Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-11
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE MYSTERY THICKENS.
doc" Wilson's Relations
With Moen.
THE new RULER OF BULGARIA,
Prince WaIdemar To Sue
coed Alexander.
NEWS FROM THE STOCK YARDS.
An Election Middle LIN New
Hampshire.
NEWS FROM THE STOCK YARDS.
THE moEN MYSTERY AGAIN.

| "DOc' Wilson Talks Freely on the
Witness Stand But Avoids Explain
| Ing why Moen Paid Him Large
| Sums of Money.
| BosToN, Nov. 1O-The second trial of the
| famous suit of Levi, otherwise "Doc' Will
| son, against Philip L. Moen, the barb wire
manufacturer of Worcester, began to-day
| Messrs. West and O'Loughlan, Warren R.
Pierce, Francis Colwen ana Samuel P Coil
appeared for Wilson and Con gresham Rice
R. M. Morse, jr., and H. W. King for MoenD
In stating the case to the jury Mr.. Colwell
| said serveral suits were brought against Will
son and that Mr.. Moen requested Wilson to
have them settled up, agreeing to pay the
costs of the suits, SIG, 900, and to pay Will
son $100, 900 additional. Wilson accepted
and carried out his part of the agreement.
Moen paid him $4,000 and the suit was to
recover the balance WITH interest amounting
to $1,000 To-day as on the previous
trial Wilson testified that he had received
between $500, 900 and $500, 900 from Moen
previous to the agreement that led to the
suit and the mystery which makes the case
famous is the consideration for which
this money was paid. So far as the public
know there was no consideration. It is gen.
orally believed that these vast sums
were paid as hush money. It is understood
that Moen stated if the case ever
came to trial again he would tell
the facts. Hence the great interest attaching
to the trial. When asked in court to-day
what the consideration was Wilson replied
that Moen could tell best He had never
threatened Moen and had never told him he
was witness of criminal act of Moen.
Wilson went over the old story of Moen's eff
forts to get the Englee family to move West,
said he had on behalf of Moen offered them
$72, 900 to go away and they refused. He
said Moen had paid him no money on account
of newspaper stories about a murdered Hun
garian nor on account of ba1bed wire. He
said he had never bulldozed Mr.. Moen by
threats to reveal a secret. He had loaned
Moen money in sums of $4,000 to $780, 900,
but it had been repaid and went to Eu-
rope for him in 1879. Moen had pro-
posed that he (Wilson) go to Europe
and stay there, but he had never
made any proposition of the kind to Moen
and had never agreed for $50, 900 to go to
Wilson was shown various notes for sums
from 81 900 to $40, 900, five notes being for
$40, 900 each, but he did not know whether
he signed them or not and did not remember
about them. He had signed various notes
for Moen which the latter said were to pacify
Maria, his wife, and were then to be destroy
ed Had never signed notes for Moen for
any other purpose. Never talked with Mrs..
Moen. Moen never referred to her except as
Maria, generally as "poor Maria" Had never
assigned any patent to Moen. Had never had
any patent to assign. When witness went to
Europe he tried to get the Englees to stay,
but they would not. Saw Moen
on his return and told him Miss
Englee would not stay. Moen was
wild. Never suggested that the Englees be
got out of the way. Asked Moen why the
Englees annoyed him, but he said no matter.
The money might have had something to do
with getting the Englees out of the way.
Staid in Europe five months trying to get the
Engless to remain. In this country Miss
Englee was known to the world as witness
wife, but she was not his wife. He lived in
the house with her till he got tired of her and
then sent her adrift She had two children
while with him, but he did not know whose
they were. AS soon as the Englees returned
from Europe Moen renewed his efforts to get
them out of the way.
During the entire cross examination Viii
son evaded the most strenuous efforts to get
at the cause of Mr.. Moens anxiety and iber-
atty.