The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-28
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Vestigati0n = complete Viadiea.
ton Of Victor BisOh.
The County Commissioners met in special
session Friday, Sept. II, for the purpose OF
hearing the report OF the COMMITTEES of In
Vestigation into the manner in which Vic
1 tor Bisch had managed the Soldiers Relief
and Bounty Funds. Samuel Orr. Esq,
and DR.. NJ J. Bray, were appointed a COM
sTnittee Last March, TO go over and examine
the reports Of Mr.. Biscb, and a. L. Robin
son, at whose request the 1nvesttgG cation
was first ordered, was directed to act with
luminous, and it was n big job 10 undertake
the matter; and Messrs. Orr and Bray not
having time 10 individually attend the
same, requested the County Comm ss1on-
ers to appoint Henry w. Lauer, a Demo-
crat, and Thos.W. Peck, a Republican, to go
over the Eep2fus, ugufe Dy ugulei anu
make report of the same. Messrs. Lauer
and Peck attended to their duty in an able
manner, and compared every account with
the vouchers submitted, of which latter
there We're twenty-five thousand. The
gentlemen were thirty three days ID
making UP the report, ana II was 1nlsaeo
and sealed up some days ago ana the
Board has been awaiting the attendance
of Major Robinson, in order to have the
report read. There were present, yester-
day, the Commissioners, Major Robinson,
MessTs- Orr and Bray, and Robert A. bill,
the County Atforney The reports were
read, and the Commissioners cOncurred IN
and approved the same, thereby COM
pletely refutI3g the charges that have been
made against Mr.. Bisch during the past
two years.
Below We give the full reports, which are
clear and accurate, and from which Ii viii
be seen that Mr.. Bisch satisfactorily &C
counts tor every dollar that passed through
his hands:
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING Co1TsuTTEE
on THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF
THE RELIEF AND BOUNTY FUNDS:
To the Honorable, the Board of Commits
sioneIs ofthe County OF Vanderburgh: .
The undersigned, mem bers OF a commits
tee appointed by your Board to examine
and report upon the correctness OF reports
made by Victor Btsch, Esq, OF the receipts
and expenditures by him made In mis-
management of The Bounty Fund and the
5oIolefs' Rehef tunc, would submit the
We have had in our possession the re-
ports ports, Of said Bisch, co aiming his &C
vouchers or receipts for expenditures
thereof, and have examined them fully
enough to satisfy ourselvEs Of their regu.
larity and genuineneSs. The number OF
said vouchers and the volume OF said re-
ports being 50 great IS to requIl more
time in the com paTisOn Of names dates
ana ngureS than would be conslstauE with
our other business EgaReuncnts. we sag
gested the employment by the Board Of
Messrs. Henry w. Lauer and hOmas W.
Peck, for the purpose of examining and
comparing the names, dates and figures OF
the vouchers, VITA thuse eoniatred IN said
viewing ali additions and other ca. cula-
t1ons. which they have reported to Us in
the WORDS and figures following:
REPORT on SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND.
To the Honorable Board of Commissions rs
OF Marlborough County:
We having been appointed BY your hon.
oEable Board TO assist ia examining the
report OF Victor Bisehs concerning his
management of Soldiers Relief Fund,
submit TO you the results OF our careful
examination and nvestigation Of said
By an examination of the order Book.
we found that Mr. Biseh had received, in
behalf OF ana for the Soldiers Relief Fund,
s57 985 20.
Ne then went to work to ascertain how
the money received into the Treasury Of
the sold iers' Relief Fund had been dis
posed OF, and we found by the examina-
ton OF orders from County commissioners
and township Trustees, from personal in
tervteW with some of the trustees and
other pai ties, that Mr.. Bisch, as Treasurer
of the Soldiers Relief Fund, has paid to
individuals entitled TO the benefit Of said
fund, as follows, to-Wit:
By order OF the Trustee OF Pigeon
Trustee of German ToWnshlp..... / ,0s0 %
Trustee of Centre Township. ........ '6B5 so
Trustee OF Union Township .--..... 7g1 so
Trustee OF Perry TOWNSHIP ............ go 81
Trustee Of Armstrong Township. 426 81
Trustee Of scott TOWNSHIP ............ 800 50
Trustee Of knight Township-.....,. 565 50
To1nship rom Is 10 ise5 So .l23 %
county Commission srs~ .. -. sl9,l9s so
ami Knowles, Scott township. s5s 90
Trus tees and Commits Prewitt
and kroW-e O., German Town
ship ..................... 927 o.
KnoWies, Armstrong Township 5sI 90
Trustees and Com n lsstOner j.
nHogne, Perry ToWnshie ............... So 90
Hogue, Union TowDshlp.~......... 5l7 60
Trustees ana Com missioner j.
Hegue, Centre Townshlp............. O8I 90
Trusts es and Commissioner b.
NuTre, knight TowDshi $50. $50 90
Trustees and Commissioner -
Nurre, Pigeon ToWnship........ 74I4 90
Trustees and Commissi5ner b.
Ngrre, Pigeon Townsnip..... $500 co
To Trustees and Assessors, etc,
services 500 AZ
10 \. q. sullivan as trustee......... $50 %
70 EDWARD BuFtIs as trustee......... ,l75 70
On hand IN County orders, sl6I co;
Cash, ........... ICY So
s57, gg5 40