Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-30
KNOX DENIES STORY
OF MARITAL FRACAS
Cut Arm by Fall on Glass, He
Says, Disputing Police
Record of Injury.

While police had officially recorded
report that Philander j. Knox, jr.,
son of former Secretary Of State and
Senator from Pennsylvania, had been
cut on the arm early yesterday morn
ing while "in an alteration" with his
wife, Mrs. Josephine Poole Knox, Mr..
KNOX from his bed at Casualty Hos
pital today emphatically denied such
reports and authorized the statement
that the true cause of his injury was
a slip on the wet bathroom floor while
he had a glass in his hand going for
, water.
Here's how it happened. Mr.. Knox
said. Mrs. Knox had returned from
bridge game and I had already gone
to bed. She was about ready to re-
tire, when I took a glass and went
to the bathroom to get a drink of
water.
THE rubber mat had been removed
from the floor and the tile was a bit
slippery. 1 slipped the glass fell to
the floor. and in falling my arm landed
on top of a broken piece of glass.
There was a good deal of blood
| and that sort Of thing and Mrs. Knox
| became hysterical She went next
| door and got fraternity brother of
mine TO come in. He applied a tour
| niquet; Mrs. Knox had already called
the hospital. She was in a highly
nervous condition from the sight of
so much blood. Well. I'm here.
There's no marital trouble at all.
If police say that there had been an
alteration. they're jumping at con-
illusions. 1t simply isn't so. And
that's all there Is to it."
Wife at Hospital.
His mother visited him at the hos
pital this morning. where a trained
nurse and butler are In attendance.
His wife arrived a short time later.
| She was with him several hours yes.
| terday.
I'm going to leave this afternoon.
| Mr.. Knox said, land, of course, I'm
going right home"
Headquarters Detectives Brodie and
Varney, who investigated the case. de-
clared that they obtained statements
| Immediately after he had been taken
to the hospital to the effect that the
injury to his arm had been caused
| when he threw his arms above his
head to ward off a glass hurled at
| him by Mrs. Knox. They declared
| that the official police report Of the
matter Is correct. The report. written
| in abbreviated police form yesterday
and transcribed into official records
of the Police Department, is as
| follows:
| Philander c. Knox. ir., VIII, 81, 320i
| cleveland ave. NV. Will in alte,
with his wife at above was cut or
| right forearm abt inches above wrist
by broken glass, Cas- Amb responded
and rem above to Cas- Hosp: treated
| by DR.. W. c. Cantrell. above hosp
| Not serious. Bragg. Snyder.
Injury Not Serious.
The injury was a cut Of a vein In
/ the forearm which was quickly at
tended to at Casualty Hospital. and
was not serious. physicians said.
Mr.. Knox himself was in a gay
mood today, speaking frankly ano
openly He said that at the time the
police obtained the report. every one
was in state of nervous excitement
/ which made accuracy of any report
| difficult matter.
AS far as marital troubles are con
cerned, he said, they have been buried
in a dead past. Absolutely nothing
to that at ALL" he declared.
| Mr. and Mrs. Knox were married
! in 1917 in Charleston. W. Va. home
! of Mrs Knox. A year ago last June
Mrs Knox with her two sons left
Washington for a stay with hel
parents and within month filed suit
| for maintenan nee. which was settled
out of court Not long after. an
nouncement was made that the couple
! had settled difficulties and from thai
time to this local society has beer
under the impression that they were
| living happily together