Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-03
THE MOEN CASE.
Doc Wilson'S story Causes Some
Excitement.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., December 2.--Doc
Levi Wilson was seen at the Office of
his counsel, Geo. J. West, this morning.
He says that now the secret was out he
felt better than he had since he was II
years of age. eff, said he. "the VIII.
sons," meaning the people with whom
he had lived during his boyhood days,
''stand by me now, | shall win my case
and triumph over Moen. Moen," Will
son said, "knows that I am his son. He
is an admitted perjurer." He said he
would continue his case in the courts to
conclusion, which he felt confident
would be in his favor.
The secret of the case remains as much
of mystery as ever. Dates and all the
evidence collected to-day contradict the
sensational story telegraphed from Prov.
idence last night,
George s. Hobbs, of Bridgeport, at
one time counsel for Levi Wilson, has
been placed in rather an unpleasant po-
sition by the latter's statement. Wilson
asserted that Hobbs had papers in his
safe which would send Moen behind the
bars 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 tonight
what dependence could be placed
on Wilson's story concerning the
letters and papers in his safe and he
said: Il emphatically deny the whole
thing from beginning to end. 1t is false
and on par with other palpable lies told
by Levi Wilson. The only docu-
ments have held or now hold with
his name upon them consist of
deeds of property and in which trans
actions acted as attorney. Wilson is
an inveterate liar.
"What credence do you place in Will
sons latest disclosure?"
"It is like all the rest of his stories.
Why, do you know that only year
and half ago said to him: Wilson,
what do you suppose they are saying
about you? they Say you are Moen's
son. He became very angry, raised his
fist and said: "By God, I'll have you
know there is better blood in my veins
than that of Phil Moen," and now he
claims that Moen is his father. Levi
Wilson told me that the scar on his face
was caused by his falling into the fire
while suffering from fit when quite a
young man."
Mr.. Hobbs here gave the alleged
secret of Wilson's successful
blackmailing scheme. Nothing that
Moen had said or done of a GRIM
inal nature was known to Wilson. Mr..
Hobbs was led to believe that Wilson
claimed to have detected Moen's son in
the commission of a hagrant offense, the
details of which cannot be published.
But as soon as he learned of Wilson's
assertion he had denied that he was
ssilty, and Moen's own declaration, made
under oath, would indicate that he had
ascertained that Wilson had lied.
The Journal reported an interview
with Mrs. Young, 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 fol-
years after that.
WON'T INDICT MoEN.
BosToN, December 2.-Commissionei
Hallett, of the United States Court, has
refused to issue a warrant against Philip
Moen, for perjury, on complaint of Levi
Wilson.
Wilson'S BIRTH PLACE.
WORCESTER, Mass, December p
Records of the town of Oxford, Mass.
show that Levi Wilson was born there
on December L, 1858, eleven months af
ter Mrs. Moen died.