The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-10-20
TO CORRECT FALSE REPORTS.

the Lawrence Fiscal Court has
Just past. and as there had e
be and was elected atthis term
of court keeper of the infirmary
there were two candidates - the
present keeper, Mr.. Lindsey Pigg
whose bid was one dollar each pei
week for all inmates over five
years of age, and the otner candi'
date as Mr.. d. G. Hughes, whose
til was S1.25 for each inmato over
five years of age, and Mr.. luz J.: %
was elected and will be The keep
er os the infirmary for tho US
cal Year of 1912, beginning with
March /, 1912, and ending March
1, 1918. with loss to the taxpay-
ers of about $3.50. was informed
after the election that the reason
the court refused Mr., Pigg. whose
bid was S1.00, and accepted Mr.
Hughes whose bid was SIPS, which
is at least $3.50 loss to the tax
payers OF the county for the year
i11912. was that Mr., Pigg had in
various ways mistreated the in
mates, and after these facts had
been made known to me went out
to the farm and made as thorough
an investigation of the matter ms !
could. and submit the following re-
port:
| found all the rooms in a
clean. sanitary condition, the beds
and covers were all clean. he
walks were in good condition and
grounds nicely kept l talked
with all the inmates us to their
treatment and they had much to
say in praise OF Mr.. Pigg and his
good wife and family, and as a
supplement to this report | submit
the following affidayits, VIZ
State OF Kentucky
County of Lawrence.
The affiant, Lindsey Pigg, states
that he was elected at the octo-
Der term. 1910, by the Fiscal Court
OF Lawrence county, Kentucky as
poor house keeper for period of
one year. and taken charge OF said
position March /, 1911, and that he
was a candidate for reelection at
tba n,taba,. tarrO IuI1 ~ rho Efs-
cal Court for poorhouse keeperand
was defeated, as he bellows BY
reason of a false report which had
been circulated against him. That
the report which was circulated a.
gainst him was, that he was I'M
kind, and overworked the inmaes
of the poorhouse, and mistreated
them, and was cruel 70 them. AT
fiant says in the way OF vindlca-
ton of himself of this false re-
port which has been circulated for
the sole purpose of injuring him,
says, that from the time he entered
upon his duties as keeper OF
the poorhouse up and to the
present and at all times, he treat
ed the inmates in kind and hui
name manner. that he at no time
mistreated any of them and new
err overworked and abused them
in any manner, and that the re-
port which has been circulated Of
the kind of treatment the inmates
received while in atlantis custody.is
without foundation, false, unwarrant
ed and untrue, and as affiant be-
lieves was known to the parties at
the time they circulated this false
report
The affiant Lindsey Pigg states
that each and all the facts stated
in this his affidavit are true.
This 9th day OF October. 1911
LINDSEY PIGG.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me by Lindsey Pigg, this the
9th day OF October. 1911,
DAVID BoGGS.
II Judge Lawrence County
State OF Kentucky
County of Lawrence, set.
The affiant, Thomas Kirk, says
that he is acquainted with Lindsey
Pigg, keeper of the poorhouse of
Lawrence county, Kentucky that
he worked with and for the said
Lindsey Pigg during last summer
and worked on the poorhouse farm,
with the said Lindsey Pigg and
some of the inmates of the poor
house. and know that the inmates
were treated by Lindsey Pigg IN
a kind and humane manner, and
as TO any report which has been
circulated that the said Lindsey
Pigg was unkind, and mistreated
said inmates and oyerworked any
of them, is untrue, false and
without foundation. but TO the con
trary he was kind and humane
and did NOT work any of them hard