Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-03
WILSON NOT M0EN'S son.
THE FALSITY or TnE STORY
PROVEN BY FACTS.

| Wilson's Age and the Date OF Moeo's
First Message Sufficient 10 Rvfnte His
Claim-The Nurse of the Womsn the
| atntiH Claims was His Mother
Laughs at the Yarn-As Much n Mys-
terry as Ever.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Dec. 2--"Doc"
LeYi Wilson was seen at the office of his
counsel, George j. West, this morning.
lie appeared pale and haggard, AS though
ne mad paGsed sleepless night. The ex-
element 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 out he felt
better than he had since he was II years
| or age. "If," said he, "the Wilson's"
meaning the people with whom he had
| lived during his boyhood days. "stand by
me now / shall win my case and triumph
over Moen." He said his alleged mother
lived in East Thompson, Conn, aud bis
| two sisters, Mrs, Downs and Mrs. Young.
IN Birmingham and AnsoniA, Conn.
Wilson stated that the story as published
Is true, and that Moen's state nlenJ Ia
false in nearly every particular. "Moen,"
Wilson said, KNOWS that ! am bis son
He Is an admitted perjurer." lie said he
would continue his case in the courts to
would be in his favor. Wilson was ad-
Vlsed by his physician TO 20 TO his home,
take some quIeting potion and devote the
rest OF the day to sleep.
AS MUCH A MYSTERY AS EVER.
The secret OF the case remains As much
| OF mystery as ever. The dates and ali
| the evidence collected to-day contradict
the sensational story telegraphed from
| Providence last night that "Doc'' VIII
son is the son of Philip l.. Moen. Wilson
by his own statement and the statements
| OF his friends cannot be more than 81 or
| 80 years old. Moen was tret married in
| 1916, forty years ago, and his first wife
died before Wilson was born. These
dates alone contradict his story com
| pletely. Life long residents of Worcester
say it is impossible that Moen could bear
any such relation to Wilson. Firsi,
Mrs. Moen was lady of very lovely
character. She was "a firm and upright
woman and neither she nor her family
would have countenanced any sucn pro-
ceedings as are alleged. Moens father
was New York iron merchant residing
in Brooklyn when Philip Moen came to
Worcester.
DENIED BY A CHUM.
An old chuin OF Wilson's, in this city.
says there is no truth In the story, and
that Wilson is no more Moen's son than
he is.
Mrs. A. Samson, an aged nurse. saws
she went TO live in lchabOd Washburn's
amily when Eliza Washburn, Moen's
first wife, was only 12years old. Sac has
nursed in and been Intimate with both
families from that time To this. Wilson
mas "cut his own fngeTs' in telling This
nj
could not have taken place without ber
knowledge. She has nursed both o.
MOen's wives at the birth Of all bis chill.
dren, and bad known him Intimately since
he was 81 years old. He was always
kind, just and upright man, and most
faithful and loving husband and father.
Moen and his counsel, w. w. Rice, both
deny wholly and in detail, ana In a mOsl
positive and complete manner, Wilson's
story.
WILSON'S SISTERS SEEN.
A reporter This evening interviewed
Mrs George NJ. Rice, Of Bird e, VIII o has
always been considered the sister OF
Doc" Wilson. She feigned ignorance OF
the whole matter OF the disclosure at first
although subsequent admissions inad-
vertently made showed that she was act
ing part. The reporter saw Mrs. Young,
another sister of Levi Wilson, at Putpam.
Conn, this afternoon. She stated that
Levi was the son OF Jonas Wilson and
tn at her aunt was present at the time oi
his birth. He was named after ber FIRST
husband, whose name was Levi resseden,
and her Iather and mother knew nothlnx
about Moen for years after that.
DENOUNCED BY HIS COUNSEL.
George 5. Hobbs, OF Bridge, at one time
counsel for Levi Wilson, has been placed
in a rather unpleasant position by the
latter's statement. Wilson asserted that
Hobbs held papers in his safe which
would send Moen behind the bars
as a convict, and that he was
the custodian OF communication
from Moen to Wilson, In which the
former addressed the latter as Dear
SON." Hobbs was asked tonight what
dependence could be placed Ou Wilson's
story concerning he lettero and papers In
his safe. He said; ''l emphalically deny
the whole thing. From beginning TO end
it is false and on par with other palpa-
ble lies told by Levi Wilson. l hold no
such papers,"
WARRANT FOR PERJURY REFUSED
BOSTON, Dec. 2.-.CommissiOner Hal
lett. Of the United States Court. has
refused TO issue a warrant against Philip
L. Moen for perjury on complaint OF Levi
Wilson.
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY.
WORCESTER, MASS. Dc. 2.-The
records Of the town OF Oxl9rd, Mass,
snow that Levi Wilson was born there on
G. ], 1853, eleven months after Ars.
Moen died.