Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
MosN WILL MOAN.


matchmaking. Opens the Closet and
shows the Skeleton-He Claims to be
Moen's First but Inconyenient ly-EarIy-
Bora Son.
Providence, r. l., Dec. 2-Unable to-
bear the strain upon his mind any longer,
Doc Wilson. broken down in health and
weeping like child, told the great secret
which has existed between him and 2. l..
Moen, of Worcester, for SO many, years.
He told the story in the presence of four
reputable citizens, who furnished 1T to the
press.
Il am looked upon as n blaclkulaller,'7
he said, land those who believe have
been bleeding that old man hold me in as
much contempt yellow dog. But
will not stand it any longer. 1 ana more
sinned against than SHINING, and now the
truth shall be known. My name is not
Wilson, nor am the son of James Wilson.
Ny father is the man who is accusing me
of blackmail, and my name is Levi Mcen,
the lawful son of p L. Moen, of Worces.
ter
Mr. 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 the on
Of Moen's first wife, and that he was l. I'm
a few months after the marriage. Moen
being a deacon and professedly high
toned christian, did not wish to face the
scandal of such an early birth for his first
born, a bargain was made with one
Jonas Wilson, of Danielsonville, Conn, n
stage driver, by which the babe was
transferred TO the latter's care,
and was brought up as a Wilson. The
boy lived and 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 Wilson, who, being on his.
death bed, and not caring toapass the por-
tails with the burden on his soul, drew the
lad toward him and told HIM w no lie was.
After Wilson died the young fellow set
off for Worcester to meet his father face
tooface. Their first meeting, Wilson SAYS,
was exactly as has been described. He
did meet Moen on that particular morning
and after observing the signs of wealth
and luxury that oabounded, he demanded
OF Moen some reparation for the wrong
done TO one who should be the heir 10 all.
Moen at first refused to acknowledge the
lad, and woul9 have driven him forth, but
the boy "faced his millionaire parent
defiantly and upbraiding him for the wrong
done his mother and himself he said:
. Il viii force you to acknowledge upe,O
and world shall know you for what you
are Then the banker became alarmed
and gave me S1O0."o
By appointment he met Moen the next
day and consented TO shield his unnatural
father from shame. The father had III the
meantime married again, {stfter the death
of '.Doc's" mother. and married into q
family which would have scorned Afoen,
had they known of the scandal Then, ac-
corning to Mr.. WILSON'S story, the
Wilson's, who knew the secret Of
his parentage, seeing ''Doc'' chad
money, and knowing it came fromcA1oen,
beganoto urge claims upon him. Their de-
mands increased and to Satisfy them he
J. 70 3,talxv 10 1fa1i in,
that way much of the osum received from
the banker was spent. Mr.. Wilson says
tina these9demands upon him grew eX-.
orbitant that he was almost impoverished
by them. The Engly suits were settled,
he said, at Moen's suggestion, and with
Moens money, because the latter feared
his relationship to Wilson would come
out some way dn the trial.
Wilson has letters, which, he says, are
written by Moen,S acknowledging the re-
lationship, and calling him 'sDear Son.
These letters Wilson produced yesterday.
He says he is the injured one, as instead
Of being reared as a gentleman, and
his fathers wealth could pur-
chase, he Yas cast adrift, reared
as peasant boy. without education and
without aiy of the refnements of life
which would have been his. had his cruel
parent done right. Mr.. Wilson says he
can no longer endure the calumples with
which he is as5ailed, and that his con-
fession of the secret is true in every re-
spect. Noon interposes a weak denial.
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The Monthly Statement of the Public Debt.
WAsHINGToN, QDec. 2-The reduction in
the public debt during November amount
ed to s3OO5, 249. .Thetotal debt, less cash
nothe Treasury9 is now 81, 1851, 342, $50 The
net cash balance in the Treasury is
$40 O93 556oagainst So, 6S3, 1919 a month ago.
Of three per cent bonds ac-
counts for this reduction IN neto cash. On
November there were S36. S48, 700 in three
per cents. outstanding, while yesterdays
reports but 81, 254,25o outstand-
ng.
The-sold coin and bullion fund in the
treasury is S2l4 $50. So with liabilities of