The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-24
BOUNTY ADVERTISEMENTS,
Soldiers Relief ald Bounty Funds.
Report Of the Committee Of IL
vestigatiOR - complete Viadioa-
ti0D Of VfetOr Riscb.

Soldiers Relief ald Bounty Funds.
Report Of the Committee Of IL
VestigatiOn - complete Viadioa-
ton Of Victor Bisch.
The County Commissioners met In special
session Friday Sept. u, for the purpose Of
hearing the report of the COMMITTEES of In
ySSt1gatfOn into the manner In which Vic
tor Blseh had managed the Soldiers Relief
and Bounty Funds. Samuel Orr, Esq,
and DR.. NJ. j. Bray, were appointed COM
mittee last March, to go over and examine
the reports of Air. Bisch, and A. L. Robin
son, at whose request the investigstion
was first ordered, was directed to act with
the committee. The reports were quite vo-
luminous, and it was a Dig job to undertake
the matter; and Messrs. Orr and Bray not
having time to individually attend the
same, requested the County Commission
erat, and Th os. W. Peek, a Republican, to go
over the reports, figure by figure, and
make report of the same. Messrs. Lauer
and Peek attended to their duty In an able
manner, and compared every account with
the vouchers submitted, of which latter
dhete Were I've tges4n ,Ssv rs
making up the report, aud ftswas finished
and sealed up some days ego, and. 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 Hit,
the County Attorney. The reports were
read, and the Commissioners cOncurred in
ana approved the. same, L0efGOX EQLQ~
pletely Tefuting the charges that have been
made against Mr., Bisch durtng the past
two years. .-...s~~ ~ u.. .a
clear and accurate, and from which IL win
be seen that Mr.. BiSch satisfactorily &C
counts for every dollar that passed through
REPORT OF THE IHsvEsTIeA TING ooxsIrrTEE
On THE RECEIPTS AID Dish EASEMENTS OF
THE RELIEF AND BQUSTX FUNDS:
70 the Honorable, the Board Of Commis-
stoneIs Ofthe County OF Vanderburgh
The undersig en- ed, mem hers OF q com "a it.
tee appointed by your Board TO examine
and repoi tup0n the correctness OF reports
made by Victor Bfscb, Esq, Of the receipts
and expenditures BY him made in his
management Of the Bounty Fund aud the
SoIdleFs, Hellef Funa, would submit the
We have had in our possession the re-
/ ports OF said Biseh, containing his ae-
1 knOWled gements of receipts and his
/ vouchers or receipts - expenditures
/ enough to satisfy ourselves Of their regu-
/ larity and genuAneness. The number of
/ said vouchers and the volume Of said re-
4 ports being so great IS TO require more
time in the comparison of naInes, dates
and figures than wou11 be CONSTANT with
our other business engagements, We sug-
| gested the employment by tie Board OF
bIessrs. Henry w. Lauer and Thomas W.
| Peck, for ihel pufpose of examining and
1 comparing the names, dates and figures OF
/ the vouchers, with those con tai ned Ia said
/ several reports. andfor Cue tpui pose of re-
/ &c
/ lions, which they have reported to us in
/ the words and figures following: EtsL
| REPORT ON SOLDIEhs' RELIEF FUND. . g
| To the Honora Board OF Commissioners
/ cfYanderbuTgh County: r-4df....
| We having been appointed by yourhon-
| report of Victor Bisch, concerning his
| management Of Soldiers Relief Fund,
| submit TO you The results or our careful
| examination and inYesu cation of said
| Report, viz:
| we found that Mr. Btseh- had received, in
behalf -haSssllf q ana Tor the Soldiers Relief Fqnd
| Ne then weutltfy work To ascsrfaf,, bozv
the money received sintO- the Treasury oil
the soldiers Relief Fund had been dis
posed Of, and we found by the examfna-
lion OF oIaSfs lI0la County Commissioners
| and 1ownshlp Trust esy rom personal IN.
| terview with some or the Trustees and
| other part.es, that Mr.. Bisch. as Treasurer
| OF the Soldiers Relief Fund.- has paid tC
| individuals entitled TO the benefit OF said
fund, as follows, to-wit:
By order OF the Trustee OF Pigeon
Jrustee ESQ az 35rn l g55 u y
| Trustee OF Centre ToWnship.... 6S5 *
/ Trustee OF Union IoWnShl d ...... Tg2 *
| Trustee of Perry Township. go s.
| Trustee Of Armstrong Township. 426 5
| trustee OF scott ToWnEhi p........... 500 d
| Trustee Of Knight ToWnship.a,.... 565 81
ToEeslip rom Isss @ i 5sg- as q
county Com n1tsAto II 81 8 los 81
| Trustees and Comm RS 4PreWftt = -
ana Knowles, scott Township. s5s q
| Trustees and Commits PreWitt
and KnoWle', German Town
spl '..''-i.'. B27 O.
| Trustees and Com missIOner Chas
| Knowles, Armstrong Township 5g4 X
| Trustees and Commissioned J.
Hogne. Perry Township... ............ s72 0,
Trustees ana Commissioner Il
/ Hogue, Union Township.... 81 q
| Trustees and Commissioner J.
Hegue, Centre Township...... OgI q
Trustees and Commissioner b.
Nurre, Knight Township. 3e5 Ok
| Trustees and Commissioners "A
| ENurre, Pigeon Township - z ara b
| Trustees and Commissioner r.
| Nurre, Pigeon Township... z 500 a
To trustees and Assessors ets
services sos 4
| To A. O. Sullivan as trustee -. + -g25 d.
| To Edward Burt1s as trustee. IT5 h
! On hand in County orders, sl67 CO:
Cash, SSc.......-..... .............. IG7 3,
s57 ,8s5 A
| The tOtal amount issued on account O
the Relief Fund, by Mr.. Bisch. and a,
shown by this foregoing report OF YOU