The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-29

the fesuIf OF conference theis gray-
halred man, congressman and an as
tute lawyer. took $40, 600 in cold cash
one morning from the hand of Philin
l.. Moen, drove to the union station
Win 1t. there met young Levi Wilson
by appointment, took him up the stair
way which led to the offices above
where they could not be seen. and thera
paced IN his hands the SIC. 0O0 bundle
of bank notes
MS is not gossip or rumor. but all
solute fact, stated by Congressman
Rice under oath upon the witness
stand during the trial of the case. in
Whlch Philip L. Moen declared that
ne had paid young Wilson $500. 600 in a
few years
THE MILLIONAIRE GETS TIRED.
Payments did not suit Levi Wilson
after this. Mr.. Moen's friends claimed
they had ceased. but, if they had not.
they We're so small in comparison with
those which he once enjoyed that thev
seemed to Wilson to have ceased. and
after some pickering he brought suit
to recover S125, 000 which he claimed
was still his due from Moen, above the
100000 which he had already received
Moen's answer to the suit alleged
! blackmal and offset the $125, 900 claim
by alleging that Wilson owed him more
than that for large sums borrowed
upon notes which he held against VIII
son.
The public supposed that it was on
the point of knowing all there was to
be known about the great Wilson
Moen mystery. But it knew no more
after the case was tried than it did
before, except as to details These
| were disclosed to a considerable ex-
tent during the trial in the United
States court at Boston, which occll-
pied about week.
Mr. Moen, though he set up black
mail in his defense, was asked repeat
eddy by Wilson'S lawyer during cross
examination if he had paid the large
sums named because of blackmail. and
each time he emphatically declared
that he had not been blackmailed. but
had made the payments as a part of
business transaction.
One of the sensational features was
the testimony regarding breach of
promise case in which the young man
who was so close to Moens purse
strings became involved. The dam
ages claimed by the young woman
with the lacerated heart were repre-
scented by $1,000.
When the suit was brought Moen and
his wife were at ore Of the remote lakes
fast as trains and stage coaches would
take him. and told Moen of the action.
The later testified that he started for
New York Immediately, travelling with
Wilson is far as Boston, and in this
city put up Washburn & Moen stock as
collateral raised $1,000, turned it over
TO Wilson and had the breach of prom
Use suit settled
The great case eliminated in an
award by the jury of something like
100000 in favor of Moen This meant
nothing, and the. judgment still stands.
Levi Wilson Moen stated to a World
man the other day that it was worth
less.
THE MAGIC HAND OF MOEN.
In Rhode Island they have a joyous
and fetching way.-when a person gets
into debt, Of thrusting him into jafl,
that the poor they may have always
with them.
So after Doc Wilson returned to
Providence from the famous trial at
Boston. his creditors. believing that
| the Golconda from which he had pick
| ed the golden nuggets had been ex-
hausted, threw him into Jail and there
| he languisned fer some weeks But his
| lucky star was simply eclipsed. 1t had
! not set.
His stay in Jail was not long. The
fairy godfather. or some other good
| spirit, waved his wand above the
| prison doors. They opened, as they
should when fairy wands are waved.
Doe Wilson stepped forth. The wand