New-York tribune., 1921-04-18

point where 1t will be an investigation
Of the Bureau Of Investigation in the
Cronkhite case, and not of me. | am
going to force this whole thing through
to the end in order to save some poor
boob who may find himself in similar
situation and unable to defend himself.
| am sure from contacts that Attorney
General Daughcrty not only means to
be fair, but is fair. The whole thing Ia
merely hangover of rotten bunch
and rotten system, willing to prostitute
the processes of justice for private
vengeance. They also are willing to
hang Il man TO hang on to their jobs"
Senator Calder, in discussing the
case, has suggested that it is another
Dreyfus case, and other prominent men
in Washington have taken an interest
in the case, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover having written to Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty that he fears "a great
miscarriage of justice" in the prosecu-
to Attorney General Daugherty:
Extraordinary Features, Says Calder
II am convinced that there are such
extraordinary features in this case as
to warrant my making definite recon-
mendation to you that an entirely new
and confidential and thorough investi-
cation be made, employing men in no
way connected with the case in the
past"
After Rosenbluth had completed his
story of his activities in Washington
he was handed letter from the Ad
jutant Generals office, dated April 13.
giving him certain instructions as to
his duties as reserve officer. Then
he resumed:
"Four days before was arrested
seven men trailed me in Washington.
During this time visited Mr.. Hoover's
Office twice, Mr.. Hoovers bureau Of Far
Eastern affairs twice, the State Depart
ment and the Office of the Red Cross.
Yet they said that was a fugitive from
to popular belief, Major Cronkhite was
not shot at target practice he said,
Rosenbluth said that skeleton regi-
ment had been formed, composed prln-
cipally of "non-coms," because Of the
influenza epidemic, on the day Major
Cronkhitc was shot The regiment
started out on practice march for in
structions in map drawing, the setting
up of shelter tents and of field kitchens.
Some of the former captains superior
officers were not present, and he was
therefore marching at the head of the
column with Company A, although his
own command was Company D.
when we came upon Major Cronk-
hite and Sergeant Pothier | halted the
column about forty yards away. APP
parently the major, who was waiting
for us, was passing the time practicing
with pistol by shooting at tin can
set upon fence. He missed two shots,
but knocked the can off with the third
shot. He turned and said: 4 got it,
Then third shot was fired and he said !:
My God, Pm shot!' -
Rosenbluth says he caught the major,
called for the doctor and then artificial
respiration vas tried. 1t was first
thought that the major had died of
heart disease, because he had been in
the hospital from October to Octobfx
23 or "a, suffering from influenza, and
was in a weakened condition. One of
the men whe helped in the attempt at
artiticlal respiration discovered the bull
let wound and called the doctors atten-
ton to it.
Given Dinner on Departure
The eX-captain said he was with the
same regiment for two and half
months following the shooting, and
that his company won connection
and became the flag company. There
was not thought in the regiment con-
Meeting him with the shooting, he said
and when he lett the army on january
y. lsl9, he was given testimonial
dlnner at camp. at which Colonel
Robert ); Thomas, other superior Oft
GERS, and men in his own company
spoke. kosenbluth added that Major
Chronkitc was the best liked man in the
outfit. He showed d letter from Frank
Turner, who is now at the
y. M. c. A., Pensacola, Fla, and who
was acting first sergeant OF Company
a, and as such was nearest Major
Cronkhite at the time of the shooting.
outside of Rosenbluth and Pother. He
said nc had heard no shots from any
direction except from the majors gun.
and he offered his services to Rosen,