New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-05
TIE SUIT OF WILSON AGAINST MoEN.
Nc EFFORT MADE TO CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY
CONNECTING THE TWO MEN.

NC EFFORT MADE TO CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY
CONNECTING THE TWO MEN.
BosTON, Dec A (SpecidU.-No light was
thrown the Moen-Wilson mystery today. Tue
defence put in to-day, and to the
surprise OF most people Mr. MOen admitted the truth Oh
essential part Of Wilson's statement lie testified
that Wilson visited him at Moosehead Lake and asked
for 100000 to help him OF his women scrapes lie
told Wilson that he had brought this trouble upon MIN
self aud deserved sympathy but hnay wilson over
persuaded him and he promised to let him nave the
money. Later he did send Wilson check for S2OoOo
from New-York and in the same letter said he would
send 900 day and $500 moro on the day
following Afterward his counsel gave Wilson $4,000
and took back the eltaecheck Mocn afterward
refused pay the promised $4,000 and deed Wisop 10
procure it, Why Mr.. Moen, the wealthy wire manutaot-
urer, should agree to give doe" wilson SlVOooo IS
explained and the crossexamination OF Moen faled
to reveal the hold Wilson held the old gentle
man. Moen's counsel gave AN Interesting sketch OF
Wilson's career time 1876, in the early part OF
the year. Levi Wilson was boarding In the family OF
David E1gey. He became apparently much attacheh 10
the daughter. Hattie Engey, and promised to marry
her Later in the Wilson took Hattie girl at mat
time sixteen years. ride for the ostensble pur
puec of taking her to Milford and marrying her Mics
Euglev believed that she to be married. but wilson
represented If they lived together as husband ana
wife that was the marriage They returned TO
house of her father representing that they were
together until some time In 1879. In 1879 Wilson went
to Europe taking with him Miss Engley. rs his wife,
AID her sister, Miss Cora Euglcy, and they returned
after sojourn in Europe OF few months, when there
was separation By that time Miss Engey discovered
that she was not tho legal wife OF M Wilson. In this
time two children had been born to them. lie
again prou TO marry her. and they lived together
uutil finally Wilson came to her one day ana sad mar
money running low. II necessary for hin
marry and that he must depart from her tell
her that u she WOuld cave Nun ne womb give hcE
$5OUUO. Thc papers were prepared lie release vas
and Wilson took IL 10 the house for MISS fhgcy
u. ~Ic did >ign tie release Nhch she htd "oho
81. Wilson snatghcd ;he paper her and refused 10
uay her the money 10 thru came ont that N7oH was
engaged woman WHO Is now MS Wiie Mss tarhualn
of idtucc Miss EDgcy brought suit against lison
suius him damages i0 breach or prom $50 OF mar
Iia-e, aud the damtg was Iaid at Spo.opO. lie was
ARE ted aud put IN jail la Providence. The father also
brou.h action against hu FOR the SEDUCTION a. MS
daughter, and the damages IN the case were lad ut
sJOOOO ana upon that suit Wilson WIS arrested AT
these transactions Wilson ptyluG court
VI Hattie Welhcrell aud promised Lrr ilit he would
her. lie gave her an engagement Iih-. lhc
ARRANGEMENT. were made. lie bulk large hotel. lie
Miss NctherclI anl her father 90 tho hucl aul
showed the that hr had set apart for himself ana
Miss Wctutr.iI. When Mss McihcrC learned thtt VIII
dbt marcy Miss Faruhan. she also. through
her CuIu-C. brought uc on AGAINST wilson ni hci
p.uiusc uf marriage ana iad hrr damage, 10 'ouUO
Upon other points the testimony OF Mr. Mucu contra
d!ctCd That cd wilson.
Mr.. Eu.cl onrr of Hattie Euglcy. testified that
Wilson called upon th" family regard 20 this suit He
W.S particularly anxious about tumr letters "hlch
Hattc bad written han, for if they were iu exist
they might hc harmful; II THIS case r"1id he
proved to uc oi hlrkuatl she would b" ned equally
CupaJie. The young woman had not kept the letters