The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-04
OLD MR.. LORDS MILLIONS.
uTs SONS OBriIN 4 COMMISSION ~
LJNIti dND ~ INJtNCIiON.
Insane and tnnt 4" he Trusted win the
Control Of his Property Itis Eccentric
Behavior The Brides Previous Marriage

o. Mrs n IA became known to his children
they conaulted their lawyers Lord. Day. and
Lord Of la) Broadway Tho nNiiavts ~
the three sons. Thomas. Ir.. Henry. and
Fran is II and Of owen Murphy iantor of Mr.
Ior-is building. 81 William street were taken to
prove Mr.. Lord insane. and Judge Van Brunt
was naked yesterday to grant writ Of ic luniti-
On r.qvwendo and an injunction restraining Mr.
Lord from disposing OF Ire property.
Thomas Lord. Jr.. the eldest son. makes the
principal aflilavit lie removed to the city from
Long Island. he says. several months ago. on
account of his fathers failing mind. and has
Bincc looked after the property. His father has
lived in New York sixty or seventy years. and Is
now 80 years Of age. Through old age and de-
coy Of his mental powers he has become inca
pable Of governing himself or manag ng his cs
hie.
! Following the petition for commission in
iunacy Ia the affidavit setting forth facts In sup
port OF the petition. The old eentlcman's
lunacy is dated from the death OF his wife in
ASIA. At that time he Possessed in his own
right fortune OF 5000 900 to 81 900 cO0 in real
estate. besides personal property worth 1900 000
His income has been sl25.0o year. and his
personal expenses s2j 600 or $50 900. In
he last two years he has disposed Of
about 800 900 in Government bonds What
became Of the proceeds has never been
ssccrtained. On one occasion he drew
Hs.OOO in baak notes and at another time
SSi 900. OF which no trace could ever ne found.
Mr. Lord. Jr., belicvce the money was lost. Tho
old gentleman once told his son that some per
BON in Europe owed him 5000 600 When the
BON asked him who il was. he flew into "A rage
and put him out OF the Office The son says
Nero Is no person in Europe with whom his
father could have had transactions to such an
amount There is no security or other evidence
sf such Indebtedness. On Dec. and again on
Dsc. . the old gentleman drew his checks for
H.o0o. The money. his son believes. was dis
posed OF without his receiving value. Tho
AFFIDAVIT afllrms that Mr.. Lord has recently lor-
rowei large sums of money; that his obiga-
hons are now past due and in one instance
under protest This is the check for $3.50
given IN Saturday last 10 4. T. stcwar, & Go.
Within the last ten DAYS he sold 5000 - second
rort.gse bonds ot tie Brooklyn and Concy
Island Railroad Tor eighty pr cent " thor
lace yaiue. anl offered 10 deliver first mortgage
boni- 60 the same amount. which are worth pnr.
NhDn Tie wi-inAr WIS explained H. him he
billed g. understand the li''ri o zee. on NOV. /.
Flrn 10 lnr.-H amount w-@ lln him fir rcuf-
I'9rn oi tnHnis nt him cnc h.. Be
you'd not u'deNr that lt wA- 90 day. ANA kelt
" GA 'r.s fnr 'frrHl DAYS t.iHrl "a ~: th 'u.
y hni several ifan=n fi"ns with hl- ir1th"r
David within tin Iii-t w months When il.y
saur 10 settle Mr. l.orl riair uu hi- ,,r0uu'-
H. five OF SIX different waN-. the t,i.l- differ.
Ing from $1,000 10 siu.nn. froIgA tNe
Fhu-a lions were tho same ~ ea'h d. ouut
In one he len out tA" pnr 'hns' price of
another he charged his brother with not
Which he should have pn-srd 10 hi- credit
When Ruius l.. Lord. Mr. Iotds brother. WAS
tohhea ot t2ppOup ia nonds Thomas Lord
roniinned 10 keep h.- Sc urlti"s IN the sam
tafe His son urged him to remov, thsm, but
be refused. and hi- son hired thrce men 10
watch the slfr night and dnv. : sv-rAl other In.
Stances Of thr oll grniln mans strange ways nra
given The Afidmyt closes. - also further
state that since the greater part ~ th' iorr-
going affidavit WIS drawn. | nm informed
and believe that nv father has hern married"
Biz ihther. says tina, the Inter has shown evi-
sencrs Of failing mental powers in many ways.
