The Portland daily press., 1886-12-03
statement by Moen's LAWYERS.

PROVIDENCE, Dec. q 2-George S. Hobbs
of Uxbridge, prominent lawyer and at one
time counsel for Levi Wilson, has be IN
placed in rather an unpleasant position by
the latter's statement. Wilson asserted that
Hobbs held papers in his safe which would,
If made use of, send Philip L. Moen behind
the bars as convict and that he was the
custodian of communications from Moen to
Wilson in which the former addressed the
latter as Dear Son." Hobbs was tonight
asked what dependence could be placed
on Wilson's story concerning
the letters and papers in his safe. He said:
Il emphatically deny the whole thing from
beginning to end 1t is false and on par
with other palpable lies told by Levi Wilson.
/ held no such papers in my safe and i never
did. The only documents held or Isnow hold
with his name upon them consists of deeds
of property sold by him to other parties and
in which transactions acted as his attorney
and in no other way. Levi Wilson Is an
inveterate liar. Hobbs here gave the alleged
secret of Wilson's successful blackmailing
schemes. Nothing that Philip l.. MOen had
done or said Of criminal nature was known
to Wilson. Hobbs was led to believe that
Wilson claimed to have detected Moen's son
in commission of fiagrant offense whose de-
tai cannot be published, but the son when
he learned of Wilson's assertion had denied
that he was guilty, and Moen's own declara-
tions under oath would indicate that he
ascertained that Wilson had lied. The same
statements in regard to Wilson and Moen's
son were made in this city year ago by
persons who ought to be in position to
know whereof they affirmed.
Mrs Prices Story.
A reporter interviewed this evening, Mrs
George NJ. Price, of Uxbridge, iwho has al
ways been considered to be a sister of doc"
Wilson. She feigned ignorance Of the whole
matter of tke disclosure at first, although
subsequent admissions inadvertently made
| showed she was acting part. To the query
| il Wilson's story was true, she returned an
| evasiye answer, but, said the reporter:
Levi repudates you and yoar mother.
| He says you are not his sister, is that true p
"Well, don't know what to say, | sh0u Id
| like to have time to think it over"
But is it true that you and your folks
| have received money from Wilson,"
Must you have your answer tonight?"
| Mrs. Price would not deny that Wilson
| told an untruth when he said she was not his
| sister. She would not contradict him in the
slightest particular, but gave most unsatis-
| factory and evasive replies. Nothing could
| pin her down to simple yes or no on any
| point excepting one, and that was that VIII
1 son had given her great deal of money first
| and last, and that from what he said she
| deemed that he thought it best she should
not talk about his affairs. She remembered
| her fathers illness, but could not tell the
year in which he died. All efforts to extract
more from her were in vain. All she would
| admit was that her father was at one time 9
| church member, that after he was i'll he of
ten spoke to them all on the subject of doing
| right, and that Levi Wilson supplied her
What Mrs. Young Says.
The reporter saw Mrs. Young, another sis
ter of Levi Wilson, at Putnam, Conn, this
afternoon. She stated that Levi is the sor
| of Jonas Wilson, and that her aunt was
present at the time of his birth. He was
named after her first husband whose name
was Levi Fessenden, and ber father and
mother knew nothing about Moen for years
after that
Wilson Attempts to Have Moen Ar
| rested.
BOSTON, Dec. 2.-Commissioner Hallett o.
the United States Court has refused to issu,
warrant against Philip l.. Moen for per
jury on complaint of Levi Wilson.