Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10
WlLS0N'M0EN MYSTERY.
DOC" WILSON IS NOT WHO HE
CLAIMS TO BE.
His Sisters Talk-Ehey Have Received
Money from Him tie was Born Que
Year After Moen's wife Died--A
Tale UnfoIded by Hobbs.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Dec. "a reporter
interviewed tins evening Mrs George NJ.
Rice of UXbridge, who has always been
considered to be the sister of Doe VIII
soc She fegned ignorance IF the whole
matter OF the disclosure at liist, although
subsequent admissions Inadvertently
made, showed she was acting a part. To
the query if Wilson's story was true, she
returned an eva,ive answer. But" said
the reporter, Levi repudiates you ana
your mother, he says you are NOT his is
ter, is that true ?'' "Well | don't know
what to say, should like to have time to
think it over" but Is it true that you
and your folks have received money from
Wilson - Must you have your answer
tonight ?'
Mrs Rice would not deny that Wilson
told an untruth when he said she was not
his sister; she would not contradict him
in the slightest particular, but gave most
unsatisfactory aud evasive replies. Moth
ing could PIN her down to a simple yes or
no on any point excepting one and that
was that Wilson had given hera great deal
of money first and lastand that from what
he said she deemed that he thought 1t
best she should not talk about his affairs.
She remembered her fathers illness but
could not tell tell the year in which he
died. All efforts to extract more from
her were vain; all she would admit was
her father was at one time Il church mem
Der, and that after he was i'll he often
spoke to them all on the subject of doing
right and that Levi Wilson supplied her
with money.
a reporter saw Mrs Young, another
SISTER at Putnam, Conn, this afternoon.
She stated that Levi is the son of Jonas
Wilson and that her aunt was present at
the time of his birth. He was named at
ter her frs husband whose name was
Levi Fessenden and her father and mother
knew nothing about Moen for years after
that.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec 1.-The records
of the town of Oxford, Mass, show that
Levi Wilson was born December /, 1858,
IL months after Mrs Moen died.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Dec. 2.-tieorg1 ;.
Hobbs, of CXDrdge, prominent lawyer
ana at one time counsel for Levi Wilson,
has been placed in II rather unpleasant
position by the atter's statement Wilson
asserted Hobbs held papers in his safe
which would, if made use of, send Philip
H. Muen behind the bars as IA convict and
that he was the custodian of the COmmuni-
cation from Moen to Wilson in which the
former addressed the latter as "dear SON
Hobbs was tonight asked what Deepen
dence could be placed on Wilson's story
concerning the letter and papers in his
safe. He said IL emphalIcally deny the
whole thing from beginning to end, it is
false and On par with other paipablt
lies tolu by Levi Wilson. | hold no such
papers and never did. The only docu-
ments held or / now hold with his name
upon them consist of deeds of property
sold by MIN TO other parties and in which
transactions acted rs his attorney and III
no -Otuer way Levi Wilson Is an i'll
veteratt liar"
Hobbs here gave the alleged secret of
Wilson's successful matchmaking scheme.
Nothing hat MUen had done or said of Il