The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-31
MRS. COREY OBTAINS A
 DIVORCE AT RENO, NEV.
ALSO GIVEN THE CUSTODY OF HER SIXTEEN YEAR
 OLD SON.

t1slOly AHecteu 1s Sne Aesuhes-
 Sister of President of Steel Trust De-
 clares Her Brother Unfit to Take
 Care of His Son-Has Lost Sight of
 His Home and is Infatuated With the
 Fast Life of New York - Scores
 Wealthy New York Men.
 Reno, New, July 9O--Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of the president of the United States Steel corporation, was awarded a divorce in the second district court at Nevada sitting at Reno, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The case was submitted without argument and the jury took but one ballot. The jury was out but few minutes
 Mrs. Corey was in tears when told that she had been given a decree and the custody of her sixteen-year-old son, Allan Corey. She drove at once to her home at Riverside avenue, where she says she will continue to reside. No evidence was submitted by the defense, and there was no argument
 The question of alimony was not ln- troduced. Mrs. Corey made an inter- eyting admission however, touching up- on this phase of the case, stating that in May, 1906, several weeks before her petition for divorce was filed, she ne- gotiated through her attorneys tinan- cial settlement with her husband.
 She was not asked what the nature pf this settlement was.
 q am a resident of Reno, New" said Mrs. Corey when placed on the stand, "and the wife of Willis Ellis Corey, the defendant in this action. We were mar ried December i, 1883, at Pittsourg, Pa, and lived together until May 1, 1905. At that time my husband deserted me and went to New York. followed him and held a. conversation with him in the Hotel Lorraine. It was there that he told me that he had decided to live apart, He said it was impossible for us to live happily togethelS and that would never see him again. He stated that he intended going to Europe for several months. There was no scene. l talked with him about the matter and urged him to again resume his place in our home but he refused. have never seen him since
 Mrs. Corey added that she came to Reno for her health and that she had no intention of bringing an action for divorce at the time she took up her residence in Nevada. She stated that she selected Reno upon the advice of her sister-in-law, Miss Addie Corey; that they considered this place their future home. She stated that she was best suited for the custody of her son and asked the court to place him in her care.
 Mrs. Corey was vislbly affected while telling her story. She testified without evasion and in clear voice. Her at- torneys feared that she would collapse IS her health has suffered since the ..eparation.
 Tn his opening statement, her attor- Iey, J. R. Bedding of New York, stated That she had been driven to a separa- Zion and the divorce proceedings by the fstories printed in the newspapers. "Is it true that newspaper notoriety was the principal factor in your sepa- ration from MT. Corey and is responsi- ble for these divorce proceedings?" ask ed Benjamin Curler, another of ,her at- torneys.
 "such is not the case. The stories that may have appeared in the press had nothing to do with it," said Mrs. Corey.
 Miss Addie Corey, sister of the re- spondent, corroborated Mrs. Corey's statement that Corey had deserted his wife and told how she and her aged mother had made several inefrectual at- tenpts to effect a reconciliation.
 Her brother she said, had lost sight of his home, being absorbed in busi- ness and infatuated with the fast lire of New York
 ''Do you consider MT. Corey a proper custodian for his son?" she was asked.
 ''I do not" she replied.
 'rWhy?"
 "For the reason" she said, "that he is not a proper person for his son to as- sociate with. He has no home and his associates are not fit companions for a young man of Allan's age. do not think any New York man is fit to have charge of boy of his age"
 DO you mean all New York men, Miss Corey?" continued the attorney.
 T mean wealthy New York men,"
 Allan Corey stated that at the time of the parting his father called him to his office and told him that he had de- cided to part from his mother. "He said I was too young to understand the reasons. He then said that my mother was good woman and that my place was at her side"
 At the conclusion of the trial Attor ney Sardis Summerfield of Reno stated his client William E. Corey, was as anxious for the decree of divorce as his wife. of the decree is granted" he said, MT, Corey will be entirely satis- fled. He has consented to this divorce This understanding between MT. Corey and the attorneys of Mrs. Corey was reached some time ago."
 T. R. Chadbourne of Pittsburg, also appeared as counsel for MT Corey, who was not present.