The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-17
Observation-Disclosures NEWS
Wabash County Man Placed Under Ar
rest for Showing Counterfeit Coin.
The Pleas of Both Sides in the Secret-Society
Libel Case at neutrality-suspicious. and
Son Killed By Train-Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Edward Higgins Confesses that He Has Been
Engaged in Passing Bogus Coin.
Special to tie Indianapolis journal
WABASH, Feb 16-Edward Higgins, . we'll
known local tough. viii be given an opportunity
to work for the State. To-day Deputy Omitted
States Marshall Miller arrived from Indianapolis
and took Higgins ia charge The latter had
been arrested by Constable Lines for passing
counterfeit silver money. The proof against
Higgins is conclusive, and he finally confessed to
having passed considerable amount of the stuff
in times past The officers believe that Higgins
has been acting pigeon for the coiners of the
worthless metal. Thecounterfeit is a poor one.
Higgins taken to Indianapolis tonight
The Novel Lawsui. at Bloomington.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
BLooMINGToN, Feb. 1.-THE suit for S., 900
damages of Abraham Donaldson versus Samuel
d. Noel, which is the case where Noel made
grave charges in an Odd-feliows' lodge whom
Donaldson's name came up for membership
was called up 10 court for answer to-day. The
attorneys for the. defendant presented auIanswer
covering the entire case upon which the court
will decide next Monday. The charges made
admitted, but it is set up that such is
privileged communication; that membership in
the Oddfellows is voluntary. all applying
known when the application is made that the
objections were made in secret. and had tho
rules been obeyed none other than the noble
grand would have known the person making the
charges, but having made tho objections the de-
PENDANT was compelled to state them in protec-
ton of the lodge, which he did without malice,
or intention Of injuring the good name of the
petitioner. In reply to the answer, the plant
ifs attorneys set that the charge were
malicious, and whether made inside Inside
the lodge lih0lOuE If such charges could
not be proven; that the Grubbs libel law makes
no exception as to where libel against person
might be charged or repeated.
Minor Notes.
Edward Tyson of Muncie. while getting out
railroad ties, yesterday, cut his left foot In such
a manner as to necessltate amputation.
The Republicans of Harrison county will hold
a mass convention at Corydon, March 3. for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the State and
district conventions.
The Connersville City Council recently At
tempted to make the keeping of honey-bees in
the city nuisance. A bee-keeper was arrested.
and the Mayor virtually decided the ordinance
void.
Thomas Drake, of Bowling Green, dropped
dead of heart disease while awaiting his grist
at the Center Point mill He was seventy years
old and had resided in Clay county for upward
of fifty years.
Isaac Buckley aged SO years, died suddenly at
his residence, near Fairfield, Franklin county,
on Wednesday. His death is supposed to have
been caused by fall he received on the ice a
few weeks SINCE which is thought to have in
iured him internally.
Joseph Weber, of Terre Haute. the missing
agent of the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany. is a defauter, shown by recent devel-
opments. This accounts for his disappearance
Weber was married to d. estimable young
lady here few months ago.
The farmers institute which closed at Cory
don, yesterday was fairly attended. and the
proceedings of interesting nature
Addresses made by Prof Latta, of Purdue 4
DR.. d. W. Voyles and others. of Harrison
county, and Mrs. A. M Noe, president of the
Woman's Industrial Association of Indiana