Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
WRITES M'CARTHY
CHARGE IS UNJUST
w. S. Goodwin. Paving Agent,
Denies All knowledge of
"Slush Fund"
ACCUSATION is REITERATED
Administrative Board Member
Stands Firm on Statements
Making Exposure.

Complete denial of his alleged con-
nection with the distribution OF a
"slush fund" in Richmond to accelerate
the Central Construction and Supply
Company in securing street-paving con-
tracts is made by W. S. Goodwin, who
Is said to have been the agent Of the
Barber Asphalt Company sent to this
city TO superintend the distribution OF
the fund" in letter yesterday to
Captain Carlton Mccarthy, a member
OF the Administrative Board. against
whom Goodwin is said to have first
stated that he received $500. Captain
Mccarthy, in n statement issued last
night. reiterates the charges made In
his first statement.
The letter from Goodwin was received
at the Administrative Board offices
yesterday morning by special delivery
mail. having been mailed late on Friday
afternoon in Philadelphia, the head
quarters of the Barber Company The
communication, written on the COM
pany's stationery, was signed by God
win, and in II he states that he never,
directly or indirectly, bribed or at
tempted TO bribo you IMcCarthyl or
any one else in connection with this or
any other contract in Richmond or
elsewhere"
NO WORD RECEIVED
FROM CENTRAL COMPANY
Goodwin had been summoned 10 the
home Offices Of the company in Phila-
delphia from Washington on the publi-
cation of Captain McCarthy's statement,
presumably for an investigation as TO
what part he played in connection with
tho matter.
An officer OF the Central Construc-
tion and supply Company, which is tho
selling agent In this territory OF tho
Barber concern, received n letter from
Charles w. Bayliss, manager OF the
street and road department of the com
pany, which was shown to Captain
Mccarthy. in which il was stated that
Goodwin had been summariiy dismissed
from the employ of the company The
officer OF the paving concern inquired
OF the board member il this was not
some relief to which Captain Mccarthy
replied that it did not affect him one
way or the other. ~
y statement from the home offices
of the Central Construction and Supply
Company, in Harrisburg. had been an
ticipated yesterday after officers had
been given the opportunity of reading
the statements published in The Times
Dispatch OF Friday morning. Copies
Of that paper had been mailed by
Blanchard Forbes. local agent Of the
company. to the officers, but Mr. Forbes
said last night that he had heard moth
ing from the headquarters of the con-
cern. j. n. McCulloch. the local man.
ager. is said 10 be In Harrisburg In
conference with officials in regard to
tho scandal.
SWEEPING DENIAL Is
MADE ny GOODWIN
Mr. Godwin's letter to Captain Nc
Carthy Is as follows:
June 2. 1916.
Hon. Carlton Mccarthy, City of Rich
mond Va:
Dear Sir.-Referring to the articles
appearing in Richmond papers June >.
in which my name has been mentioned
In connection with your own, 7 want
10 go on record publicly at this timo
that have never, directly or indirectly,
bribed or attempted to- bribe you or
any one else in connection with this or
any other contract In Richmond or else
where.
The information as contained in the
papers above mentioned is entirely
erroneous and unjust. both to yourself
and myself. as ] nave never, as above
stated. approached you or any one else
Yin a matter of this kind.
owing to the publicity given the
matter by the papers, sincerely hope
that the same publicity will be given
1Oontnued on Tweltth. PagoA j