Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
YOUNG KNOX'O WIFE
TOEARN LIVING And
SEEK A SEPARATION
Declares She Wearied Of
Accepting Charity From
Former Secretary When
His Son Wouldn't Work.

Another chapter has been added :.
the romance OF Philander Chase Krov
Jr., son of the former Secretary NJ s,.,,
and United States Senator, by tbo ~
pearance in New York of young ny
Knox for the purpose of obtaining
separation.
Mrs. Knox formerly was Miss NAV n
Boiler, a show girl. The couple elouss
from Providence r.. l., in March IA
For some time they lived in this ci..
in apartments at 1900 Pine street. sns
they lived for a time at the homa -
ex-Secretary Knox at Valley Forge
The path OF romance has been w..
thorny one for the young couple I,
was while he was student al the Mo,,i.
Heights Preparatory School that vo,,n.
Knox met and fell In love with the Any.
burn-haired girl. After a whirluirs
courtship they eloped and travelled vain,,
through three States before they oonis
find clergyman to perform the marrlss.
ceremony. Finally a minister in Burlns.
ton Vt, united the runaways
With his bride young Knox hurrisa
to his fathers home in Washington for
the parental blessing. But forRiyensss
was withheld and he was summarily toa
by his father that, having married "a
suit his fancy, he could get out and hush.
for himself.
Young Knox got job selling autoro-
biles, but something must have Con,
wrong with the trade that year. beoapss
he soon turned to other lines of business
hut they too, failed to bring the success,
he sought.
About this time the elder Mr. Knor
pleased with his sons endeavors, forgavs
the young couple and took them 10 bls
handsome country home at Valley Forr.
to live. Last January young Knox sailed
from New York to Bermuda, leaving bs
wife in the apartments they had been
occupying in Pine street.
Mrs. Knox. when found in a little anart
mcnt on Madison avenue. New York. "a
luctanty admitted she had engaged conn.
sci and was preparing TO sue for separa.
tion
ut is true that I have left Mr.. Knoxn
size said, "and this time it Is for good 7
have been so miserably unhappy that n
breaks my heart to even talk about ths
matter
"While the newspapers were printing
stories OF my being received by my hys.
bands family and entertained, was
suffering terribly. The whole cause Of
our trouble is money. Ever since our
marriage my husband has been declaring
he would go to work to support me, but
he never did. We We're entirely dependent
on the generosity of his parents for our
support, and it was horribly humiliatinE
/ could not stand it.
81 left my husband, telling him that
II he could not work and support me like
other men did / would not live with
him. He begged me to return, and felt
so unhappy 1 consented. But 1t was the
same old story. He promised to go to
work and cut out his eXtravagances, but
as soon as l was back with him, he took
up the old life. Probably his parents
blamed me, but it certainly was not my
fault.
Last Sunday while I was sitting in
the foyer of the Vanderbilt he passed
directly in front of me without even
seeing me. l am being Swallowed by a
score of detectives; why, 1 cannot tell.
II soon learned that IL did not accom-
pany my husband on his escapades there
were plenty of others who would. For
the past year we have been living on the
charity of his mother. We never knew
from day to day whether we were going
to get large check or be without cash.
No love can stand that sort of existence
If my husband and I hadn't loved each
other more than is Gsual, l don't think
our marriage would have lasted as long
as it did,