The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-07
.C0REY'S WIFE TO
SUE FOR DIVORCE
Has Gone West With Her Set
tlement OF 100000
ACTRESS IN THE CASE
SON ON WHOM FATHER SETTLED
100000 HAS ESPouSED
MOTHERS cAUSE-PlTTS-
BURG SENSATION.

Pittsburg, Dec G.Relariyes cf
Mrs. Mary Cook Corey. whose hus-
band William Ellis Corey. succeeded
Charles NJ Schwab as president Of the
United States Steel corporal on, have
announced that Mrs. Corey has left for
the west, where sha viii establish her
residence and begin an action for
divorce.
Before leaving her home Mrs, Corey
received a settlement Of 100000 and
her son, Allan w. Corey, one Of 5000
900 II Il understood that they Will
make their residence in Nevada, Allan
Corey declaring that he will remain
loyal 70 his mother. Mrs. Corey first
went 10 New York, and took apart
mepts all the Hotel Lorraine. She left
there on October /, bound for the
west
Met at Swimming Party"
Pittsburg clubmen and society ma
irons have talked Of the home life Of
the Coreys ever since swimming
party" held here four years ago. when
Mr. Corey met Miss Mabelle Gilman.
an actress, She was starring In the
comic opera The Mocling Bird"
which filed a weeks engagement al
me Alvin theatre. Corey attended the
performance on the first night, Mon
day, and was apparently smitten by
Miss Gilmans charms He made sew
eral efforts which were unsuccessful.
to be introduced to Miss Gilman, who
was accompanied by her mother. 1t
was net until the following Friday
night that an opportunity came when
Miss Gilman was one of the members
of the company who accepted an in
yiiation from Pittsburg clubmen to a
swimming party" in the Pittsburg
Na'ator There were hot birds aud
cola bottles first, and then the nata-
tofhsm. II was. | q NJ before ths
swimming nartvr broke M
Il was not until Mr.. Core attended
meeting of the Carnegie Steel conn
pany in this city last month that de.
velopments, now rapidly transpiring,
were discussed with little effort at
secrecy Mr.. Corey was present M a
reception and Is said TO have been
snubbed by one of the soc 'ety ma
irons. Mr.. Corey is quoted as saying
| that he knew why the woman had
| turned her back on him. but he felt
| fortified in his own mind since he had
at least had The grace TO tell his
mother of his Intended change In his
home affairs and that she had a ac-
quiesced in his action
Told Wife Of His New Plans.
II is also said that Mr. Corey went
TO his wife with frank statement Of
his change of feeling whereat she
made plans for the trip west. Mr.,
Corey then took his son from a school
On Long Island and confided in him
the change in home life He left 1t op-
tional with the lad TO stay with him
or espouse h's mothers cause. The
/ boy. who Is eighteen championed his
mother. and accompanied her west.
| with mother and son. 50 q is said.
are Mr. Corey's mother and sister.
The latter two. while not condoning
1 the action Of MIR. Corey. are said 70
4 look upon Il as an inevitable domestic
tragedy in which their sympaihy goes
our 10 the wife and son.
Both Poor When They Married
Ms. Corey +. said TO have taken the
matter calmly although Il has sunk
leeply IN her heart She was one of
/ the pretty bul poor girls Of Braddock
Valley when Corey fell in love and
married her when she was seventeen
He was then coal bumper in The mine
/ If B. b. Corey. his uncle Larer. he
! eecured a position In the laboratory
of the big steel WORKS and while he
was there learning chemistry. his
young wife became 49, While dis
tracted by her danger be was one
night discovered suffering from poi
son. Friends. who saved bis life that
night. said De might have admins
tered rhc poison 70 himself VII le
icrazed by his wife's Illness.
The Young couple were very poor
when they were married. and Il Is
known that ont Of the little estate
lett 10 bis wife by he- father Corey
purchased his first property. Fortune
changed for thc better un'ii he had
81. l.50a.O00 10 invest IN the Steel cor
portation. He later invested in westerr
mining stock and his fortune Is nov
estimated or more than SO ooo 600
His 7alary a. president Of the Unite
states Steel corporation is 100000 {
year
SIR Corey is beloved by an T.
Paddock Valley and f. Is maintaines.
that she has Rad much 20 70 U5th n
success Of her husband Sh neve
sought social di iinciieu, hst gave her
SELF up To- her home. hr- AMI M
Corey lost a son ~ dezth IN Ne,
York a year ago
during The last Nees sfeeeiRtiq
has been rife as q pAaf eHees -
matter would have % Ar cofeE
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