Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
VOWED as well as the looking after the
,,bvs,cal wants Of the deceased.

,,o,,,sd as well as the looking after the
physical wants Of the deceased
Cannot Ask Pay for Honor.
.,C1a,r,snt urges that his advice against
the marriage mentioned in evidence was
GOOD service 70 deceased. OF course 1t was;
Int would not the law demand that Of any
,,,,rss9 II would have been fraudulent II
he had acted otherwise. Would the law i'm
ply that he was to be paid extra because
he acted as an honorable mann
Iiams' suit was based primarily on his
services as a story teller. But during the
trial he dvelt strongly on his suecessfui
effort to keep Brolaw from marrying IN
his old age, and 70 keep several women de-
sirious Of such an alliance from marrying
Brokaw. He contende6 that, had Brokaw
welded, at least half Of his 100000 estate
would have gone to his widow.
It has been many years since court pro
osedinR has so interested Bloomington as
/ the suit OF Captain Ijams. Interest reached
its height when Ijams told the jury how he
protected Brokaw through the latteTs
! marrying streaks," and entertained him
with story telling after the fashion OF the
Arabian Nights"
Brokaw was 50 years old when he died,
March IA. last. He was Bloomington
Wealthiest resident and made his fortune
as a pillow manufacturer. He was said to
be the largest taxpayer in Illinois outside
OF Chicago. His wife died three years be
fore his death.
In his testimony Ijams told how he &C
companied Brokaw on rides through IN
country about Bloomington 20 inspect nj.
farms. The old man owned 500 acres o.
fine farm land. which he rented TO tenants
\ l. ME him his trims
enliyening the way with anecdotes OF hi
early life. his war experience and pioneer
days in Illinois.
Brokaw was very fond OF attending fu
Derals. and Ijams said he always accom-
panied him at such times. helping hin
into and out Of his buggy. He met visitor
10 the Brokaw home, he testified, ineludinl
great numbers Of applicants for charity
took charge Of the mail, and toward m
p last undressed the millionaire every even
b ing and put him 10 bed. His story telling
he said amused the old man, who was ofte
= petulant and almost childish. He was no
= allowed 70 relate specimens Of his anecdote
p on the stand
5 wouldn't Let sister Wed.
Mr.. Brokaw wanted 20 marry my sister,
Captain Ijams testified, and refused {
allow her 10 meet him. He had regula
} marrying streaks, and often II was all
could do to keep him from carrying ou
his desires.
I thought that at his age no woma
I would be likely 10 marry him for himse
alone. and ! was satisfied that those VIII
showed such q desire were designing an
r mercenary. So protected him, both fror
himself and from those who had des. ST
] against him. I estimate that this alon
saved the estate 1900 900. since that prot
E ably would have been widows share. "
Mss Ijams testified that she helped car
for Brokaw thirteen months, regularl!
! I spending her nights at his home durin
> part Of that time. She bandaged his lint
20 reduce the swelling in them, she sat
ard watched over him Ike baby. Broka'
was a very troublesome patient a. time
Miss Ijams averred.N end caused her and h
brother many trials. but they bore Wit
hlm because OF their friendship for hin
and becau use he became fretfui and unhapF
when they were away.