The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-03
AS MUCH MYSTERY AS EVER.
Wilson Still Vehemently Insists that He
Is the Son of Millionaire Moen,
But the Official Figures Are Decidedly Against
RIIim, and Demonstrate that He lisa Liar
of Far More than Average Ability.

PROVIDENCE, r. L, Dec. 2-"Doco Levi Will
son was seen at the Office of his counsel, George
j. West, this morning. He appeared pale and
heggard, as though he had passed sleepless
night The excitement of the past few hours
seems to have affected him greatly, and he was
nervous and apparently worn out. He said that
now the secret was ont. he felt better than he
had since he was seventeen years of age. eff.
said he, ''the Wilson's meaning the people with
whom he had lived during his boyhood daysI
stand by me now. / shall win my case and tri
umph over Moen." He said his alleged mother
lived in East Thompson, Conn, and his two sis
ters, Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Young, in Brming-
ham and Ansonia. Conn Wilson stated that
the story, as published, is true. and that Moons
statement is false in nearly every particular.
"Moen,' Wilson said. ''knows that am his son.
He is an admitted perjurer."
He said he would continue his case in the
courts to the conclusion which he felt confident
would be in his favor Wilson was advised by
his physician to go to his home, take some quiet
ing potion, and devote the rest Of the day to
sleep.
The secret of the case remains as much of q
mystery as ever.
A reporter of the Journal this evening in
terviewed Mrs. George nj. Rice of Uxbridge,
who has always been considered sister of Doc
Wilson TO aquery if Wilson's story was true
she returned an evasive answer. She would not
deny that Wilson told an untruth when he said
she was not his sister, nor would she contradict
him in the slightest particular, but gave most
unsatisfactory and evasive replies. Nothing
could pin her down to a simple yes or no on any
point excepting one. and that was that Wilson
had given her great deal of money first and
last, and from what he said she deemed be
thought it best she should not talk about his af
fairs. She remembered her fathers Illness but
could not tell the year in which he died All eff
forts to extract more from her were in vain,
All she would admit was that her father was at
one time church member; that after he was
taken i'll he often spoke to them all on the sub
ject of doing right and that Levi Wilson sup
piled her with money.
A Journal reporter found Mrs. Young. another
sister of Levi Wilson, at Putnam, Conn, this
afternoon. She stated that Levi was the son of
Jonas Wilson. and that her aunt was present at
the time of his birth. He was named after her
first husband, whose name was Levi Fessenden,
and her father and mother knew nothing about
Moen for years after that.
g. 5. Hobbs, of Uxbridge, at one time counsel
for Levi Wilson, has been placed in a rather I'M
pleasant position by the latters statement
Wilson asserted that Hobbs held papers in his
as convict, and that he was the custodian of
communications from Moen to Wilson in which
the former addressed the latter as "Dear Son"
Mr. Hobbs WAS asked to night what dependence
could be placed in Wilson's story concerning
the letter and papers in his safe. He
said II emphatically deny the whole
thing from beginning to end; it is false and on a
par with other palpable lies told by Levi Wilson
The only documents I have held, or now hold,
with his name upon them, consist of deeds of
property, in which transactions l acted as attor-
ney Wilson is an inveterate liar"
What credence do you place in Wilson's latest
disclosure9"
SIT is like all the rest of ais stories. Why, do
you know that only year and half ago 7 said
to him, Wilson, what do you suppose they
are saying about you? They say
you are Moen's son. Wilson became
very angry. raised his fist and eaid, by -, I'll
have you know there is better blood in my veins
than that of Phil Moen's,' and he claims
that Moen is his father. Levi Wilson told me
that the scar on his face was caused by his fall
ing into fire while suffering from fit when
quite young
Mr.. Hobbs here gave the alleged secret of
Wilson's successful matchmaking scheme. Moth
ing that Moen had said or done of a criminal ma
ture was known to Wilson. Mr.. Hobbs was led
to believe that Wilson claimed to have
detected Moen's son in the commission
of fragrant otfense, the details of which cannot
be published. But the son, when he learned of
Wilson's assertion, denied that he was guilty,
and Moen's own declarations, made under OATH
would indicate that he had ascertained that Will
son had lied.