St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-02
DOC" WILSON'S SECRET
He Makes Public the Tie Which Bound
Him to the Millionaire
Moen.
He Claims to be the Son of the Wealthy
New Highlander by His First
Wife.
The Fact of His Parentage Concealed
Because of Irregu-
laritieS.
Moen in an Interview Declares THAI
the Story Is a False
hood.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 1.-Unable to
bear the strain any longer Doc" Wilson
this morning. broken down in health. told
the great secret which has existed between
him and MOen. of Worcester. so many
years. The story was told in the presence
of four respectable citizens who furnished
it to the press. Il am looked upon as a
blackmailer." he said, land, those who be-
lieve have been bleeding that old man
hold me in as much contempt as yellow
dog, but | will stand it no longer. | am
more sinned against than SHINING and my
trouble shall be known. My name is not
Wilson. nor am the son of Jonas Wilson.
My father is the man who is accusing me
OF blackmail and my name is Levi Moen.
LAWFUL SON OF p. J. MOEN,
of Worcester" Wilson then went on to
tell the story of his birth and the wrong
done him by his father. His story is thai
he is the son of MOen'S first wife, and that
be was born few months alter marriage.
MOer being deacon and profesSedly higa-
toned did not wish to face the scandal of
such an early birth for his first born. so a
bargain was made with Jonas Wilson. of
DavidsODville, Conn. a stage driver, by
which the babe was transferred to the lat
terS care and brought up as Wilson. The
boy lived and tOiled in the humble
sphere TO which he says Moen consigned
him, and it was not until he was yourg
man grown that he learned the secret of his
birth. For that secret htswas indebted to
the religious remOrSe of his supposed father.
Jonas Wilson, who. being Oil his death
bed, and not caring to pass the portals with
the burden on his soul. drew the lad toward
him, and told him who he was After
Wilson died the young fellow set off for
Worcester 10 meet his father face to face.
THEIR FIRST MEETING,
Wilson says. was exactly as has been de-
scribed. He did not meet Moen that morn
ing. and after obsery ng the signs of wealth
and luxury that abuunded he demanded of
MOen some reparatlOn for the wrong done
on the one who should be the heir to all.
MOen at first refused to acknowledge the
lad and would have driven HIM forth. but
the boy faced his millionaire parent de-
family. upbraiding him for the wrong done
his mother and himself. He said: Il will
force you to acknowledge me. and the world
shall know you for what you are" Then,
Doc says the banker deacon became
alarmed and gave him S100. By appoint.
ment he met Moen the next day aud COLI
sented TO shield his father from shame.
The father had in the meantime married
again on the death of DOCS" mother, and
married into family which would have
Scorned MOen had they known of the
scandal. Then according to Wilson s
story, the Wilson's. who knew the secret
of his parentage.
SEEING DOC" HAD MONEY
and knowing it came from MOen BEGAN to
advance claims upon him. Their demands
Increased. and to satisfy them he had to
apply To MOen for money, and in that way
much of the sum received from the banker
was spent. Wilson says that these de-
mandS became so great that he was almost
impoverished by them. The Engley suits
were settled. he said. at Moen's suggestion
and with Moen's money, because the latter
feared this relationship to Wilson would
come out some way in the trial. Wilson
has letters which he says are written
by Moen acknowledging the relationship.
and calling him Dear SON." These let
tors Wilson produced to-day. He saws he
is the injured one. as instead of being
reared as a gentleman and brought up
amid all the luXuries which his fathers
wealth could purchase he was cast adrift
ana reared as peasant boy without eluca-
tiOn and without any of the retinements of
life which would have been his had his
cruel parent done right. Wilson says he
can no longer endure the caumnies with
which he is asSailed and that his confession
OF the secret Is true in every respect.