Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-03
N0Ho UI iOiOSloPii FROM ALL QUARTERS. PROBING WILSON'S TALE. Moen's Friends Looking Up
 His Birth. THE SUIT AGAINST BUTLER. A Sensation In The
 McQuade Case. "A STRANGE SCENE AT SEA. The Cold Wave To Last
 Several Days.
IA STRANGE SCENE AT SEA.
THE BIRTH OF LEVI WILSON

A Subject of Anxious Inquiry for Philip Moen and His Friends. WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 2.-Although there was report prevalent here tonight | that Philip L. Moen was to prosecute 'Doc'' Wilson on account of the statement given to the press yesterday that he (Moen) was his father by his first wife, Hon. w. W. Rice, MT. Moen's counsel, stated to might that no such action would be taken at present. q am busily engaged" said MT. Rice, 'as counsel for MT. Moen in collecting docu- mentary evidence, if such there be, which will prove to all the world that the story was false" To day man was sent to Oxford to secure copy of the record of Wilson's birth, as it is claimed by Mir. Rice that he was born there, but the record of the birth of Levi Wilson in Oxford could not be found. An aged physi- elan of that town, who is supposed to have oficiated at the entree into the world of nearly every child born in that town for the past'ffty years, will be seen to-mor- light upon the matter. Although the story is discredited far as Wilson's alleged mother is concerned, yet there are not a few who hold to the belief most firmly that ''Doe" is the son of P. L. Noen. Tonight 8 cousin of Wilson said that although she was not present at his birth, yet she remem- bered the event perfectly we'll and had fol- lowed the young man in his career ever since. She says he resembles in every fea- ture Jonas Wilson, the man who brought him up and was known as his father. There is design in Wilson's publication of the story of yesterday which no doubt will ap- pear later.
 WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 2.-Alfred D. Warren, a second cousin of Philip L. Moen's first wife, whom "Doc' Wilson claims was his mother, telegraphed Wilson this morning asking if he really made the statement at tributed to him last night and at once start ed for Boston on the warpath. He says Will son will prove his story, retract it or be knocked out. ''I cannot understand" said he, Chow it is possible that Philip Moen and Charles Washburne, one the husband, the other the cousin, can sit still and see Eliza's memory wronged in this manner and be con- tent with simple denial of the doubt in my mind that Philip Moen is Doc Wilson's father, although I have not anything to base it on and al though Moen himself told me this secret was not m any way connected with him person ally. When Washburne was interviewed he ought to have come out and said: 50 far as this affects the good name of my cousin Eliza, it is as false as he'll This thing now will be probed to the end and the truth must come out. want particularly to brand that part of the story that relates to my cousin as perfectly false. I don't want to protect Moen. I think that man ought to tell the truth and the whole truth.'
 PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 2.-George I. Hobbs tonight denied tDoc' Wilson's story that papers and letters discriminating Moen were held by him. He says it is lie from beginning to end-- The only papers he holds with Moen's name are deeds of property in the transfer of which he acted as attorney. Hobbs says that Wilson is such liar that he own counsel. Hobbs once acted as Wilson's attorney, but dropped him in disgust.
 MT. Hobbs further stated that he believed Wilson's hold upon Moen consisted in his having made Moen believe that he had seen Moen's son commit heinous offense. MT. Moen had finally become satisfied that Will sons story was false.
 UxBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 2.-A reporter to- night saw Mrs. George M. Rice, "Doc' Will sons sister. She refused to be interviewed and would not even say whether Wilson had told the truth or not in declaring that he was not her brother, but the son of Moen. It is evident that she has been cautioned not to talk.
 PUTNAM Conn, Dec. 2.-Mrs. Young, one of ''Doc" Wilson's sisters, was interviewed tonight She repudiates Wilson's story and says her aunt was present when Wilson was born and that he was the son of Jonas Will son. He was named Levi Fessenden Wilson after relative of the Wilson's.
 BosToN, Dec. 2.-United States Commis- sioner Hallett to-day refused to issue 6 war rant against P. L Moen for peajury on the complaint of Levi Wilson