The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-20
Statements VS.. Facts.

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ignorance. appropriately devotes nearly a
COLUMN of its space 10 this weeks issue in
apologizing for the imbecility of poor
Overseer Soderstrom. In refutation OF
the charges of neglect and refusal to pro-
vide for Geo. Grifin's family, which were
made by the press generally, the Organ.
fearing that those bungiingly executed
schemes for party capital would react.-as
indeed they have-started its emisaries
out and procured statement from Griffin
and his wife as follows:
To THE PVRLIo: We. the undersigned.
wish to say that--with the exception OF
some delay in getting fuel at one time in
the early part of our sickness that we
have not been destitute of either fuel,
food, clothing or the ''necessaries of life"
either before or since the organization Of
the board Of health, and that we have
never applied to them or TO Mr.. Solder
strom for assistance or asked them to in
tercede in our behalf with the board of
supervisors, and that none of the persons
signing the above petition have ever been
inside our house or within speaking dis
lance of it, to our knowledge, and that the
representations made therein are not true
Signed g. 6. GRIFFIN, JR.
Mrs. G. @. GRIFFIN, JR.
The above was, no doubt, obtained
through representations to Griffin that it
was the only salvation for the national
party of which Griffin is one of the most
prominent and influential members. But,
in order that the public might have an
opportunity to judge the veracity of the
above subscribers, THE ARGUS reporter
IA
the following;
We, the undersigned, certify that on the
9th of July, 1878, we went to see G. G.
Griffin. Jr's, family, to ascertain if they were
in need OF assistance, Mrs. Griffin then
informed US that in consequence of their
being sick, George, her husband, could not
get out to earn anything and that they
were in need of sanitary food, and fuel,
aud knew of no other way of getting it ex-
cept through the town or county.
f. A MAPEs,
II. A. PIERCE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, -
Rock ISLAND COUNTY,
Personally appeared before the subscri-
Der, a justice Of the peace in aud for said
county, E. A. Mapes and II. A. Pierce and
made oath in due form of law that the
within statement is true 10 matter and
| fact.
| Subscribed and sworn to before me
July Goth. 1878.
ELLSWORTH MAPEs, j. p.
And not only that but Marshal Fish
says that q. G. Griffin, ST., father of
George, Jr. came to Oversees Sober
strom's Office twice while he, Fish. was
there and Soderstrom was absent, and thai
the last time he came requested Fish
to represent the needy condition of his son
and tell the overseer that they
must have assistance. And further, Mr.
Fish says he went to George, Jr.'s house
and Mrs. Griffin told him that they were
out of fuel; that they were under orders
not to leave the house, but if things were
not provided she would go into town her
self and get them, and that he went al
once and sent them ton of coal.
Besides this the men in Deere's shop
have contributed over $40 for their sup
| port.
The inference is plain and requires M
comments. IF Griffin and his wife did not
apply personally to Soderstrom 1t was be
cause they were prohibited from going up
on the streets, but they did apply through
Mr.. Grifin's father and every other per.
son who came within hailing distance oil
the house.