The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-27
Judge Robinson and Victor Bisch

Judge Robinson and Victor Bisch.
We presume all our readers arc IA
miliar with the contents of Judge
RoBINsoN's card which appeared in
the JOURNAL Of yesterday. We will
notice a few of its more prominent
items.
The Judge says three Of the indict-
ments against BIsCH were prepared
by Attorney HARGRAvE, andquashed
by Judge GREGORY, of the Supreme
Court, because they we're defective.
The other two Of the five indictments
were found By a Republican jury.
The Judge fails (from we'll known
modesty) to say that these ineict-
mentsW we're good. because he prepared
them himself, though he intinates as
much. lie does says.
"Thase indictments 1.-THE last tWo]
were dismissed by Judge Parrett and
myself, not because they could not be
sustained, but for the reason that try
ing them might e~ndanger the suit
brought against Mr.. Bisch to recover
back the money"
We are not lawyer, but really we
would like to know how the convic-
ZION of DIR. BIsCH under these indict-
ments would have prevented the coun-
t frozr recovering the money. ConVic-
tioE, so far from endangeriDg the civil
suit, would strengthen il, and make
the collection of the money certain.
On the contrary, it is not to be
overlooked that a failure to convict
under the indictments might have an
influence in Mr.. BIscH's favor in the
civil suit. Really and honestly.
Judge, was not that the true reason
for dismissing the criminal prosecu-
ticn? Didn't you discover that you
had no case, and was unwilling to
bring it to trial? To a man who is
no lawyer, and takes a plain common
view Of the question. it looks
that way.
Again: the Judge asserts, most m
phatically, that his appointment to
investigate the Auditors accounts
and bring suit was made by the
Board without any solicitation from
him. W. are surprised at this state
ment, and think it is not sustained
By the facts. We presume the Judges
memory is not so good as when he
was younger, and that he forgets. AS
an evidence Of his forgetfulness, we
submit the following paper:
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March IL, $50.
TO the Honorable Board of County Com
m~issIOners or V~anderburgh County:
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned, un-
Outstanding that a petition, namer-
ously signed by the wealthy men of
our county, praying your honorable
body to institute legal proceedings
against Victor Bisch, Auditor of said
county, to recover a large amount of
money. which, it is alleged, he has re-
ceived without authority of law, would
most respectfully state that we have
all the evidence in u possession,
and that we arc willing to prosecute
the suits prayed for, upon the condi-
ton that If we are not successful, VIC
charge nothing for our services.
Respectfully yours,
a. L. ROBINSON.
N. WILLARD.
The Judge says the suits were dis
continued without a trial. Why were
they discontinued? The Judge does
not inform our readers. We win
supply the omission. The Board of
Commissioners found out that Judge
ROBINSON was involving the County
in a most expensive litigation, with
out much prospect Of success. AL
ready they had been compelled to pay
claims of over $1,000 for work done
at his instigation and solicitation
without any result other than to
demonstrate that he was actuafed
hr malinn and mo- un L.