The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1908-10-23
JUDGE broadly
DIES AT HIS HOME IN LINCOLN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER is
a Pioneer of Nebraska And For
Years a Leading Attorney
of The State

d we'll KNOWN lawyer III SOuln
eastern Nebraska, died at his
home in Lincoln, Thursday Oct.
18th, at about the hour of four
o'clock in the afternoon. He had
not been in robust health for
some months previous to his
death, but there was no appre-
hension onthe part of his family
ard friends that anything serious
would result on that account, and
but for an unexpected stroke of
paralysis some six weeks ago, he
might have regained his health.
1t was ordered otherwise, and
while there was hope of his re-
coyery from the first stroke of the
fell disease, d second one ensued
the Sunday before his death, the
result could not be doubtful. He
is gone and will not be seen as of
yore, when our court shall sit.
Judge Broadly came to Nebras-
ka some forty-one years ago, and
located at Brownville in Nemaha
county. 1t was about the time
Nebraska put off its territorial
swaddling clothes and became a
member of the family of states
that compose the great republic
He did not help to build the state
but he rendered marked assist
ance in illustrating its judicial
polity. For several years he was
associated III the practice of law
at Brownville, with the late E.
W. Thomas, who was for long
timg leading member of the bar
of the state. Judge Broadly was
an able lawyer and an honest
man. but he didn't blazen the
fact on his card or proclaim it
from the housetops. He was
modest, unassuming and TO some
extent retiring in his general dis
position, but firm in his conyic-
tions, and untiring in his efforts
in the service of his clients for
whom he fought. In the course
OF his career in Nebraska, Judge
Broadly was honored by the
people with several offices of
public trust, and was true TO them
all. His eight years on the bench
of our district court, IN point of
efficient service, will compare
favora bly, with that of any of his
predecessors or successors in that
eminent station.
This is not biography, but a
simple note of the tact that the
country has lost d good citizen;
the profession of the law one of
its best practitioners, and the
writer a friend of long years
standing. He is the last but one
of the lawyers in Nebraska, south
of the Platte River, who were
here in the decade of 1860. The
others have one by one preceded
him to their rest and to silence,
as the ceasless procession of the
years, will carry all living in the
time to come.
The writer recalls among that
mum Der many that were known
to our present citizenship, and
many others who were not known.
OF those who were here in 1860
but three in the stare are still in
| life.
The others are all dead. We
may recall the names of Daniel
CAN'T, O. =. Mason, Vim. H. Taylo
Vim. McLanan, Nebraska City; [,
| M. Marquette and -- Pottlnger
of Plattsmouth; L, c. Johnson,
Dan McGary, O. B. Hewitt, E.
W. Thomas and James Bedford
of Brownville; E. S. Dundy, A.
Schoenheit of Falls City, and
Coy. David Butler of Pawnee
City. These we're all residents
of the South Platte country, and
the roll of the dead north OF that
river is still more numerous, and
may not be mentioned here.
Among all these Jefferson ID.
Broadly, the last to ocross the river,
was the peer of the very best.
He has been with us, served
the purpose of his creation. and
gone hence to his reward. Peace
to his ashes. K