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Show ALLEGED GRAFT -. ATTEMPT WILL BE PROBED INTO Federal Grand Jury to In-, In-, vestigate Statement Made by Accused Slayer of Major Ma-jor Cronkhite of Army U. S. ATTORNEY WILL ! CONDUCT INQUIRY Assertion Involving Persons; Closely Connected With Department of Justice . Subject of Investigation NEW YORK, Oct. ZS (Py A. P.) i Inventijratlon by the federal grand jury of statements made by former' Captain Robert Rosenbluth In con- ! nection with his Indictment on a rharge of jnurrVr Tm. Wash., wera to bs started today. The former army officer Is at liberty under un-der 140,000 bonds pendlnjr hearing; of removal piwedtnca on Thursday. Ha Is charged with the murder of .Major Alexander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis four years ago. Ons of the statements to be Investigated, In-vestigated, and which was attributed to Jonah J. Goldstein, Rosenbluth's counsel, was that ten days before the grand Jury was to hear the cane against Rosenbluth persons closely associated with the department of Justice made the direct propoftttl that It would be cheaper for Koenbluth' friend to contribute to a fund to prevent pre-vent the Indictment than It would be to go to trial. United &tatea Attorney William Hay ward will conduct the Investigation. |