Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-25
BOOB HEIR MAKES
FIGHT FOR ESTATE
Lands and Money Of Late Paul
Boob, Sarpy County Farm
er, at Stake. .4
IN COURT AT PAPILLIoN

An estate containing 1881 acres of
Sarpy county farming land and sew
eral thousand dollars, besides totalling
ing value something more than $l25,-
600, are at stake in trial in which
Julianne Boob Pope, heir Of the late
Paul Boob, we'll known Sarpy county
farmer, is endeavoring to have her
former guardian, James R. Wilson,
reinstated and to receive the property
said to have been wrongfully taken
from her. The case is to come up
Thursday in the court of Judge Les
lie at Papillion, and includes charges
rejecting on the conduct of certain
Omaha lawyers.
Attorney w. R. Patrick of South
Omaha is championing Mrs. Boob.
paul Boob died ten or twelve
years ago after an eventful and sue
cessful life," says Mr.. Patrick, relating
the story. "He left an estate contain
ing 1888 acres of Sarpy county land
valued at approximately ,$l25,000, as
we'll as $4,000 or $4,000 personal
property. Mrs. Julianne Boob inher-
tied a widows share Of the estate,
along with three sons, two daughters
and four grandchildren.
Mrs. Boob Remarries.
Subsequently Mrs. Julianne Boob
remarked, this time to Charles A.
Pope, and through the dominating in
fluence OF her new husband squan-
dered large part of her inheritance
until the court appointed guardian
on the ground that she was incompe.
tent. Seven years ago the court
granted the request and since then
Clerk James R. Wilson has officiated
as guardian.
Several attempts were made BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Pope to secure the dis
charge of the guardian, but unsuc-
cessful until June l9 last. Her ap
plications were handled by Attorney
Charles Hoover and Attorneys
Murphy and Winters of the Soutf
Side, who later Withdrew, seeing thu
hopelessness of the case. Last win
ter the case was taken up by al
Omaha attorney, Herman G. Boesehe
According to the testimony of in
vestigators, Boesche first went to thu
guardian and suggested that to avoit
trouble with the Pope family it woule
be best that he withdraw as guardian
A fee Of first 81 900, and then 81 800
was promised in lieu OF such action
but Mr.. Wilson emphatically refused
Attorney Boesche next interviewed
Attorneys Anthony E. Langdon ant
E. S. Nickerson of Sarpy county, rep
resenting the heirs, and promised tina
if they would withdraw from the hgh
in court they would receive fee o
Is per cent Of the entire estate i'm
mediately on the receipt Of the resig
nation OF Guardian Wilson.
| Refers to Recent Suit.
con June lo, last, successful sui
was brought in the court of Sarp,
county, Judge George A. Day presid
ing, BY which the guardian was re
tired, and after the court session tn
tire estate of Mrs. Pope except eight.
or ninety acres Oh lduu III noi oWI
name was decided over to Enos I
Hughes, Gretna, as trustee. The dee
included the shares that would hav'
gone to the children Of Mrs. Boob b.
death OF their mother. H.
"By shutdown that night Attorne
Boesche had succeeded in deedinI
over to himself every share Of prop
erty that Mrs, Pope had left throug
the new trustee. The consideration
was Isl love and affection" recorde
on the books of Sarpy county today
| In the few days that followed Attor
ney Boesche also applied to and Oh
tanned from w. H. Thomas of Oman
loan for $4,000 on the estate
Charles A. Pope received $4,000 G
this, which he Immediately investe
in the Chesapeake cafe of Oman;