The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-09
Asks Secretary S For
giveness for Runa-
way Marriage.
NOT SURE THAT
IL is GRANT
Leaves washington Hopeful,
Howcver-1nterview at Knox
Home Short, and Boys Pa
rents Refuse to Discuss
Case Young Groom
Does Not Regret Step.

u = ! IS
Washington. D. c.. March s.-Phi-
lander Chase Knox. .Ir., son of secre-
tary or state Knox, discreetly.le left his
young bride in Baltimore to-day. when
he hnrried on here TO brave the pa
rental storm. and ask his father and
mother 10 forgive their hasty mar
rIage. A few hours later Mrs. Knox,
lJr.. arrived, and few minutes a.eer :
that the young son Of the secretary -, ~
4 State and his new wife, were on tneif i
way back to Providence. 70 al ap. aLl'.
nearancca the expected BLESS you. my
/ children, was not fortncolnlhS iroi,'
lthe young mans parents
Young Knox was discovered IN the
| Hobby of q hotel after he had been to
Interview his father. The young man
! slipped into town with Dr. French.
| principal of the Morris Heights schooi.
1 The professor went with young Knox
| to break the news.
From his manner. It was very evil
dent that young KnoSs Interview with
ihis father had not been what he cx-
/ pccted.
/ Glad He Us Married.
I "In glad were married" he ex-
claimed. "Of course. my marriage was
| a big surprise to my father and moth
Ter: in fact. a shock. But am hoping
4 they will forgive inc. and that every :
thing will be all right before long.
4 We're going back to Providence to get
iiny things together. and shall go to
work If necessary to support my WIFE,
4 The Interview at the sccrctarS's
i 5Ihome evidently was short. The young
4 man said he had no reason to believe
Il he would hear from his father before
4 leaving Washington.
u 81 am expecting and hoping to hear
u from him In Providence. after he gets
II used to the idea of me being mar
;. ried.'' said young Knox rather sadly.
u ..And that's all rot about my wifi,
Il being A shopgirl.s added young Knox
j, Her mother got married a secone
8 time. and because my wife didn't ge
4 along well e.Issxf ite.s SIT tepfataer, alie
u mother rented Separate apartments 70
4 her. Ny father promised to set me III
,tlin business wfeis Z got through col
!, slcge. / hope he'll, do 1t now" he con
Il 5Iciuded.
silence at secrctnry's Home.
All inquiries at the Knox home i
!, ,t.regard to young Knox and his brid
were met with the statement tina
! iiEnothing was known there as to thel
! whereabouts. Secretary and Mr.
a Knox refused to allow themselves t
ibe interviewed.
The elopement was a complete SUI
: prise to young Knox's friends In Wasf
: ington. It was the second elopenle1
in the family within the last few year
1, Several years ago Reed Knox, who
. now private secretary to his father. ra
) off to Alexandria, Va. and was Marie
5 to Miss Elizabet McCook, Of this cit
y His father was at that time Senat,
. from Pennsylvania. He did not sho
e any opposition to Reed KnoX's sudde
e marriage.
d employed In Department Store.
/ Providence. r. l.. March S.--AIi
Il Boiler was formerly employed in a q
st partment store here according to r
luctant admission BY the young w
m man. The facts previously cstablis
" ed were that Knox and the girl hs
r arrived In Burlington Sunday, whe
$ Knox became the guest of Max
ae Powell. an attorney, that Knox pr
III cured license to marry Miss Bole
and that later. accompanied by Powe
in they had visited the Rev. E. G. Gut
ir rie, at the parsonage Of the First Co
in gregational Church They kept out
I'd sight and left Sunobseryed on a mig
,g train for Providence.
- The young people appear to ha
he given to their affair all possible +
nance and mystery. Miss Boiler a
sH parently ieit#lne CITY alOne.s She m
,) have gone to Montreal as trystI
SIX place, for Knox and Gillensswerea at
e. leading hotel In Montreal Saturdf
es arriving at a, Nj. 4 ana leaving at
ey p. M. The trio was next heard Of
MT Plattsburg Sunday, and later at Cha
plain.
Sc Little appears to be known here
cir the new Mrs. Knox. She lived until
ce, week ago in a Hope Street boardir
ng house, moving thence to the apartmt
81 In Benefit Street. where she was joi,
o. BY her mother. It is said that She
5 a native Of Providence. She has
,st brother here who said to-day VIII
nd search was being made for his sis
.e- that ho believed She had again &C
hit away with Knox to be married.
,st Less than two years ago "T
Knox's brother. Reed. 3eloped with M
n Bessie NIcCork OF Pittsburg
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