The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-06
Woman Accused by Husband
Gives Bail for Her Ap-
pearancc,
DEATH OF RETIRED FARMER
Bird Day" in Public Schools
Other Petersburg News
Notes.
Timcs-Dlspntch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg, Va, May ).

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tho arrest of Mrs. Amy L. ormsby on
complaint OF her former husband.
/, George L. Ormsby, was placed III the
hands of City Sergeant John b. Evans
: and executed by him to-day. Mrs.
Ormsby appeared before Police 1us-
| tIce Charles Il. Hummer. accompanied
| by her counsel. Paul Petit, and gave
bail for her appearance.
Mr.. Ormsby is trying to get pos
session OF their child, Il boy. who Is
living with his grandparents In WASH
| inEton, while his mother Is supporting
| him by her labors In Petersburg. her
temporary home. The court in NASH
| ington, on hnhcas corpus proceedings.
| awarded the chtd to the custody OF
the mother, refusing 1t TO The father.
| Several weeks ago Il writ OF habeas
| corpus in the ease was issued in South
| Richmond, and 1t came before Judge
\ Mullen. OF tho Corporation Court OF
| Petersburg. for hearing. On hearing
! the facts III the case, tho action or
| tile court III Washington. and Ormsby
| himself falling 10 put in an appear
| ancc at the hcuring. Judge Mullen dis
I missed the Writ, and IL was thought
Tho case was ended. Since then. how
1 ever. Ormsby has been in Petersburg,
| seeking further legal proceedings. but
! WAS not successful. lie claims to have
been cheated out OF his child by forged
documents, Mrs Ormsby is u woman
! CO refinement and culture, and hcl
| friends here are standing behind her
| Frank VI. inInnn Dcnd.
Frank NJ. Inman, Il retired farmer
and prominent citizen of Sussex coun-
,y, died suddenly last evening Mt the
| residence OF Rlchelieu Moss, at Hooker,
! in that county, of acute inu' gcstion.
/ Mr., Inman had Just returned from 81
| Visit to his niece. Mrs. Grigg. In Pc
Tor shttrt Ut
| his sister. Mrs. Jennie Chnppcll, ut
| Sussex Courthouse, when he suffered
| the attack Mr.. Inman was about
slNty-siN years old, and since the death
| Of his wife last year had disposed of
| his land holdings in the county ana
| Ind spent his leisure lime with near
| relatives lie leaves one son, George
/ Imam. f
! "IIird Day" In Public SchnOin.
\ In commemorution Of the annlvcr-
sary of the birth of Audubon. the great
naturalist, yesterday was observed I'm
| the public schools OF this city us Bird
/ Day" With Interesting exercises. For
| some days past the children had had
4 their attention directed to the care and
preservation OF birds on account OF
| their songs, beauty aud usefulness, and
iii this instruction they had shown
special interest, Appropriate programs
/ were arranged at several of tho large
| schools, where compositions on birds
| wcrc rend by the children, music rem
| dered and short addresses delivered
| by tho children, all having references
| to birds and bird life, Taken altogelncr,
I tho day proved beneficial IN its teach
| ings Of the care aud protection OF
1 the birds.
| Cufc in Elks' Homo.
(! At the meeting of Petersburg Lodge
| OF J;lks last night the question OF the
.t.Arr .l.,r ... e. ,
4 ment of tho ElkS Home OH West Tabb
street which had long been |. matter
/ OF discussion. was decided in favor
of the addition. and the sum Of $500
was appropriated for the Improvement.
| The l;llts of Petersburg !. vo II beau
! tiful aud commodio,ls home, and tho
| addition OF Il cafe will add In its at
| fractions.
Invitation Declined.
| AZ tho meeting OF y. P.3Hili Camp.
! Confederate Veterans. last night an
1 invitation was read from the Oak
| Memorial Association OF Richmond, to
| attend and participate In the memorial
| exercises to be held there. Tho camp
| was forced rcGrctful!y TO decline be-
| cause OF the fact that at What time
! many OF the veterans will he attending
! the reunion in Little Rock, Ark. Tho
| adjutant was requested 10 express this
| regret to the lakewood Memorial AS
/ ISOLATION.
| Pctcrshurgs yatcrx.
| Ry reason of having paid their poll
taxes and having properly registered,
J about 500 citizens Of Petersburg will
/ he uualihcd 10 votc in the elections OF
! this YEAR. This is about Que half Of
the number What Petersburg should
be entitled to. All appeals 10 Qualify
[. fail With a great many copio. In the
counties the interest In lie contest for
| 4.
| candidates. the condition seems to I've
| different The candidates are working
for Il fun qualified list. ana they arc
getting It.
T'crsonnl mud Otherwise.
Several delightful entertainments at
card clubs and card parties We're given
This week. among them the following,
rho Five Hundred Club. by Mrs. w
T.. Ncnnblc; n bridge party by Mrs
Sidney Fischer; the Thursday Bridge
by Mrs Wavorly wilkins: The Young
Ladies' Five Hundred by Miss Fannie
lIurwood.
y. r. Rick, Deputy city Sergeant
left last night for Hot Springs. Ark
20 take treatment for rheumatism.
with which he is a sufferer.
Chief Rngland has been directing
mis- officers TO summon TO the Police
Court the men and boys who were
guilty Of disorder at the baseball park
!cStcrQhH diiernoph, ana abused nnu
threatened Umpire henderson, Tho
umpire complained OF tho conduct 10
Manager Busch OF the PETERSBURG.
team: to President Williams. and a
dispatch from Roanoke says that the
president imposed fine Of s25 OH
! Busch.
The committee OF r.. lin Camp
Sons OF Confederate Veterans. ap.
pointed for that purpose has located
the spot at which General A. P.slIin
was killed, hi Sos. 1t Is on the farm
Of Mr.. t;eraakc, in Dlnwiddic, and u
marker is TO 10 placed there.
DR.. Charles Il. Robins. OF Richmond
performed surgical operations on sew
eral patients at the Central State Hos
pital. which arc expected to afford ma
teriaf relief. lie was assisted by mem.
bers of the hospital staff