The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-21
COUNTY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Soldiers Relief aud Bounty Funds.
Report Of the Committee of IL
Vestigation = Complete Vindica.
finn Of Vintnr Riseh

S0IQl8lS k61IbI al Bounty FUNDS.
Report Of the Committee of IL
Vestigation = Complete Vindica.
ton Of Victor BiSoh.
+, The County mrnissfoners uoae in snAcial
/ session Friday, Sept. II, for the purpose of
/ hearing the report Of the committed of In
vestigatiOn into the manner in which Vie
| tor Bisch had managed the Soldiers Relief
/ and Bounty Funds Samuel Orr ESQ
/ and DR.. NJ. J. Bray, were appointed a com
/ the reports of Dir. Biscil, ard 4, u. Robtn-
/ son, at whose request the INVESTIGATOR
/ was first ordered, was directed to act with
/ the committee. The reports were quite yO-
( luminous, and it was n big job to undertake.
/ the matter; and B1essrs. Orr and Brav NOT
/ having time 10 individually attend the
I ers to appoint Henry w. Lauer n Demo-
/ cFat, and ThOs. w. Peck, a Republican. to 90
| over the reports, figure by Hgure aud
make report OF the same. dessrs. Lauer
! and Peck attended to their duty in an bile
manner, aud compared every account with
the vouchers submitted, Of which latter
there We're twenty-five thousand. The
gentlemen we're thirty-thFee DAYS in
making up the report, and it was f1nfshed
and sealed up some days ago. and the
BOar.i 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 aud Bray, and Robert A HIM
the County Attorney. The reports We're
read, and the Commissioners cOncurred in
and approved the same, thereby COM
pletely refating the charges tn at have baers
made against Mr. -Biscn during the past
Below we give the fuIireports. which are
clear and accurate, and from which it Will
be seen tnat SIR. Bisch satisfactorily ac--
counts Tor every dollar that passed through
his hands: =
REPORT OF THE I1yvEsrIGAT ING COMMITTEE
or THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF
THE RELIEF AND B0UETY FUNDS:
To the Honorable, the Board of C,onnnfs-
sloaeIs' OF the County or Vanderbufgh:
The undersigned, members of a commits
Tee appointed by our Boazd to examine
made by Victor Btsch. Esq, of the. receipts
and expenditures bv him made in mis-
daai-agenent OF The Bounty Fund and the
S0;dfefs' keIlef Func, would submit the
following report:
We have had in our possession. the re-
ports OF said Bisch, containing his ac-
knoWledgements of receipts and his
vouchers or receipts for expeDdfturas
thereof and have examined them fully
enough TO satisfy OurselVs OF their regu.
lafity and geuuIneDess. The number of
SAID vouchers and the VolUine OF SAID re-
Podts being SO great IS e requi more
ana figures than Woulfs be cOnsistafff with
our other business engag enae hts. wa. sug-
gested tle employment by the Board Of
MeSSrs Henry W. LaueF ana hoTnas W
Fecki5 Tor the pose of exam ming and
comparing the names, dates aud figures or
the vouchers, with those eonfaiU ed il said
several reports, and for the .puI pose OF re-
yieyIns al additions and other "a cufa-
the words and figures following;
REPORT ON SOLDIERS RELIEF FUND.
To the Honorable Board of Comm fssiouers
OF Marlborough County:
We having been appointed by yourho
o able Board to assist IN examining the
report Of Victor Biseh, concernfpg MS
management of Soldiers Relief Fund
submit TO you the results or our careful
eAa4lnallon and inyesl CATION OF SAID
Report, viz: -
~ an examination of the Order Book,
we found THAT SIR. Bi7ch had received IN
Dehaf on and for the Soldiers Relief Fund,
e then weot to work to ascertain how
Inc money received into the Treasury OF
the sold ers' Relief Fund had been dis
posed Of ana we found by the examine
ton of orders from County Com rois5iorprgg
and ownship Trustees from personal IN
ierVieW with some OF the trustees and
oLner pat es, that Mr. Bisch, as Treasurer
Of the Soldiers Relief Fund, has paid TO
individuals entitled 10 the benefit or said.
fund, as follows, tO-wit:
BY order o. the Trustee of P.geon
township 626 90
nilstes q sterman Townsh p.-.... IUSO 90
IA ustee OF Centre Township. ......... $50 90
Trustee Of Union Township -. 79z SO
Trustee Of Perry Township. ..-....... 929 SO
trustee OF Armstrong Township. 426 81
Trasls Of EiG b 5S
By order OF the Trustees of Pige N
i; To ords3 rom lSS2 e i85j.... al2s 90
I Soqnty c Con g,, .IO6 so
-, an kLowles, scott Township. SOB 90
Irus tees and COmm'fs Prewitt E. vi.
and .Knowle German Town
n ship p; 80, 027 o.
IT, Rn !, o. -. AArm,.strong Township 5s4 90
Hogue, Perry TOWNSHIP p....... SO %
Trustees ana Comm issioner J.
Hogue, Union ToWDshlp...... AZ 90
Trustees and Commissioner j
.,l He e.. Centre rownship-.~-.... 1851 o.
Nurre, Knight Tow us Ia ry... sSl co
trustees ana Commiss iorer Il.
., Nnrre. PIGEON Township. :, 7.A4Oo
Nurre, Pigeon Towns al ........ 3 SOP GO
10 Trustees and Assessors etc. I'-l7f
i, services -.........-.... sos AZ
no q, y. ~ llVan as trusteea.....- S25 90
- r" ara Burls as uustee......-. !, l7j 90
On hand in County orders. 5000; ll-tf
Casil' 1877 3S