New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
MOEN REVEALS HIS SECRET.
HISTORY OF HIS RELATIONS TO WILSON
HY HE PAID $25O,0OO To THE Ex.HosrIxa
WITHIN SEVEN YEARS.

tof IbLfShArH to rHa TRTBUyk1
boston, Nov 1.-THE longexpected Sensational
''"'"'o IN tue "hson-Moen case made public to-
nay an" inc threat said to have been made by Mr.
"oen recently that II another trial had he would
make startling statement was verified TODAY A
the conclusion Of Doc Wilson's test;rno,v ~h,.h
d'd not contain anything of importance. counsel nsds
tue opening statement for the defence He said n
was proposed to unfold their story in busne.s Ika
way 80 that the jury might understand clearly their
chehts relation to the case It did not BEGIN Al
"oosehead Lake. The seeds were sown years beforo
that, and for proper understanding il was necessar
said the attorney. to review the relations between
Wilson and Moen from November 1875. The storv
WAS that of blackmail successfully carried on uptl
the victim refused 10 go any further In November
1910, Mr. Moen met q stripping youth. stranger IN
his stable. 1t was Levi Wilson, who said he was ont
OF money and work. 81 have no friends.n
said he. 81 have been the witness of an
&C; which will make The subject of a criminal urose
cutIon unless You give s1OO' The details of that
act were filthy, dsgtacctul. and untrue Although
they untrue rather than have them placed on tbe
court records and faunted before the public Mosn
In moment OF weakness, promised to pay the 800
and laid the superstucture for this case The next
day be paid the money. Wilson departed and Moen
believed that he was rid OF the unpieasanness threat
ened In February OF the following year Mr. Moen
received a letter in print signed by Levi Wilson.
which said:
Why in = don't you send me 81 900. II Won
don't send it you and your property are not safe I
can hire my brother to swear to anything D..
On February 10, Mr.. Moen paid to Wilson the second
sum OF money. That letter followed up in person
and by other letters and Mr. Moen paid Wilson other
sums, small III their amount at rst, but gradually in
creasng up to thousands. In December 1879,
Wilson said that he would be no more troubJe and
l. IN io Mr
Moen paid him $4,000 believing that he should
never see him again and this followed soon after
by Slo,oUo more. He did 90 10 Europe but returned
In lew months, renewed his relations with Mr. Moen
and received $4,000; then 5000. S2O, ,OOO and
$1,000, on the pretence that Wilson had carelesslv
told the secret to his brothers, and that il was
sary to have $4,000. the amount which thew ce-
msnded. with which 70 go West. The total amount
pad from 1870 up TO June Z, 1852. was about S2JO-
OOO Until June 7, 1882. Mr. Moen did not know
that Wilson was not married TO Hattie EngIey did
not know the other Engeys and did not know Hattie
A. Wetberell and at that time did not know of any
clam OF any kind or nature whatever that they had
against him. When the Engleys heard that Wilson
was to marry Miss Farnhnm they sued him for seduc-
ton and breach OF promise and he put IN jail.
Upon his release upon bail Wilson inquired tor Mr.
Moen at the latters office in Worcester and was told
that he WAS at Moosehead Lake Wilson then
appeared at Moosehead and began 10 tell of his
troubles ana again he applied the screws 10 Moen and
tried 10 extort 800 600 more
must " said he " have 100000 to settle those
suits and must betriend aud raise the money"
Mr.. Moen replied cannot give you another cent
Under no circumstances will give you any moro
money! lie absolutely declined and sent Wilson
away
At that time nor at any other dpl Wilson pretend,
continued the counsel for Moen, that he had any de-
fence to tue EnSey suits wanted to defend them.
without making any promise to Wilson Mr.. Moen re-
turned to Boston. Wilson coming with him. On
wick where Wilson again thrust himself upon him
and demanded money. Finally Mr.. MOen said thas
he was going to New-fork and would try and raise
money there, but he made promise. Then he went
W
York to try and raise the 300 900. He did raiso
SO. 600 IRON his friends Naylor & Co. giving "a
security certificates OF stock of the Washburn Moen
Company The check was purposely payable to c.
A. Wilson, the counsel for the Engieys He wrote tho
letter and kilograms promising 10 send the balance,
but he did write or telegraph about il being tho
sum agreed upon. Finally, after consultation with
Mr.. Rice, Mr. Moen determined that he would pay no
more money to Lew Wilson ana that the connection
between them should hencetorth be at end.
Mr. King, the attorney, then recited tho story of
Wilson's again coming to the house OF Mr.. Mosn,
where Mr. Rice and the Assistant City Marshal Of
Worcester were awaiting him and where Mr. Rice told
him that he had no claim on Mr. MOen and should
have no more money from him. Wilson pleaded and
begged tor the money but never demanded it, Wilson
did not have the Naylor check at tue tme il had
not reached him. In order to all annoyance and
trouble Mr. Rice told Wilson that II he would bring
hun the check, on the next day he would give him
SO, 600 in bills for it, provided he would promise
never or write to Mr. Moen again or to ask hin
for money in any way whatever Wilson agreed to
this, and the exchange of the money for the check
made. Mr. Moen did not promise TO pay q balance
beyond the S2OO III January at any other time.
The last conversation between them was when
Wilson called upon Moen aud told him that he (Wil-
SOM had certain papers of Moen and that he Moen)
had certain papers OF his (Wilsonsl ana be wanted
him 10 exchange. Moen replied that tie would not
give l2ia for all that he had. Mr. Wilson saw
Mr. Rice twice after that, which occasions he tried
to get him to obtain $4,000 from Moen, and repeated
threat of putting Mr.. Moen into States Prison. but
at no time did Wilson ever say that he had q valid
claim Mr. Moen any contract with him. Much
Of the none, paid to ison had been in the form Of
loans for which he had given notes. There
S72. 900 of these and when the notes made
Wilson expressly agreed that he would pay them. lie
gave a patent which he had collateral. When
Wilson returned from Europe lie gave to Moen the
money he had not expended to keep for him till he
wanted IT.
After the lawyers statement the direct examination
)f Moen begun.