The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-13
AAIIRIlSSH IIIIPI AND AUTO
FIGURE IN DIVORCE
Mrs. Harry Orme SAYS Ffus-
band Is EngroSSed in
Conquering Air.

An airship. husbands alleged jealous
disposition. three children taken from
their mother, a wife left alone ia q biz
house in the suburbs are all features OF
the suit for maintenance which Mrs
Harry A. Orme has filed in the District
supreme Court against her husband. the
inventor of an aeroplane.
These features viii ali play an inn
portsnt part in the proceedings before
Justice Anderson on Friday. when Orme
has been ordered to produce i'm court
the children, who. according TO the
wife, We're spirited away in two auto
mobiles by their father who was aided
by four men. The wife says the chill
dren are now kept in hiding, and asks
why he shouldn't provide for the sup
port of his family from his income If
$4,000 or more annually.
In citing her reasons for desiring 10
live apart from her husband. Mrs Orne
says his devotion to the science Of avla-
ton and his hope OF perfecting an aero
plane has been largely responsible for
their marital disturbances. This aerial
devotion she explains in her petition,
which has been prepared by her attor-
ney, Greed NJ. Fulton. Of LeCllie. Fulton
& Cox. follows.
He devotes himself largely TO pleas
ure and to the matter of constructing
an aerOplane. at which last named en-
ployment he has been engaged for the
greater portion of the last year. During
this period he has given up practically
his entire time, so far as his family is
concerned, and 10 the neglect OF his
family. in order TO develop the flying
machine"
Referring TO her changes Of cruelty,
ATS. Orme saws her husband is pos
sessed of an abnOrmally developed jeal-
Gus disposition, and Ii IS utterly impos-
sihle for any gentleman To speak to
her or for her to recognize A gentleman
without him becoming most disaSreeable
and unpleasant"
The wife asks that Or1ne be prevented
from disposing of any part of his in
tereSt In the estate of his father. the
late James ". Orme, who made a large
fortune in the grocery business, and who
was one Of the Capitals pioneer mer-
chants. Ome's income from this estate,
the wife AYERS, Is about $1,000 a year.
which viii be considerably augmented
when settlement is made.
Mr.. Orme is supposed to be in New
York. At the home of his mother, Mrs.
Ella Orpe, in TakOma Park, it was
denied that the three Orme children are
there.
Up to a few hours before Mrs. Orme
decided to file her petition, an effort
was made by Mr.. Fulton, her attorney,
and Joseph Sullivan, representing
Orme, 10 settle the couples difficulties
out of court, but il failed Mrs. Orme
asked fOT $3.50 a month for herself and
children bat IL Is said Orme held out
for 500 4 month and the Wife's agree
ment TO rellnquish her dover rights.
The Ormes We're married in Charles
ton, s. G., on March a. 1892, and have
three children; Harry. aged six years,
Ella l., aged four years, and William
c. OTn:e, a baby Of ten months. The
present trouble dates from August e,
1905 when the wife says OFme will
fully deserted and abandoned her with
out making any provision for her main
fenance until September I. when he sent
$50, with which to meet all actual living
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