The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09
KNOX ASKS FAMILY BLESSING
Young NAN HOPES To GET
" ron MS MARRIAGE.

bridegroom sen &C SECRETARY RrtnGs
Bride. Nsaher-ln-I.aW and l'reeepsOr
20 MasaimgaSa-Se Esia Father and
netnFUs HopefuisS 10 PrON1ieace.
Knox. JT.. who eloped with Mlss MAY
Boiler Of Providence. n. l.. and married
her in Burlington. VI reached Washing
ton to-day and asked parental forgive
ness. lie arrived on the Federal Express
early this morning. hut was not accom-
panied 10y his bride. She stopped "a IN
Baltimore to await the result ~ her hus-
bands conference with his father. she
came on 10 Washington later IN the day.
however. and was with young Mr. KnoK
at the AIRING ton Hotel
Whether the couple visited the Seore-
tary Of States home together was not
made known. The young man declined
20 say after lie had seen his father how
he had been received. hug he intinated
that he wa" NOT going a. larry long IN
Washington. II ~ expected by young
! Knox's friends that his marriage will
meet with no serious opposition on ths
I part Of other msmbers of the family
I'm glad We are Married the young
man said. I'm very happy OF course
nv marriage was bag surprise TO my
father and mother. IN fact a shock Ia them
But ! am Looping that they will forgive
me for surprising them and that every
thing 10 be all right before long.
We are going back to Providence for
a time at any rate" he continued. 80
that l can get my things together up
there and make plans for the Future. !
expect To 20 to work. Of course. and will
do 80 90 support my wife IL necessary
AIR. Knox was asked 10 he expected To
hear again from his father before he left
Washington.
4 do not he replied. 4 am expecting
and hoping to hear in Providence from
him after he has got used to the idea
Of my being married"
Young Knox was accompanied by DR..
French. the principal of the Morris Heights
school In Providence. where Mr.. Knox
has been at school. Dr. French went with
Knox ca his home and was present at the
interview with the secretary. DT. French
came here a. the friend u young Knox.
not as a complaining witness against the
boy, as had been reported.
-DT. French came down 20 help me eN-
plain the matter said Mr.. Knox. HE
left Washington soon after We had seen
my father. and u ON HIS way back to
expellingm . from the school and about
his trying TO have me arrested are untrue.
! resigned from the school when I told
Mr.. French that I was married. He came
down voluntarily with me to help me
out.
Young Knox spoke enthusiastically Of
his bride. She n about 10 years old. he
said. about the same height a. Knox.
who 10 himself not more than FIVE feet two,
although stockily built and athletic. She
h slender and blonde.
ITS all rot about her having worked
In a department store IN Providence
said Mr.. KnoH. Her mother married a
second time and MR.. Knox and her step
father did not act along veil !togetnsr. and
for that reaeon her mother Leased apart
ments for her IN another house. Mrs.
KNOBS own father died when ahe vas a
very little gtrl and her mother married
again in a lev years Mrs. KnoK went
% live with her aunt when aha was little
girl and stayed With her until Ahe was ~
years Old. Her mothers present name
u Mrs Daniel Garry.
Mr.. Knox said that he had not planned
To 90 20 college. but that his father had
promised 20 set him up In business AZ the
end " tho present school year. I hope
that he will do - now. :" aaid Mr.. Knox.
The brides mother. Mrs. Daniel Garry,
was with the young couple at the Hotel
Arlington. She had accompanied them
from Prov idsnCs. Young Mr.. Knox and
hi. wife were Tn town only . few hours.
A. they were taking the train hack for
Providence Mr.. Knox said:
i hope To- got the parental blessing
whom ! reach Providence.
No statement was forthcoming ~ the
knoX home IN regard "a the marriage
Secretary KnoN arrived to-day from
Augusta who're no has heen ~pendlng
the last two or three days He did not
attend the Cahinsst meeting