The New York herald., 1921-04-22
IDAUGHERTY TAKES
| CR0NKHITE CASE
Promises Inquiry Before
Taking Action With
Rosenbluth.
| SEES SENATOR CALDER
Captain Will Retain His
Liberty Unless Indicted in
Washington State.
MADE GOOD IMPRESSION
Secretary Hoover Says He Is
Not Type of Man to Com
nit Such Crime.
MADE GOOD IMPRESSION
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., April FL.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., April IL.
Attorney General Daugherty gave
assurances to Senator Calder IN. Y)
to-day of thorough personal investi-
CATION of the Cronkhite case before
any action is taken with respect to
Cant. Robert Rosenbluth. In the
meantime Rosenbluth will be at liberty
unless he is indicted and extradited
by the State of Washington.
After his conference with Senator
Calder the Attorney General said he
had seen Rosenbluth and Mrs. Kath
crime Davis of New York, who ac-
companied him. several weeks ago.
Mrs Davis at one time was head OF
the New York State Reformatory.
Eat that time" said Mr. Daugherty,
"Rosenbluth told a straightforward
story. He bore a letter of introduction
from Secretary Hoover, and deter
mined to investigate. l have given in
struct.ons that Rosenbiuth Is not to be
taken back unless the court orders it,
We now have all of the facts possible
to get up to this time. What we want
to do is to get any possible corroborative
evidence which will shed light on the
statement duplicating Rosenbluth. Sem
ator Calder saw me this morning and
asked for assurance Of thorough in
vestigation, and it was given"
Senator Calder said later he had
talked with the Attorney-General. but
that Mr.. Daugherty had refused to see
Rosenbluth. who had come 10 Washing
~ - T... La
with him. Refusal OF the Attorney
General to see Rosenbluth was based on
the ground that as the Attorney General
was handling an investigation. In which
Rosenbluth was in q sense the defendant.
it would not be proper to see him.
AT the Department of Justice 1t was
explained that when Rosenbluth was re-
ceived in the first place the Attorney
General had not taken UP the case.
Secretary Hoover said to-day that he
had given Rosenbluth a letter because
he was acquainted with him and his
character. Mr.. Hoover said that In his
opinion the former Captain was not the
type OF man and did not have the mind
to plot a cold blooded crime. He be-
came acquainted with Rosenbluth. he
said, when the latter was aiding him In
Red Cross relief work in Europe after
the aFrnistice.
The Attorney General said to-day the
question OF Federal or State Jurisdiction
had not been settled. II the alleged
murder was committed on the Camp
Lewis rifle range the case would come
within the Federal jurisdiction. II It
occurred off the Government reserva-
tion. it would be State matter. The
Attorney General said that II Rosen-
bluth was indicted and extradited by the
State Of Washington the State order
would not be interfered with by the
Federal authority.
1t Is understood that witnesses cited
by relatives of Major Cronkhite ana by
Rosenbluth will be called by the At
torney-General after he has read the
record. Capt Rosenbluth may remain
In Washington until some of the points
at Issue In the case are decided.