The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-17
POTHIER ORDERED TO GET CR0NKHlTE,
 IS HIS CONFESSION
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down there and we will go about 1t just as if he shot himself. If there are questions asked I will tell them he shot himself accidentally 1 was to say nothing, Rosenbluth told me-.
 Everything happened as scheduled, Pothier stated in his alleged confess sion. and Major Cronkhite was shot in the right breast. After the shoot ing, Pothier described the scene as follows:
 ..o. ,"SHOT HIMSELF
 "Asi Cronkhite fell, l heard another shot from behind and Captain Rosen- bluth came rushing upon the scene. He picked up Cronkhite and dragged his body so that it lay in a position parallel with the road. Rosenbluth then drew his pistol from it's holster and shot a hole through a tobacco can and said, Do not forget about this being target practice and that the major shot himself accidentally If me do the talking and you keep quiet
 Captain Rosenbluth then looked over Major Cronkhite and said, I think he's dead'"
 Prosecutor Selden said he has five separate statements alleged to have been made by Pothier and turned over to him by federal authorities. These vary in some details.
 The board of inquiry at Camp Lewis which investigated the death of Major Cronkhite decided that he was killed by a bullet from his own pistol.
 Pothier and Rosenbluth have been turned over to Mir. Selden for prosecu- tion, but he has not yet filed state charges against them.
 Despite the alleged confessions, I am still somewhat in the dark" Mir. Selden said today, "and do not know how to proceed"
 Mir. Selden said that the alleged confessions were in the form of sworn statements. There is no hint of a motive as to why Rosenbluth should have desired the death of Cronkhite,". he said. "Pothier also gives as his only reason for Killing Cronkhite that he was obeying the orders of com manding officer. This is weak point, and 1t should be cleaerd up before state charges are filed"
 AGREES TO RETURN
 New York, April 16-Robert Rosan- bluth, former captain of engineers. ac- cused in confession made by Roland P. Pothier to federal officiais in Ta coma of having ordered him to ..xet" Maj. Alexander Cronkhite. was ar rested in the Civic club here March 23 on charge of murder. Rosen- hiuth's arrest rallied to his support several influential and wealthy friendA including Felix M. Warburg and Col. Herbert H. Lehman, bankers. They expressed confidence in his innocence and called attention to his admirabls relief work abroad and with tho de- partment of correction and Jewiah welfare committees in this city.
 The accused mans apparently frank statement and the standing of the mon who appeared in his behalf won his release March 2s on s25,0o0 bond. which was furnished by MT. warburg, Colleman and Walter E. Frank.
 Rosenbluth agreed to return to Seattle to answer the charges pending against him there in the United States district court. He declared his re- lease on bail gave him an opportunity to nArshal proof ssof my innocence"
 Tt also Gives the prosecuting off cers &o whom the case will now xo." he added, "the duty of analysinx ths chargss and suspicions on which I was arrested.'s
 Rcsenbluth asserted hs would waive immunity. Ego anywhere, take any step conceivable to have all the truth known to the courts. as the shortest cut to clearing my name"