tho
controversy ana to Afford time 1t u said to perfect
negotiations looking to compromise.
Juago Fullerton, when the case IL called, will re-
quest tho Court 10 grant postponemcnL on the
ground that the papers the not July pre-
pared and an extension OF time Is needed IN order
perfect tho legal arrangements OF tue petitioners
MI Seward Will unite IN this appeal alleging sim lar
reasons Tor desiring an Adjournment, ana the Court
as Is usual Cases. WILL all probability, put
the hearing OF the case on the calendar Tor next
Thursday. This Is about all that will transpire before
the scenes to-day; but more Interesting arrange
ments are taking place behind the curtain.
LEGAL PR0CkKmNGs TO CEASE.
IL has now been definitely ascertained that the
legal proceedings VIII cease on the part Of the pot-
tonors In lac today's pos,ponement may be re-
garded virtually concluding all furher 1T Rstion.
by mutual conscn., and IN short time the question
Mr. Lords sanity Will no longer be vexed question
Tor the courts to determine TINS settlement OF the
case Is regarded as triumph Tor Mr.. Loru and his
bride. Mrs Lord.Hicks, by the withdrawal OF tho
suit Is relieved Of any unchartaoe imputations such
a those preferred by MIR. Thomas Lord, Jr., In his
letters warning that lady TO forego ner iul
mercenary Vaccinations or she would come grief.
The nature Of the compromise Is said to consist In
granting OF specified allowance to each o Mr.. Lord's
ehidrcn out OF his large estate. AS the sons were
dependent on their iaher Tor support, they not hav
ing been brought up to any particular proicsson but
educated in the belief that at their fathcrs demise
they would become his legal heirs, were Air. Lord
cut them or now they would have but slender rc-
sources fall back upon to help them fight the bat
ties oi life. II the consciousness Of these facts,
IL rs claimed, which first excited them 10 what
they considered an act of selfprescrvation
by prompting them TO Invoke the aid Ut
the law projecting them what they
considered Their natural rights, Now, however, tina:
the developments Of the case have reached their
present advanced STAGE they express themselves as
being willing TO accept the inevitable with good
grace Better influences have been Operating both
sides the return oil Mr. LORD; ana IL Is alleged
that Mrs Lord-Hicks has used her most affccionntc
Offices bringing about better feeling between Mr..
Lord and his children.
CONFERENCES ON THE suRJECr
Several conferences nave taken place within the
past Two weeks between The leading counsel on both
SIDES VINO ere, as were, sort OF high joiut commits
sion to establish basis OF negotiations LOOKING
toward mutually satisfactory compromise. Dir. Day.
OF the Arm oil Lord, Day & Lord, has been known as
the most active spirit IN these Efforts. He has been
faithfully supported IN hts friendly endeavors by
Judge Fullerton and Clarence A. Seward.
when questioned as 10 the progress of tho nogotia-
tons Mr.. Day was unwilling to givo any particulars In
advance. Ae said, however, no was hopeful that