Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-27
COREY BARS GILMAN
Steel Magnate Refuses to Let Father-in-IaW See Daughter.
TRUST PoTENTATE SCORED.
Westerner Declares Millionaire Son-in- law Is Responsible For Bride Repu- diatins Her Parent and lnduIges In Soma Straight, Plain Comment.

New York. Sept. 27.-Charles Henry Gilman of San Francisco, father of Mabelle Gilman, the actress bride of William Ellis Corey, called at the Fifth avenue mansion of the steel magnate and made formal demand to see his daughter.
 When Corey refused to allow the in- terview there ensued the plainest, straightest talk the millionaire ever listened to. Mir. Gilman told him eX- actly what he thought of him, accused him of going to unusual ends to induce his wife to repudiate her father and almost if not quite used the shorter and uglier wOrd."
 The conversation, which was mostly one sided, lasted more than ten min utes. So far as the object of MT. Gill mans visit was concerned it was failure. He was unable to see his daughter Mabelle, and he was bitterly disappointed But he found considera-
 
 western views to his son-in-law.
 Expected a Chilly Reception.
 MT. Gilman has been in New York since Sunday, having come TOT the purpose of arranging theatrical ap- pearances here for his two younger daughters, Pearl and Eunice. But he wanted to see Mabelle, his first born, and so he braved the chilly reception which he expected and called.
 Knowing that his card might not be received, Mr. Gilman wrote letter at his hotel asking his daughter to see him and tell him with her own lips if it were true she had repudiated him. This he presented to the graven image butler who appeared at the door of the Corey mansion, with the request that it be given at once to Mrs. Corey.
 But I cannot do it, you know, sir" said the graven image. q cannot de- liver a message to Mrs. Corey. sir
 You can't, eh?" exclaimed Gilman in his hale California style. What are you hired for here? Don't you receive mail? Take that in and tell Mrs. Corey it's from her father, and he wants reply"
 Hesitatingly the butler obeyed and ushered the visitor into the drawing room, where he sat down entirely un- awed by the elaborate furnishings or the pOmpous moving about of servants who had overheard his opening re- marks
 "Mrs. Corey was at dinner, sir, but she took the note and will answer it." was the message the man brought back. Corey himself appeared a mo- ment later in the doorway. There was no shaking of hands. "I Want to See My Girl"
 "I want to see my girl. I know she wants to see her father" said Gill man.
 "She does not want to see you," Corey said.
 Upon whose authority Is that state ment, hers or yours?" demanded the father. standing up and facing the mil | lionaire.
 Mine" said Corey.
 l There followed some talk about the | goodness of Mabelle Gilman.
 "She was a sweet, good girl" said her father. Before she met you she wrote me letters regularly and con fided in me in many instances. It was not until she met you that she stopped writing and dropped me. You are re- sponsible for it all. You have taken my daughter away from me. The stopping of her letters told the story. i I'm sorry the beautiful letters she wrote to me before that were burned ! in the great fire"
 ] Its better they were burned" Corey said. I'm glad of it." i "BetterT protested Gilman. "No! I'd be glad if l could have those let ters now, and I'd publish them so that the world might know what a fine girl you have taken from her father" { Corey. Mir Gilman said later. pre- served a discreet silence. When he spoke again it was only to reiterate that his wife had no wish to see her , father. Once more the father told | Corey flatly that he was responsible if 1 such were the case. And 1 do not i believe it is," he said. 1 --