Among other d"lusions was on, That he had a.
rotnpnnied his hroth"r-ln-idw. Henry,J Ander;
would give HE family dstailed accounts oi his |
adventures in Asia and Europe with Mr.. Amber |
BON, although he had never travelled with him |
q ALL He also lancicd that he had been IN |
hussia with his brother. and said that the
burg. He had never been in Russia.
. Francis II. Lord the young ~ son testiles |
with him took matrimonial turn. Receutly |
lhe old gentleman tni Francis that he wanted
aim to marry the daughter Of a certain lady
With whom the son WAS NOT acquainted. HI.
iather said that he had had a long conversation
klth the lady. and had made all arrhn.rments
He desired Francis To cal with him on the lady
hegotimlohs Francis treated the mntter as an
,t~urilty. ana thought no more about IL. Hap
pening 70 20 home on the day in question he
Iouni his intner dressed for the occasion and
tnrriage IN waiting. Francis says that no re-
ius-i TO go at first aud his father became very
violent when resisted. he drove with his father
10 the ady's housn. The lady waa ont shopping.
shi tne Oh gentleman went away satisfied. and
sAd no more about il.
Owen Mprphy's testimony is substantially the
.ane .,, rs that 9t the sons. 1t recites several
y Ah@1r careful perusal of the af1 1avits Judge
van brunt granted the application for com
\ ,bsS 'ss'I@ ~ IN anacy EEx-Judse E1oeh L Fan,
wero appointed Commissioners. Pending the
.nqulry Mr. Lord is enloned from making any
lispnbitlo u his property
sherif Reilly, who summons the Jury before
Hhom the inquiry IL TO be made. says that the
pr,o egdings VIA not begin before Monday next.
y late hour. but thy declined 10 make any
es,h Y, p r stitements Thomas. Jr SAID that The
% Gsf IN my pock H' he ne ss ss 2 s
preast, aeourt document giving me authority
z (, vss co"t.ol q all my fthers property sll
p. =. 10 tns eporter SEQ tho precious document. II
1SsY s,Yotai taHn :, , yo1 do;r he added
'eports IN relation to Mr.. Lords family connec-
,ol " The Lord who was robbed q the bonds
'ro' her. Rufus died. leaving his property 10
TTI1 nlrkS, hAd DAVID y. The Lords Of Lord,
Da' aud Lord, tho lawyers who appear In the
present. chse. are in no way related 10 Thomas
Llft. Daniel Lord. Jr the senior member OF
Dauie Lord.
Mrs. Hicks Is tho widow Of Henry W. Hicks.
w rrc was retired shipping merchant. Charles
,,,on9r was her legal adviser for many years.
hIs lickss second marriage ia not unlike .
lrr Ht-t Her father. Mr.. Wilkens. lived near
,b.Alll NJ - Wlkens became engaged to a
ouhg man now living who had occasion 10 60
y hurpp,, and in his absence she went 10 Sara
2fh, ana there Tell in with Mr. Hicks an
ul.tly man who WAS rich. and when the young
nan - whom Miss Wilkens WAS engaged re- ..
Hih'l rom Europe he found her Mira Hicks
v. l1ng alter her marriage Mrs Hicks accom- ,
anlel her husband to Paris. and on her return /.
I, wv lnrA she gave brilliant entertainments
W. ~ Aot achieve social euNccss uptii sne :
NJ ,',.N 'hr communion OF the Church OF Rome
MS gvubi~i uit liberal gifts TO religious Oh.
III 's,', l'a, = the heart O. t6nsisnor Cgpcl ana
tata tahHl Hanning. gave her an in,rod u.tion 10
-ll M Ah tH catholic society In London and sho
,n,,, ,l9 up with magnificent entertain q
'., 'H ~ ~ tarldsr's Hotel. where she occupied q
MY tiuirni7 isunlly kept for crowned heads :
nntt. .'iIi II 4 Protestant, a TACT which viii un-
,s, ~, - 'h increased arrlmony 10 the Oou-
n i ',i 'iIt "i grnlleman's millions.
, WIKI lri butl"r M Mrs. fIicks's residence
no,,i,r ulnrhtn street. yesterday. grinned p,
-.nd - III ne SuN reporter when III latter
0n "''" W"r'her nus mis,Tcss had boen heard
ha, Its'r Y, sle sinL You soc warnt around l.,