Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
THE SECRET EXPOSED.
tDOc'' WILSON sh1 he ia the 4 HsU'
SON of u. L.. Aassell.

PrOVldence, IL. dated yesterday Y eek,
says: rhe sensation heretofore att,uibei 10
thenotorious Wilson. Moen csseia eipsed
| by the developments made here this e%en-
ing. In the presence of four rcputubia
citizens of Providence this morning
"Doo" Wilson, broken down III health
and sobbing like boy, told the great
| secret which has xisted between Lin und
z. Il. Moen of Worcester, for So maiiy
/ years. Il am looked upon as black
mailer" said he, "and those who believe
that have been bleeding that cid man
hold me in as much contempt as they
would II yellow dog, But will stand il
no longer am more sinned against than
SHINING, and new the truth shall be known
My name is not Wilson, nor am the son
of Jonas Wilson. My father is tine man
who is accusing me Of blackmail, and my
name is Levi Moen, the lawful son of P.
l.. Moen of Worcester"
To Times correspondent Wilson told
the story of his relation TO Moen AS iol-
lows:
II am the legitimate son of Pldlip l..
Moen of Worcester, Mass, but waa not
made aware of the fact until 1870 had
been living with Jonas Wilson and wife
and their three daughters VI Qupdniek,
Conn.,, small village, and supposed that
was Jonas Wilson's sou. My life had
been hard one, tor Wilson made me
| work like dog. In 1870 Wilson had a
religious turn of mind and, soon after,
when on his death bed, called me to his
side and told me that / was not his BuI,
but that Philip L. Moen was my father.
Mrs. Wilson and her three daughters, now
Mrs. ltice, Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Young,
all residents of Connecticut, corroborated
Jonas Wilson's story of my parentage.
After Wilson was buried at once went to
| Worcester to see my father. did not
see him at or near a barn, as Moen stated
at the recent trial in Boston. / saw him
at his Office and told him who was and
how became acquainted with the facts
of my birth. He would not recognize
me at first, hut finally he threw up both
hands and exclaimed: "My God, do you
know it !" and then he acknowledged me
as his son, and he has done no from that
day to this.
my mothers maiden name was Wash.
burn, and was born in the city of Wor-
ceAter two months after she married my
father. He was deacon and high.
toned religious man, and to prevent talk
1 was put out Of the way as have indi-
Gated, and forced to drudge and delve
| when l should, have been brought up
properly educated. Moen did not give
mo SlO0 the first day / met him, but he
| did purchase suit of clothes for Inc, the
first decent suit had ever worn. BY his
own word of mouth he said that | was
sent away because / came litie tU
soon. meaning to refer to the dat 0. IN,
birth and the date of his marriage. Fr1p
that time to this have jealously gaHrtic,
| the secret, and now tina. / make ihis ais
closure do so with shame, forafinr whA
my father has said and done, after lie hns
mGligned me as blackmailer AMI seoun
drel. consider il no honor to be Pbilil
l.. Moen's son. As to the large sums OF
money he has paid me, they have MI been
expended as he directed to keep the Viii.
sons quiet
Aocordingto Wilson's story the Wilson's,
| who knew the secret of his parentage,
| seeing that ''Doc" had money and know
\ ing that it came from Moen, began to
urge claims upon him. Their demands
increased and to satisfy them he had to
apply to Moen for money, and in that
| way much of the sum received from the
banker was spent. Wilson says that these
demands upon him grew SO exorbitant
that Ao WAS almost impoverished by them.
He continued:
"My father was very anxious to know
whether had married the Engley girl.
He had been told that we were married,
and feared that would tell my wife OF
my birth. / went 10 Worcester, saw my
father, and told him that was not mar
/ ried, and at his request broke off with the
Eugley family. | WAS sued for damages
and my father sent me the cheque which
| 4ettled the case hefore it could be brought
to u trial, to save the real facts from com-
ing to the surface. As near as can figure
it, am between 30 and 80 years Of age
There is nothing between my father and
lnyselt, ard there never has been any
| thing OF criminal nature. All have
done las been in tue line of projecting
| his secret, and as reward am traduced
| by him. Now that tie load is off my mind
| feel better, nut l an ashamed to
acknowledge my parentoge.
1 Wilson has letters which he says are
| written by Moan, acknowledging the re-
| lationship and calling hin 'dtar son. !"
| These letters ne produced to-day. He
says he is the injured one, as, instead OF
being reared ~ gentleman and brought
up amid all the Injuries which his
fathers wealth could purchase he was
cast adrift, reared as peasant boy
| without education and without my re-
finement of life, which would have been
his had his cruel parent done right. Mr.
Wilson or Moen, or whatever his name
may he, gave all the foregoing details in
the presence of three gentlemen, and said
that he did SO because he no longer had
ANYTHING to conceal in the case. Mr..
John D. Hopkins, of Hopkins It Magee,
proprietor of the Theatre Oomique, this
city, Gays that he knew Jonas Wilson and
his family very intimately, aud that in no
way does "Docn Wilson resemble any of
them.
WORCESTER, MASS, Dec. 1.-The an
nouncement from Providence this even
ing that "Doc" Wilson had lifted the veil
from the great Moen mystery caused q
tremendous sensation. The bulletin
boards were surrounded far into the
ukaht by crowds who drank in the brief
sketch in open .mouthed wonder. The
millionaire manufacturer was at prayer
meeting when the announcement reached
this city, and the reporters gathered ut
the door OF the Union church to waylay
him when he came forth. One of them
showed Mr.. Moen copy of Providence
paper containing the story and proceeded
TO interview him on the subject, but he
would say nothing aside from the state
msnt that "Doc's" story was lie. With
difficulty be escaped the reporters and
proceedrd to his residence. A reporter
called upon him there at . o'clock His
son Phil caine ta the door with him, for
he never goes to the door alone. He was
as cool and collected as though he had
been called to the door on matter OF
business Of the ainplest kind. When
asked about the statement made by vii
son to-day that he was his father, MIR.
Moen said:
1T ia lie; a downright lie.n He then
amid. INV counsel has advised me not tt
4 talk with any Of the newspaper men on
, the subject, go you will excuFe me II
/ decline 10 be interviewed further. But
Won can see that he is nearing the end o
his rope. Just see how desperate the mai
r is. getting up such o story as that"
4 MIR. Moen declined 10 state anything
! further.
, PUTNAM, CosN., Dec. 2.-Mrs. Yount
90 Danielsonyille, Conn, who is siste
If ..Docn Wilson, was visiting friend
hare this afternoon, when asked II sh'
+, had rend "Doc's" confession, she said
J tsI have. and it is false. He was born IN
I No,th oxford, Mass, December lat, 1850
. ond be ia the true son of Mr.. and Mrs
0 Innas Wilson. My aunt, Mrs John vii
eon of Danielsonyille, was present o
bis birth. and had him named afte
har frst husband, whose name was Lev
y No. Eoosanden. II was many years after Lev
st 80, hcrn that my parents heard of Philil