Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-02
l News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE SECRET OUT AT LAST. Doc Wilson Unveils The
 Great Mystery. THE SON OF PHILIP MOEN, A Tale That Reads Like
 Romance. YOUNG BLAINE IN A NEW ROLE. Farmers Combining Against
 The Knights.
YOUNG BLAINE IN A NEW ROLE.
sDoo,, WILSON TELLS THE SECRET

! ''DVCss WILSON TEL LS HI K SECk EFT 1 He is the Son of Millionaire moen l and Was Born Three Months After the Marriage of His Parents.
 | PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 1.-Unable to bear the strain on his mind any longer "Doc" Wilson this morning, broken down in health | and weeping like child, told the great | secret which has existed between him and P L. Moen, of Worcester, for so many years. | 'I am looked at as 8 blackmailer," he said, l s'and those who believe have been bleeding 1 that old man hold me in as much contempt l ss yellow dog. But I will stand it no ] longer. am more sinned against than sin ming and now the truth shall be known. My name is not Wilson, nor am the son of Jonas Wilson. My father is the man who is accusing me of blackmail, and my name is Levi Moen, the lawful son of P. 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 is that he is a son of Moen's first wife and that he was born few months after the marriage. Moen, being deacon and professedly hightoned Chris tian did not wish to face the scandal of such an early birth for his frst-born, so a
 
 Danielsonville, Conn. a stage driver. by which the babe was transferred to the 1atter's care and was brought up as Wilson. The boy lived aud toiled in the humble sphere to which he says Moen consigned him and it was not until he was young man grown that he learned the secret of his birth. For that secret he was indebted to the religious remorse of his supposed father. Jonas Will son, who, being on his deathbed and not caring to pass the portals with the burden on his soul, drew the lad toward him and told him who he was. After Wilson died the young fellow set off for Worcester to meet his father face to face. Their first meeting Wilson says was exactly as described. He did meet Moen on that particular morning and after observing the signs of veal tn and luxury that abounded he demanded of Moen some reparation for the wrong done to the one who should be the heir to all. Moen at first refused to acknowledge the lad and would have driven him forth, but the boy faced his millionaire parent dehantly and up- braiding him for the wrong done his mother and himself he said: 'I will force you to ac- knowledge me and the world shall know you for what you are" Then, Wilson says, the millionaire deacon became alarmed and gave him $100. By appointment he met Moen the next day aud consented to shield his unnat- ural father from shame. The father had in the meantime married again after the death of Wilson's mother and had married into family which would have scorned Moen had they known of the scandal. Then, accord ing to Wilson's story, the Wilson's, who knew the secret of his percentage, seeing fDoc" had money and knowing it came from Moen, began co 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. MT. Wilson says that these demands upon him grew so exorbitant that he was almost impoverished by them. The Engley suits were settled, he said, at Moen's suggestion and with Moen's money because the latter feared his relationship to Wilson would come out some way in the trial Wilson has letters which he says are written by Moen acknowledging the relation ship and calling him ''dear son." These let ters Wilson produced today. He says he is the injured one, as instead of being reared as gentleman and brought up amid all the luxuries which his fathers wealth could pur- chase, he was cast adrift, reared as peasant boy. without education and without any of the reinements of life which would have been his had his cruel parent done right Wilson says he can no longer endure the calumnies with which he is assailed and that his confession of the secret is true in every resDect