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

the other afbdavif, Win the Single ex~
ceotion that they sIlegs they signed the
re ,eipt fc- ths money paid them by Mr.
b sch, and The order for Mr. Stinson TO
dc liver to Bisch the Power.of-Attorney
thsy had previously given him (sdasou)
10 collect seid money--for two reasons:
First, the opponents Of Mr.. Bisch ask It,
ard secondly, because il greatly Weaksns
the case they have attempted TO maks,
cut against the Auditor
STATE or IHDIAHA, 1ss
CovETI or YAEDKnsuHeH.
We tbs undersigned, Joseph Bean and
Emery Brain, understanding that Victor
Bisch, Additor Of Vandcrhargh county
is making statemenis on the streets de-
rogateFy TO onr character for truth aud
vtracisT make the following statements
and explanations: -45 TIa
Tha On the said 10th day Of Sep
Timber, A. D. 1865, at about half
past -four O'Clock M The afternoon,
o. the time and place referred to in
tie SECOND affidavit signed by U.S. We.
had afi 4intervisws with * Victor BiscB,
Auditor Of said county, being the same
interview mentioned In our second aft
dAvit, in whieh-V ietor Bisch, Auoitor of
said county, paid Us the sum-of thirty
6ys dollars, as there stated; that Victor
Eiseh, Auditor of said county, then and
them called Joseph Dean aside, and
askadzshim What that was that Mr.. Stih.
son had against him--she said Bisch
joseph Dean then called Emery Brain to
cone up. We then told him that we
had written to Captain Groves, and be
bad answered our letter, telling us that
kethonght we ought TO pay him (Groves)
rs much as we had paid Bisch Bisch
ther said thet he would pay our money
back, aud that he wished ms to write TO
Captain Groves and tell him that he had
got 80 much an be (Bisch) had got. He
then asked az into Meyers grocery, to
take glass of beer, and there paid us
each thirty-fve dollars, as Get forth in
cur taecoad affidavit. He then, and
there wrote out two papers, giving us to
Dndeistand that they were receipts Vi
show that We had got the money, and
told ps 10 agn them, which we did, each
signing sboth of the papers And we
farther state that said papers were
-
ns III any other way than as
we heye1 tnensioned; and we further
state that we are poor scholars, and
that one of %, (Joseph Deau) can bare
Iy sign bis own name, and 10 unable to
yeadewribng and that the other, Emery
Braih, can only do 40 verysimperfectly.
Mr.. Bsch, Auditor OF said county, then
proposed TO rs to go to Ben Stinson $
Office, and to tell Stinson that the pa
pers we had there signed we're signed
through mistake. We told him, (Bisch, }
ihat- what we had there signed was the
truth We then in company with Bisch
walked down 10 Ben Stinsons Of
flee. When we got there Stinson's
office Was closed. He, (Biaeh) then
asked ua 10 20 with him to
ahe Washington House, which we did.
Bisch then asked us 10 give him (Bisch)
an order on Ben Stinson for the Power
'ol.Attorney We had given Stinson, which
we agreed to do. He (Bisch) then took
a large sheet of paper and made two
seperate writings thereon, which he did
not read TO as, out represented 70 as 10
be the order aforesaid; be then told US
TO sigR the same, which We did-each of
us signing each Of the papers And we
further state that II said papers con-
tanned anything except receipt for the
ahirty-hve dollars we had received and
the aforesaid order for the Power-of-
Attorney aa aforesaid, that we had no
knowledge Of Ii, and that il said papers
contained anything else, except tha re-
.ceipt and order aforesaid chat our eIRna4
lures were obtained through misrepre-
sentatiop, fraud, deceit aud villaluy, aud
by imposing on us and misleading Us as
to the contents OF said papers and we
further reafIirm the truth of our two
former atidavita as being true in sub
stance and 10 fact. Aud the said Emery
Brain further states that be is sixteen
years of age; that he has been in, the
army and stood by the flag Of BIS coun-
try for the past seven mopths; that he
mas looked danger in tho face, and be
now states thai he 10 perfectly wiling TO
meet Mr, Nbch, Auditor 0f said county,
and re-Afllm this truth of all statements
he has made in regard to him, the said
Bisch, and he informs Mr. Bisch that ne
hveBoR Water street, below Gum street,
aud on the LEFT hand side Of said Water
street, near Mrs. Wells. And Joseph
Deansslatss that he lives near Emery
Brain, aud he states that he is twenty
years of age, aud that he. is willing to
meet Mr. Bisch,. Auditor OF said
county, and tell him to his fa6a
that these afidavits, signed BY him, the
asid Dean, are true. "a
arer-N .hbsEPR DEAEys
IS 49, EMORY BRxiN.
Signed and sworn TO before me, this 23d
day Of September, A. ID. 1865. -T
aA# BEN. STNsoN, Justice y
Signed, acknowledged and read in athe
presence off, Tt8sHsp
9rug n9o Els. MARTIN,
II. FKNDRIcK.
81 A. H. WHrrrfrsKy
sisssss 80 HESRY Il. HoRNRv.
MNA JANIS T. Walker.
F.. - y. w. RICHARDSON. es
We, feel sorry for Brain and Dean.
They seem to be-what they admit in the
above affidavit they are--youne, mex.
Perienced and nnleteered boys-easily
persuaded and ignorant Of the difficult
sizes they are liable to fall into BY their
carsless statements They have been
dupcd into signing afidavits By artful
politicians, without fully comprehending
the attitude which they would place them
an before The community. Any inteiIl.
gensnan who read the'afidavits pub
hshed By US on Friday, and then care
fuliyPeruses the one We print this morn.
inazEia be satisfied that the boys have
been operated upon By an influence thai
In reckless Of their reputation and honor
And@only seeks TO use them eOs.the
ipjury of political opponent, re-
gardless Of the effect upon their
good name. The bravado- INDUCED
in ,tewafd itReiaclHsei Of their affdavie
Was inspired by smother brain than be
who a;1uaa TIA vtarAA anka tSIk ahor,