Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-02

the history of that steamer during that
time. But we do not underestimate the
courage Of the boys They ENLISTED to
6ght, and we doubt not would have
foaght well in case they had been called
on 70 do so. But their fighting qualities
have little 70 do with the question e.
issue Their good nature has been I'm
posed on aud hey have been indaeed to
certify, swear, and state the case until
they do not really appear to know what
they are about
Dean and Brain claim that they signed
tho receipt and the order foE lhs Power.
ofAttorney which they gave Bisch on
receiving the thirty Eve dollars BE- paid
each Of them, without 50 much as know
ing their contents. This ID most singu-
lar announcement Their signatures ase
attssted by two citizens. II II Is their
practice 10 sign papers without know
ing their eonteBts . It certain
that they did not sign the Afidsyii
without isssFing thread Il is true Che
affidavit says they we're familiar with ia
contents, but he paper might contain
all that, and more TOO, and Jet they sign
it Without knowing THAT it affirmed.
The truth il, Brain and Dean boil
understoca the contents Of the receipl
they gave TO Biscb, and the orders 20 de.
| liyerup the power Of attorney TheJ
afterwards admitted this 10 the presence
Of sbsefsa geatfedtsas Mr. Biseh pre-
pared ihse felloring statemsptpf facts
in tie form Of a certificate, and read !
to Dean and Brain, aud they admitted
the facts 10 De trae; affirming further
thatthey would willingly siga the Ger
tifcate, bad rot Squire Stinson. warnet
than MOTTO sign any paper whichever
and threatened them with serious trouble
i in case they did: f5 arf
\ We, JOSEPH Dean aud Emery Brain
formerly of the agnBbegt Fair Play, d.
hereby certify that we received .ou
County Bounty for Xauderburgh countl
from Victor sBisch, Auditor Of sail
Iieonnty, aud that at our reQueSs be dis
counted the four hundred dollars Count,
Orders for us, a. Eve per cent Aftei
having been paid the proceeds Of sais
Orders we@tendeFed, and OF our ovI
accord gave to Baid Biseh2 thirty-fiv
dollars each, for bis services in secur
ing our credit toll tbe quota of sal
county, and not for paying nathe bounty
We further state that abont the 20t
inst letter was received by us fror
Lieut. Groves, commanding our boa
stating that he wished 10 receive a com
!. pensation-for his services,and Mr. Bisei
having learned Of tia application c
said Groves, came 10 MS and told U
thai being that Lieut. Groves elaine
! pay for hrs services, we should receis
back the money we gave Bisch, aud sai
!, sBisch then returned TO us thirtyEfive do
lars 70 each, telling us that he decline
keeping anything We had rendered an
piven him We also stated that Bel
Stinson got from usa Powsr-of Attorne.
and failing 10 fnd Stlnson 1T bis oftic
90 Withdrawals fcom him, we gave M
Biach an order for il on said Stinanl
And VIC certify that we willingly an
knowingly gave said Bisch statement
concerning this transaction with Stinso
and that we knew and were acquainte
with the contents Of the same.
EVANSVILLE, Sept s25, 1865
The above named Joseph Dean, au
Emery Brain, 10 our presence acknowl
edged the contents OF the foregoing
! be true, and having read 10 them Ii
said statement, they acknowledged Ii
truth of tue facts in the same.
Written, read and done in our pre-
ence Evansville, Sept rs, 1865.
J. p. ELIorr,
A. M McGRIFF.
~ Brain and Dean, after this, may 20 0
making affidavits until they are gray q
: badgers and nobody win pay any q
. tentiou to them. They have alread
brought reproach upon their INTEL
gence or integrity, we hardly kno
which, that will stick to them for Ion
: time TO come. They have permit,
, themselves to be used as tools to inju-
. a faithful county officer, and one who d
} them d kindness which they, az the tim
L twara srsilsop a. ra Co.