The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-11
coREY-olLLMAN WEDDING
Is SET FoR MONDAY


New York, May 1.-THE terrible
suspense in regard to the marriage of
William Ellis Corey head of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, and Ma
belle Gilman, the actress, will soon
/ be over. The which has en-
Europe for many months will culmi-
nate Monday in the ceremony which
will max h man of steel and the
fair siren of the footlights man and
wife, to live happily ever afterward,
perhaps. Preparations for the nup-
tiais, which will probably take place
at Snerry's and will be witnessed by
members of the families of the bride
and groom are now in progress. 1t
lis understood That the couple will
wedding.
Since Il first Mrs. Corey secured a
divorce from her husband on the
ground of desertion last year, the
been busy with rumors of the en-
gagemelt and coming marriage of the
steel trust president and the comic
opera star. Assertions and denials
have followed in quick succession, IN
til the romance assumed information
al Importance.
The troubles of the steel magnate
and his wife. Laura Cook Corey, be-
gan with a magazine Illustration de-
plotting Miss Gilman in her Partisan
boudoir. Prominent in the picture
was a painting clearly recognizable
as depicting the features of William
Ellis Corey. A disagreement between
the Coreys followed, but the couple
day of 1905, when a meeting between
the estranged pair at Braddock, Penn
was arranged by mutual friends. For
a time the matrimonial bark of tine
Coreys seemed to sail smoothly, but
the attentions of the husband to the
pretty actress resulted in another
rupture, and in June of last IA Mrs.
Corey applied for a divorce at Reno,
Nevada. The decree was made on
July 80 and the head of the steel
trust was free to pursue his wooing
of Miss Gilman a matter which he
mas not since neglected. 1t is alleg-
ed that Corey gave his wife 81, 900 ,009
in consideration of her naming no CO.
respondent in the case. Adequate pro
vision was also made for Allan Corey
tho 17yyoo- old CON oF tho ao,,nlo
William Ellis Corey is about 40
years of age and is one of the Andrew
Carnegie young men, having worked
his way up from the bottom of the
NJ. Schwab was forced from the presi-
dency of the "steel trust" and Corey
succeeded MIN. AS the executive of
the billion dollar corporation he has
more than made good, despite the
fact that financial enemies, led by the
deposed king, Schwab, nave been con
stantly on his trail, seeking to GUST
him his 100000 job. Corey is equ-
ally at home in the laboratories. the
foundries and the financial and execu-
tive offices of the corporation and mis-
wide knowledge and proficiency have
made his position so far ulassailable.
Corey first met Miss Gilman, in
1903, shortly following his election as
president of the steel company, when
the pretty and sprightly actress was
pany. From his box il the theater
watched the fair charmer nightly
and at last sought an introduction.
until h company left
P~ittsburg, Corey WAS seen daily in the
society of Miss Gilman and mis- in
.fatuation became a stock joke. al
no one considered it seriously |
other than the usual sort of love
affair common in the Smoky City mil
1~ionairedom. Prior to that time Corey !
had been devoted to his wife and fire |
side.
Mabelle Gilman mas bee on the
stage for about a decade AID is yet
the sunny side of 80. Her real Ca
began as under study of Virgin
ia Earle in "The Geisha," company.
Later she played prominent parts il
various comic opera companies. nota-
bly, the "Mocking Biard," and THE |
Belle of New York" For some time
she has been abroad, spending most
of her time in Paris, where she had
elaborate apartments alleged to have
been furnished her by Corey. She has
in this city for the las eleven