The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-18

Chicago-W. Ellis Corey. tie official
OF the steel trust, has publicly an
nounccd after pressure that he is wait
ing Tor his wife to obtain a divorce H.
order TO give him freedom TO marry the
actress, Mabclle Gilman. Tie giided
domestic tragedy Of the last few years
which provoked this criticism have been
q succession OF life stories Of the sort
Corey is seeking Ia make for himself.
The DOOr man becomes rich, the help
ful wife OF poverty becomes drag, the
glamour OF q stage setting surrounds
some actress with allurcments, there IS
little effort 10 res st, and the thing IS
done.
The name Of Andrew Carncgie s
linked with the sOTdid story of ". Ellis
COrey's domestic tragedy. II was l.nkeI
even more closely with the most spec
tacUlar OF the scandals IF mtilionaira-
dom, the freedom which Lawrence W.
PbIpps bought from his wife az Ii cost
of 50 Gee coo. When Andrew Carnegie
dec cd to make milliOnaires out of the
young men who had been his clerks
enc Of the men he chose vas Lawrence
". Phipps. As protcgo q An4ie y
Carnegie the rise of PhippS was rapid.
Fhipps was WidoWev. the father OF
We've Chandler. ten years ago. II th3t
time. and for years after she became
lis wife she was q woman OF unap-
Iroachablc beauty.
Among the closest friends of the
Phippses were \. Hart Mckee, Hug
Tevis and the woman he married. the
beautiful Cornelia Baxter. IN Phlpos'
first suit for divorce, =. Hart Mckee,
the richest and most popular man IN
Pfttsburg. was one of the men named
in his petition. The domestic tragedy
Of the Tevisos was of a different kind.
Hugh Tevis died six months after
starting on his honeymoon. having his
wife with many millions in her own
right.
From the death OF Tevis dates the en-
tGnglemeut Of the lives " his beautiful
widow. Lawrence W F-hippS. Mrs.
PhippS \. Hart Mckee end the Daauti-
full Lydia Sutton, the Pittsburs grl.
/ The subsequ mt events ia this drama
of millions may be summarized as iol-
/ lows:
Summary of Phipps Affairs.
May. 1sO4-Lawrence Phipps and his
wife separated, preliminary to gettins
{ divorce.
June 3, 1904-Lawrence W. Phipps Of
PittsburT kidnaped h's two children,
who were j. the keeping Of his wife ia
New York.
June T. 1904-Phipps' divorce petition
filed.
September IT. 1904--Phipps' divorce
/ granted in Denver. One of the cord,-
/ lions OF the divorce was that PhDps
rut in escrow fO" his wife Sj,00U.U00 III
government bonds. necessary to secure
an annuity Of $500 GOO a year for Mrs
FhippS. The custody of the children
as awarded to the mother Coz the first
| six months in the year. and to the
/ father for the second six months.
October I. 1904-Rumcr lipked the
J names OF Mrs. Phipps and A. Hart Nc
! Kee- 1t WAS said that Mrs. Phipps was
/ 10 sail for Europe and marry Mckee
! there.
October II. 1904-Nrs. Hugh Te-is ~
nJunced her reported enlightenment win
/ the Earl of Rosslyn TO be eff
/ October o. 1904-.dcKee ana Mrs
! Hugh Tcvis sailed for Europe on the
/ same steamer. oCCasiOuing reports thai
{ Mckee had transferred lis affections
October -. 1904-Mrs. Teyis I'm Pari.
/ admitted nor engagement ia Mckee
january II. IS05-McKee divorced By
/ his Wifc.
January Il, I9j5-Ah.s Teyis and \
! Hart Mckee married