Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-02

SPECIAL DrsrATcH TO The RECORD UNIoS.l
PROVIDENCE, December 1st.-Unable to
bear the strain any longer, Doc Wilson
this morning, broken down in health. and
weeping like a child, told the great secret
which existed between him and P. L
Moen, of Worcester, for so many years.
The story was told in the presence of four
reputable citizens, who furnished it to the
press am looked upon as a black
! mailer" he said, g" and those who believe I
have been bleeding that old man hold
me III as much contempt as a yellow dog.
l will stand it no longer. am more sinned
,, against than SHINING and now the truth
shall be known. My name is not Wilson,
nor am | son Of Jonas Wilson. Nv
1ather is the man who is accusing me of
| blackmail, and
MY NAME is LEVI MoEN,
The lawful son of P. L. Moen, of Worces-
ter. wilson then went ON to tell the
| story OF his birth and the wrong done him
by his father. His story is that he is a son
| oil Moen's tirst wife, and that he was born
a few months after their marriage. Moen
being deacon and professedly high-toned
CHRISTIAN, did not wish to face the scandal
OF such an early birth for his first-born. so
bargain was made with Jonas Wilson, of
Damelsvllle, Conn.,, stage driver, by
which the babe was transferred to the
latters care and brought up as Wilson's
son. The boy lived and toiled in the hum
Bile sphere to which he says Moen con-
signed him, and il was not until he be-
came young man grown that
HE LEARNED THE SECRET OF HIS BIRTH.
For that secret he was indebted to religions
remorse. His supposed father. Jonas Will
son, who, being on his death-bed and not
caring to pass the portal with that burden
on his soul, drew the lad toward him and
told hlm who he was. After Wilson died
the young fellow set off for Worcester TO
meet his father face to face. Their first
meeting, Wilson says, was exactly as has
been described. He did meet Moen
that morning, and after observing the
signs of wealth and luxury that
abounded, demanded of Moen some repara-
| ton for the wrong done 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 defiantly, upbraiding
| him for the wrong done his mother and
/ himself. He said: will force you to
! acknowledge me, and the world shall know
you for what you are" Then, Doc"
! says, the baDker-deacon became alarmed
and gave him S100. BY appointment. he
met Moen the next day and consented to
shield his father from shame The father
| had in the meantime married again, after
the death Of " Doc s" mother, and married
into family which would have scorned
Moen had they known of the scandal
WILSON BLAcKMAILED BY OTHERS.
Then, according to Wilson's story. per-
| sons who knew the secret of his pareDtaee.
seeing that he had money, and knowing il
came from Moen, began to urge 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. Will
son says these demands upon him grew so
exorbitant that he became almost impoyer-
| lshed by them. The Engley suits were settled
he SAID, at Moen'S suggestion, with Moen's
money. The latter feared his relationship
to Wilson would come out some way in
the trial. Wilson has letters which he saws
were written by Moen, acknowledging the
relationship and calling him dear SON."
These letters Wilson produced TO day. He
! says he is the injured one as, instead of
| being reared as gentleman, brought I'D
amid all the luxuries which his fathers
wealth could purchase, he was cast adrift
| and reared as peasant boy, without edu-
| cation and without any Of the refinements
| OF life which would have been his had his
cruel parents done right. Wilson says he
| can no longer endure the calumnies with
which he is assailed, and that his confes-
sion of the secret is true in every respect.
| THE NEWS AT MoEN's HOUSE.
WORCESTER (Mass.), December 1st.-The
| announcement from Providence this even
! ing that Doc " Wilson had lifted the
veil from the great Moen mystery has
caused tremendous sensation. The bulle-
| tin-boards were surrounded far into the
night by crowds. The millionaire manu-
facturer was at prayer-meeting when the
announcement reached this city. and the
] reporters gathered at the door of the Union
Church to waylay him when he came
| forth. One of them showed Mr.. Moen a
copy of Providence paper containing
| the story and proceeded to interview
| him on the subject, but he would
say nothing aside from the statement
that the story was lie. With difficulty
he escaped the reporters and proceeded to
| his residence. A reporter called upon him
there at o'clock. His son Phil came to
the door with him. He was as cool and
collected as though he had been called to
the door on a matter of business of the
simplest kind. When asked about the
statement made by Wilson to-day that he
was his father, Mr.. Moen said:
| "IT is LIE DOWNRIGHT I1Er'
He then said MY counsel has advised
me not to talk with any of the newspaper
men on the subject. So you viii excuse
me il l decline to be interviewed. But YOU
can see that he is nearing the end of his
rope. Just see how desperate the man is,
in getting up such story as that" Moen
declined to say any thing further.