, 1886-12-03

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Levi Wilson was seen at the Office of his
lawyer, George J. West, this morninr.
He appeared pale and haggard, as thoueh
he had passed n sleepless night. The ex-
element of the past few hours seems to
have affected him greatly, and he was
nervous and apparently worn out. lie
says that now the secret is out, he felt bet
ter than he had since he was II years of
age. IF said he, ''the Wilson's (mean-
ing the people with whom he had lived
during his boyhood Gays) stand by me
now, shall win my ease and triumph
over Moen. He said his alleged mother
lived in Fast Thompson, Conn, and his
two sisters, Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Young
in Birmingham and Ansonia, Conn.
Wilson stated that the story as published
is true, and tina; Moons statement is false
Wilson said, knows that | am his son.
He is an admitted pcriurcr." He said he
would continue his case in the courts to
the conclusion, which he felt confident
would be in his favor.
Wilson was advised by his physician to
20 To his home. take some quoting potion
and devote the rest of the day to sleep.
The secret of the case remains as much
OF a mystery as ever, and the dates and
all evidence collected to-day contradict the
sensational story tc~legraphed from Provi-
deucc last night, that Doe W ilson is the
sou Of Moen. Wilson, by his own state
ment and that of his friends. can not be
more than 81 or b years Of age. Mocn
was first married in 1916, forty years ago,
and his first wife died before Wilson was
born. Those dates alone contradict his
story completely.
Lifelong residents Ct Worcester say it is
impossible that Moen could bear any such
relation to Wilson; the first Mrs. Moen
was a lady of very lovely character; she
was a firm and upright woman and neither
she nor her family would have countenan-
eed any such proceedings as are alleged.
Mocns father was a New York iron mer-
chant, residing in Brooklyn, when Moen
came to Worcester. An old chum of
Wilson in this city says there is no truth
in the story. and that Wilson is no more
Moen son than he is.
Mss Azenath Sampson, an aged nurse,
says she vent to live in lchabod Wash
burns family when Eliza Washburn,
Moon first wife, was only - years old.
She has nursed in and been intimate with
both families from that time to this.
Wilson, she says, has cut his own
fingers in telling this story, for such an
event rs he alleges could not have taken
place without my knowledge. She has
nursed both OF Mocn ) wives at the birth
OF All Of liz children, and had known him
intimately since he was 81 years of age.
lie was always A Mod. Just and upright
man and a most faithful ana loving hus-
band and father. Moen and his counsel.
W. W. Rice, both deny wholly and in
detail, and in the most positive and com
plete manner, Wilson story.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec The rec
ords Of the town of Oxford, Mass, show
that Levi Wilson was born there on Dec.
|. 1858, eleven months after Mrs. Moen
died.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Dee. "A re-
porter of the Journal this evening inter
viewed Mrs. George W. Rice, of Bridge,
vino has always been considered a sister
of Doe Wilson. To a query if Will
sons story was true she returned an
e%vasive answer. She would not deny that
Wilson told an untruth when he said she
was not his sister, nor would she contra
him in the slightest particular, but
gave most unsatisfactory and %evasive re-
plies.
The .Joanai reporter saw Mrs. Young,
sister OF Levi Wilson, at Putnam,
this afternoon. She stated that
Levi was the son Of Jonas Wilson. and
that her aunt was present at the time of
his birth. lie was named after her first
husband, whose name was Levi Fessen-
den, ahd her father and mother knew
nothing about Moen for years after that.
George $. Hobbs, of Bridge, at one time
counsel for Levi Wilson. has been placed
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