Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
WRITES MCCARTHY
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 n
| "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 n letter yesterday to
Captain Carlton Mccarthy. member
of the Administ rative Board, against
whom Goodwin is said to have first
stated that he received $500 CAPTAIN
Mccarthy, in a 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 bride YOU Mccarthy 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
nome Offices of the company in Phila-
delphia from Washington on the publ
cation Of Captain McCarthy's statement,
presumably for an investigation as 10
what part he played in connection with
tho matter
An officer of the Central Construc-
ton and Supply Company, which is the
selling agent in this territory of tho
| Barber concern, received IA letter from
( Charles ". Bayliss. manager of tho
street and road department Of the com
pany, which was shown to Captain
| Mccarthy. in which it was stated that
Goodwin had been summarily dismissed
from the employ OF the company. The
officer or the paving concern inquired
of the board member if this was not
some relief. to which Captain Mccarthy
replied that ii 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 am
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 hceu mailed by
! Blanchard Forbes. local agent Of the
, company, 10 the officers. but Mr.. Forbes
! said last night that he had heard moth
ing from the headquarters of the con-
Germ. j. ~ McCulioch the local man
aEer. is said 10 he in Harrisburg in
! conference with officials in regard to
| the scandal
SWEEPING DENIAL Is
MADE ny GOODWIN
| Mr.. Godwins 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
to go on record publicly at tits time
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 ] have never. as above
stated. approached you or any one else
I'in a matter OF this kind
Owing to the publicity given the
matter by tho papers, I sincerely hope
that the Same publicity will be- given
!. lContnuod on TweHth. PagaA