Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-16
NYE BODY WITNESS
STABBED IN HOTEL
James N. Cox Declares He
Was Wounded in Argument
on Grid Game.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, october 16 up.
The Nashville Banner today quoted
James N. Cox, telephone company
executive who was stabbed last night
on the eve of his appearance before the
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating
Committee as saying he was wounded
in an argument over the approaching
Vanderbilt Tennessee foot ball game
and that he would not prosecute his
assailant.
Cox, the Banner relates, said that
while he was in his room with group
of friends some one brought up the
subject Of the game. An argument en-
sued and one of the men hit another.
Was Friend" of Cox.
After this disturbance several of the
men left and Cox was left with the man
who had been struck, the paper says,
adding that the latter was a friend"
of Cox
THE next thing he remembered, he
said" the Banner story continues, was
being placed in an ambulance to be
taken to the hospital"
Mr.. Ccx was quoted as saying: 81
have no malice toward any one and
do not desire that anybody be prose-
cuted."
Little More Than Scratch.
The wound was described by the at
tending physician as little more than a
scratch" and Mr.. Cox was said to be
in no danger. First reports were that
he had been seriously wounded with
gashes on the face and stomach.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman OF
the Senate Campaign Fund InveStigat-
ing Committee, previously had spiked
any suggestion that the incident had
any relation to the committees inquiry
into the Democratic senatorial primary
in Tennessee.
Cox had been summoned to testify
before the committee this afternoon.
Not Linked With Probe.
Senator Nye said ne did not believe
the mysterious wounding of Cox had
anything to do with the hearing the
committee is conducting into the pri-
mary in Tennessee.
1T would be hard for me to believe
that the wounding of Mr.. Cox had any
relation to our inquiry" the committee
chairman said. The hearing, he added,
would be resumed today as scheduled.
Representative Cordell Hull, nominated
for United States Senator in the DEM
ocratic primary of August 7, told the
Committee yesterday that his campaign
expenditures did not exceed $4,000,
the limit fixed by State law.
Mr.. Hull was the first witness to take
the stand when the committee opened
it's hearings into the Tennessee Sena-
torial primary.
Col Luke Lea, NASHVILLE publisher, took
exception to a question asked him by
Senator Nye. Senator Nye had in
ouired about "a story" that Col. Lea
had been offered $4,000 for his influ-
ence in Shelby County (Memphis)' in
favor Of an unsuccessful candidate for
the Senate
Says "StOry" Apt Word.
1.-THE use of the word story is very
apt" the witness replied. II resent
that question. I think no such story
was going around. 1t was manufac-
tured. But l don't believe, however
that it was manufactured by the COM
mittee."
Senator Nye said he had asked the
question to give Col. Lea an opportunity
to deny it. He said he felt it his duty
to give the question.
After adjournment of the hearing I'M
til this afternoon, Col. Lea shook hands
with Senator Nye and again took up
the subject of the rumors
II dare any man to make me such an
Offer" he said. He told the Senator his
investigators had only associated with
the "dregs of the city"
Todd to Testify Today.
Senator Nye declined to tell reporters
where he had heard the rumorS. He
said they came from half a dozen
people"
Andrew L. Todd, unsuccessful candi-
date for the senatorial nomination, will
appear today, Mr.. Nye announced.
Speaking informally, Senator Nye said
a. the clos o. the hearing that the in
vestigation so far had failed to develop
any evidence of lavish expenditure OF
campaign money"