Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-30

@A1AdARA1 tA@k AAf. bAscn f0f1 them tne |
amount coming to them was $3.50, and
farther notified them that two other
6oasmen on the " Fair Play" had paid
him 40 each for bis services in secaring
the bounty, and that they ought also to
give him tzeaty-6ye dollars. We call
the attention Of our readers to this part
Of the AFFIDAVIT These men do not
swear that Mr.. Biach demanded or iu-
sisted that they should pay him the SIS
but simply expressed the opinion that
they ought to do So They seem to have
been Of the same opinion, for without
raising any objections they had the
amount deducted out OF their bounty,
and went away perfectly satisfied
Afterwards Dean and Brain went to
Squire Stinson fer the purpose Of en-
plpying him TO obtain soms back pay
due them from the Government. To do
this, Mr.. SiiusoR had occasion TO write
to their former commander, Lieutenant
Groves The latter, in replying to his
letter, spoke Of the trouble be had ex
perieneed in getting the men properly
enlisted and credited to the county, for
which he had never received a cent.
He thought atIeast that he ought to have
received as much for his services as the
Auditor of the county had been paid for
bis. Here our astute Justice discovered
mares nest Of gigantic proportions,
and he Immediately set about exploring
it The result was an affidavit from the
men, as above, aud power of attorney
to collect the money which they had
paid Mr., Bisoh for his services at the
time they drew their bounty.
Armed with this document and the
letter Of Lieut. Groves, stiuson called on
Bisch for the money claimed. This was
the first intimation the latter gentleman
received that anybody pretended to
claim pay for the services be had per
formed, in getting the bounty for the
men, and be resolved to give back to
them the money he received from them,
which he did, paying them thirty-fve
dollars, which be (Mr. Bisch) affirns
was the amount each of them voluutari
| ly paid him in the first instance, instead
Of twenty-five, as they state. On re
ceiving the money from Mr.. Bisch, Brain
and Dean signed the following docu
ments, with full knowledge of theil
contentss
Ben. Stinson, Esq:
SIR;-Yon will please give up To Mr.
| Bisch al certain Power of Attorney which
| you urged us to draw up in yoar favo
for pretended back dues for Connt]
/ bounty. EMERY BRAIN,
80. JosEPH DEAN.
III Evansville, Sept 90 1866.
| 4 Attest--J. w. Saner, ~
Eaa @. Hedderich.
This certi6es that Ben. Stinson OBJ
tanned from the undersigned Power o
/ Attorney, 10 collect back bounty claimes
/ BY Victor Biseh, upon false representa-
h9ns and inducements held out to rs.
4 aa EMERY BRAIS,
o57 JOSEPH DEAN.
Evansville, Sept 20, 1865.
3 Attest. w. sauer,
llar cd C. Hedderich.
Afterwards, in the presence of wit
nesses, they stated the whole trans
action in substance as we hav,
given it shove.
After the most rigorous searching til,
above seems to be about all the capita
our opponents have made against Mi
Bisch---that he received thirty-fve dol
lars each from two or three men 70
services which he had rendered them il
securing bounty that might otherwise
have been lost to them altogether. Th,
men do not state in their affidavit tina
the money was paid him otherwise thar
as voluntary matter, and they have re
peatedly admitted In the presence o
witnesses that such was the case.
This whole hubbub 10 raised too BY m 81
who wink at an APPROPRIATION Of 81
to Mr.. GaFvin, for going to indianapolis
and receiving . few thousand dollar
that had s:ready been set apart for th,
county. 1t may be well for Mr.. venne
mans friends to explain away that gros
outrage upon the treasury of the coun
ty, before wasting their breath in Sian
dsring Mr. Biseh. The affidavit Of TIL
gunboaf men win not convince the col
diers who have had dealings with Mr.
Bisch, that be was not aud 10 not thei
friend. Ask the members Of the l43,
and the 10th if be ever charged then
for paying their kouaty. While 81, 10,
wss being paid prominent Democra
for riding to indianapolis and receivi D,
q little money belonging to the county
by Democratic board of County Com
missioners, Mr. Bisch was auditing &C
counts aud disbursing money amounting
to hundreds Of thousands without re
ceiying cents pay.
legUnion men Will not permit themselvel
to be misled BY false issues. The ques
ZION or qualification must also be lookss
at and discussed before the election
e@The New Orleans papers of the
I9th inst, which we received yesterday
state that the prospects concerning tn 4
crops in portions of Louisiana are not
o favorable % has been represented.
Corn, Of which large crops were planted
will be very short this season owing to
long drought, followed by heavy rains.