Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-23
THE FACTS coscnxs1se BEar nosIEr.s

/ DEATH
The published statements concerning
the death of Berthe Bosley, that occurred
near y infield Tuesday evening or night,
| based largely on rumors and exaggerated
reports, have been more or less inaccurate,
| and for the sake of the family and imme-
date friends we make the following brief
resume of the facts as learned from Mr..
| James Bosley, an older brothel, who re-
turned from Winfield Yesterday: Mrs.
| Bosley, Bert's mother, was in Winfield, in
attendance upon her daughter who was
| i'll, and had been there about week. Bert
| left his home on Dodge avenue, West
Wichita, about / o'clock Tuesday after
| noon, as was supposed by the members Of
| the family at home, for school. Not re-
turning in the evening, it was thought he
had gone out to his brothers place, short
distance in the country, and no search or
inquiry was made for him until Wednes-
day morning, when his brother went to the
country to look after him. Not finding
him there, the inquiry was extended to the
neighborhood, and also in the city among
his acquaintance.
While the search was going on Mr..
James Bosley received a phone message
that the boy was at Winfield and that he
(Mr. b. should come down at once. On
his way to Winfield and about three miles
from the city, just beyond the Walnut,
the conductor of the train, who was the
first to discover the body, pointed out to
Mr.. Bosley the point where it was dis
covered at o'clock Wednesday morning,
a point where the road makes sharp
curve after leaving the bridge. The fill or
embankment where it joins the trestle is
near twenty feet high, and the imprint
made in the earth by the body in its fall is
some ten or twelve feet from line of the track
From these circumstances 1T is evident,
and this is Mr.. ..Bosley's theory, that the
boy was on a train, most likely the rear
platform of the passenger that passed
sonth Wednesday evening, and the rapid
motion of the car as it swung around the
sharp curve, threw the boy off and ne fell,
a distance of fully twenty-five feet. striking
on his head, as the impression in the
ground and his broken neck clearly
showed. This theory is strengthened by
the fact that the body was frozen rigid,
showing that it had lain where it was
found several hours.
In the absence of positive knowledge Mr..
Bosley believes his brother, who was the
youngest of the family and greatly dotted
npon, especially by his mother, was over
come by desire to see his mother and
started on foot to Winfield, and that on
reaching Mulvane, discovering that he
would not be able to reach Winfield by
night, got ON the train that leaves Null
vane late in the afternoon, and met with
his death as above stated
The blow is peculiarly severe one to
Mrs. Bosley, this being the fifth member
of her family cher husband, three daush-
tiers, and now this sony she has lost within
the past seven years. She is completely
Frustrated by the shock and fears are en-
tertained that she will not survive it.
Bert Bosley was very moral and exem-
plary boy. 1t was the desire and design
of the family that he should enter the
ministry when he should have reached his
majority, and he was being educated with
that view. Rev. Tull, pastor Of the Dodge
Avenue NJ E. church, of which the Bosley
family are members, and Mrs. Howard.
Bert's teacher, went to Winfield to attend
the funeral Wednesday.
The deepest sympathy is felt for the
sorely afflicted widow and mother.