Newspaper account of fatal accident Johnnie Boyce of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, October 2, 1886

Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Richard Tucker, 12/01/2005



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The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, October 2, 1886
Page2, Column 5
Richland:  On Wednesday September 29, 1886, some 15 Miles 
south of Rayville, two of E.A. Boies' sons were running their 
horses along the road when one horse fell down; it is supposed 
as the other was ahead and did not see see how it occurred. As 
he looked back he discovered Johnnie on the ground and the horse 
rising. He went back to the brother who was able to speak, 
calling for medicine and water. The brother went on to J.L. Boies, 
some four hundred yards farther on to procure assistance. He 
returned to where Johnnie was left with assistance and some 
camphor. Dr. Sartor was at J.L. Boies', he informed them that 
the boy was badly hurt, and before they could reach the house 
with him he was dead. He was the second child of our friend E.A. 
Boies. a stout boy, but alas is cut off. The afflicted parents 
have our sympathy. -Beacon