Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-12
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
A Cease OF BLACKMAIL.
Moen Clears Up The Great
Mystery.
PEACE AT THE STOCK YARDS
The Strike Practically At An
End.
BELL STOCK TAKES A JUMP.
The Demands Of The Secu-
lar Union.

| WILSON'S SCHEME OF BLACKMATI
| A Singular Story Told by Philip MoeI
and His COunsel-Large Sums o
Money Extorted ON Threats.0f Reveal
| ing an Alleged Crime.
/ BosToN, Nov. 11.-Various testimony wa
offered to-day in the "Doc" Wilson Moe1
case, but nothing of special Importance was
| elected although "Doc" himself took tn,
stand. The most interesting event of tn,
day was when Mr.. King opened for the de
tense. He said the defendant now proposed
to open the whole story from the beginning
| to the end This case did not begin Al
| Moosehead lake on the 4th of August. The
seeds of it were sown years before that. II
was necessary to review the history of Philip
L. Moen and Levi Wilson. In 1875 Mr..
Moen did not know the plaintiff. The de-
Tense is blacknail, pure and simple, and the
history of the case is one of blackmail sue
cessfully followed, until the victim turned
at bay. In November Mr.. Moen, for forty
years a resident of Worcester, man
who stood high in the community, respected
and honored, met at the entrance of his
stable stranger. That STRIPPING stranger was
Levi Wilson. He said: 'tI am out of work,
with 40 money or friends. l have been the
witness of an act which 1 can and will make
the subject of criminal transaction unless
you will give me $780," The details of that
act, then and there given to Mr.. Moen, were
disgraceful, but without foundation and I'M
true. Nevertheless, this stranger declared
his intention of putting the details on record
of the district court, there to remain for all
time. Mr.. Moen knowing the utter falsity
of the statement, rather than have Levi Will
son put it in circulation, in moment of
weakness, yielded and laid the corner
stone of this vast blackmail. Wilson
got the 500 the next morning. Mr.. Moen,
resting in security of innocence, believed
that by his payment of that 500 he had rid
himself of an I'm pleasant attack. In Feb
ruary, 1886, Moen received a letter from
Wilson saying: "Why in HI haint you sent
me that money? If you don't send me 81 900
you nor your property will not be safe. I
can hire my brother to swear to anything.
You had better send the money" Mr.. King
then detailed the various occasions on which
Moen had paid Wilson money. In October,
1876, Wilson sent word that he had told his
brothers the substance of the story and
he thought they ought to be sent
west. This produced 81 100. Subsequently
$75, 900 was wanted to get his brothers and
their families west From 1775 to 1882 the
total paid Wilson was over $3.50, 900. At this
time Wilson was not aware that Moen had
betrayed Hattie Englee. He had never seen
Hattie or Cora Englee and did not know of
the existence of Hattie WethereL. Mr.. King
then detailed the particulars of Wilson's in
generation on writs sued out by Englee for
the seduction of his daughter, and those of
Wilson's visit to Moosehead lake to extort
41nA 0AA Moan who lant him
away, absolutely refusing to give him cent.
At Up. m after the noon recess Mr.. King
resumed his address to the jury for the de-
tense. He recoupted certain alleged inter
views between Moen and Wilson and be-
tween Moen and Naylor & Co. He told the
story of the $50, 900 check drawn payable to
the order of G. A. Wilson, the attorney for
the Englees. That check was made out in
that way not by mistake, but in order that
the money should go to the parties for whom
it was intended. Moen sent on the same
day check to Levi Wilson stating that he
had sent ''20 to-day, 40 tomorrow" and at
the same time sent letter saying 81 send
you $40, 900 to-day. Will try to send you
$40, 900 tomorrow and $40, 900 the day af 81. !"
When Moen returned to his home in Worces
ter he at once consulted his brother -in-law,
Mr.. Rice, his attorney, and after that con-
sultation he determined that no more money
should be paid to Levi Wilson. On We'd
n6SOay evening, aug hlC0, IuC do-
sistant city marshal of Worcester and anoth-
er police officer were with Moen at his house
when Wilson came there that evening and
Mr.. Rice at once said: GLOW dare you come
to the house of Philip l. Moen? You have
no right to come here, you have no claim
upon Mr.. Moen and you have received the
last cent of money that you will get from
him." Wilson did not at any time during
the evening say that he had any claim upon
Moen. Mr.. Rice said to him
during the evening that if he
would agree to never bother Mr..
Moen again he would be given the money for
the $50, 900 check which had been made out
by Naylor & Co. to the order of c. A. Wilson,
and Levi Wilson agreed that if he received
that amount he would never bother Moen
again. These facts counsel insisted upon
and also denied that Mr.. Moen promised to
ever pay another cent to Wilson. Upon an
other occasion Wilson came to Mr.. Rice and
demanded 5000, but was refused. He then
threatened that he had in his possession
certain papers which would send P. S. Moen
to State prison, but the money was
refused. Upon another occasion he made a
similar demand and was again refused and
once he called upon Mr.. Rice in Washington,
but was ordered from the house. In Mr..
Moen's declaration it was sought to recover
$72, 900 flom Wilson for which the latter
had given notes. At the time of the loan of
$50, 600 to Wilson he had given five notes of
SO, 900 each to Moen. For the $72, 900 Will
son had m-de an assignment of a certain pa
tent to Moen which he claimed to own. Mr..
King closed and called Mr.. William j.
Crosby of Worcestera cashier of the Wash
burne and Moen Manufacturing company.
Mr.. Crosby testified to having first seen
Wilson in August, 1882, at the Office of the
company. It was while Noen was on his
vacation at Moosehead lake. "Doc' Wilson
called and asked if he could see Moen and if
not where he could lind him. He told Will
son where Moen was.
Philip L. Moen, of Worcester, defendant
in the case, was called He said: Il have
lived in Worcester since 1S47. The first
time saw Wilson was about Christmas,
1876 He stated that he knew of something
criminal that he would divulge If did not
give him 500. It was no Information
regarding an act committed by my
self told him could not give him the
money then, but did the next morning; in
the February following l received letter
from him 1t is signed by Levi Wilson. I
know his writing I have seen him write on
different occasions and on one particular &C.
casion which I remember very well. This
was the famous revenge letter wherein the
writer (Wison1 said why in HI don't you
send that money!" Mr. Moen continued:
''Wilson solicited me for money very fire.
quently and gave him various amounts.
have kent account thereof" Mr.. Moen read
a long account of the money paid by him to
Wilson.
The bearing will co ltinue over to morrow.
The Next House.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Secretary Mo-
Pherson of the Republican committee now
figures it out that the Republicans will have
1853 members in the next House. This is
claiming the election of Symes, Rep. in Col
.orado. Then if the three labor candidates
are counted with the Democrats they will
have III members IL the Democrats have