Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-04
he 6R6AI MoEl MYSTERY
Confession Of ssDoc'' Wflsou-N.h,,,t,,.
Headed HcYA..
Railroad Collision.
A SECRET TOLD.

A SECRET TOLD.
Ssory that Reads Like the Romance .,
. Novelist.
PROVIDENCE, December 1.-unah,a -
pear the strain any longer ''Docn Wilson
broker down in health and weeping like a
cniid. old tho great secret which existed
between him and p. L. Moen, Of Worcester
10 many years. The story was told in the
presence OF four reputable citizens who fnr.
nlshed it to the press. II am looked upon
as blackmailer, he said, land those who
believe l have been bleeding that old man
hold me in as much
CONTEMPT AS A yellow DOG.
will stand it no longer. / am more sinned
against h SHINING and now the truth
snail be known. My name il not Wilson
nor am l son OF Jonas Wilson. NV fathef
y tne man b is accusing me of blackmail
n my name is Levi Moer, the lawfnl son
OF Z. l.. Moen OF Worcester Wilson then
went on to tell the story OF his birth and
the wrong done him by his father:
His STORY.
He is the SON OF Moons first vile: thatbe
was born a few months after the marriage
OF M0en, who, being q deacon and a pro-
Iessedly high toned christian, he did not
wish to face the scandal of such an earIv
birth for his first born. So a bareain was
made with Jonas Wilson, of Danielsonyille.
Connecticut. a stage driver, by which the
babe was transferred to the latter's care
and brought up as q Wilson. The bow
llved and tOiled in the humble sphere to
which, he says, .Moen consigned him, and
it was not until he became q young man
grown that he learned
THE SECRET OF BIS BIRTH.
For that secret he is indebted to the te-
ligious remorse of his supposed father, 10.
mas Wilson, who, being ON his deathbed
and not caring to pass the portals with the
burden OF his secret, drew the lad toward
him and told him who he was. After Viii.
son died the young fellow set of for Wor-
cester to meet bis father face to face.
Their first meeting, Wilson says, is exactly
as has been described. He did meet Moen
that morning and, after observing the
signs of wealth and luxury that aboundcd,
he demanded of Moen some reparation for
the wrong done "a who should be heir to
all. Moen at first refused to acknowledge
the lad, and would have driven him forth,
but the boy
FACED HIS MILLIONAIRE PARENT DEFtANTLY.
upbraiding him for the wrong done his
mother and himself. He said: II will
force youto acknowledge me and the world
shall know you for what you are. Then
doc" says the banker deacon became
alarmed and gave him 500. By appoint
ment he met Moen next da and consented
to shield his father from shame. The
father had, in the mean time. married
again after the death of "Dnc's" mother,
and married into a family which would
have scorned Moen had they known the
scandal then. according to Wilson's ste ~.
Wilson, who knew the secret Of
his %parentage' seeing Dog had
from Moen, began to urge their 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 these demands upon him grew
SO exorbitant that he became almost i'm
poverished by them. The Engley suits
were settled, he said, at Mems suggestion
and with Moen's money. The latter feared
his relationship to Wilson would come out
some way in the trial. Wilson has letters
which, he says, were written by Moen
acknowledging the relationship and
CALLING HIN DEAR ON.
These letters Wilson produced to-day. He
says he is the injured one as instead of
being reared as q gentleman, brought up
amid all the luxuries which his fathers
wealth could purchase, he a cast adrift,
reared as a peasant boy without educa-
tion and without any Of the refinements OF
life which would have been his had q
brutal parent done right. Wilson says he
1---o- --l,,~n %1n N VrvvovSo with
which he is assailed and thathis confession
is true in every respect.
HOW MoEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
The announcement from Providence this
evening that doc" Wilson had lifted the
veil IRON the great Moen mystery caused q
tremendous sensation. The bulletin boards
we're surrounded far into the night by
crowds. The millionaire manufacturer
was at q prayer meeting when the an
nouncement reached this city, and the re-
reporters gathered at the door OF Union
Church to waylay him when he came forth.
One of them showed Mr.. Moen a copy OF
the Providence paper containing the story
and proceeded to interview him on the
subject, but he would say nothing aside
from the statement that
''Doc's" STORY WAS LIE.
With difficulty he escaped the reporters
and proceeded to his residence. Areporter
called upon him there at 9 O'Clock. His
son Phil came down with him. He wal as
cool and collected as though he had been
called to the door on business OF the sim
plest kind. When asked about the state
ment made by Wilson to-day that he was
his father, Mr.. Moen said: ut is a lie; a
downright lie." He then said: my coun.
sci has advised me not to talk with any Of
the newsper men on the subject, SO you
will excuse me if 1 decline to be interviewed,
but you can see that he is
Earring THE END OF HIS ROPE.
just see how desperate the man is in get
ting up such a story as that" Moen de-
ciined to state anything further.
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