FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK
Information was brought into Geelong yesterday morning to the effect that the dead body of a farmer named William Einsporn, a German, had been found on a bush road leading through the property of Mr A. White, at Freshwater Greek. It appears that the deceased, who was a well-to-do agriculturist, residing close to Spring Creek, left his home on Saturday morning last for the purpose of transacting some business in Geelong. He was seen in town by several of his friends, and from what we can gather he started for home pretty late in the evening. The deceased seems to have lingered on the road in an unaccountable way, for on Sunday evening about six o'clock he was seen driving a horse and spring cart in the direction of Spring Creek, but he was only eight or nine miles away from Geelong. At the time mentioned his horse was observed to be fractious, the animal refusing to go straight, along the road. The persons who saw him noticed that he was under the influence of liquor, and after turning the horse towards the deceased's residence they left him. Soon afterwards Einsporn was seen driving his horse along the bush track, a very dangerous one in deed, at a furious pace. On Easter Monday morning the horse belonging to the deceased arrived at the house of a farmer named Pohlk, at Spring Creek, the animal having a portion of the harness attached to it, but without the cart. The deceased's family were communicated with, and as fears were entertained for Einsporn's safety, a search party was organised, and the bush thoroughly searched. The dead body of the deceased, cold and stiff, was found on the roadside. There was a deep cut on the unfortunate man's forehead, and his nose was broken. A few yards further on the spring-cart was found, turned over on its side, and a mark as if caused by one of the wheels of the cart was discovered on the bark of a tree, leading to the belief that the cart had been driven against the tree, and thus upset. The place where the accident occurred was on the Grass Tree Plains, eighteen miles from Geelong, and a considerable distance from the deceased's home. The body of Einsporn was conveyed to his late residence, and yesterday afternoon, Mr Heron, the Police Magistrate for this district, held a magisterial enquiry there, when the foregoing facts were elicited. Dr. Wyer made a superficial examination of the body, and he was of opinion that death had been caused by rupture of the cervical ligament at the back of the neck, but at the same time the doctor thought that the gash on the deceased's forehead, added to the cold, which must have been intense on Sunday night, and to which the deceased must have been exposed, was sufficient to cause death. The Police Magistrate found that death was accidentally caused by the upsetting of the spring-cart. The unfortunate man, who was 55 years of age, was of intemperate habits. A similar accident to that which has deprived him of life occurred to him some time ago. The deceased, who was well known in Geelong and the district in which he resided, has left a wife and family. Some years ago he was fined, at the instance of the police, for having an illicit still in his possession.
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Wed 24 Apr 1878 Page 3 FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK.
Information was brought into Geelong yesterday morning to the effect that the dead body of a farmer named William Einsporn, a German, had been found on a bush road leading through the property of Mr A. White, at Freshwater Greek. It appears that the deceased, who was a well-to-do agriculturist, residing close to Spring Creek, left his home on Saturday morning last for the purpose of transacting some business in Geelong. He was seen in town by several of his friends, and from what we can gather he started for home pretty late in the evening. The deceased seems to have lingered on the road in an unaccountable way, for on Sunday evening about six o'clock he was seen driving a horse and spring cart in the direction of Spring Creek, but he was only eight or nine miles away from Geelong. At the time mentioned his horse was observed to be fractious, the animal refusing to go straight, along the road. The persons who saw him noticed that he was under the influence of liquor, and after turning the horse towards the deceased's residence they left him. Soon afterwards Einsporn was seen driving his horse along the bush track, a very dangerous one in deed, at a furious pace. On Easter Monday morning the horse belonging to the deceased arrived at the house of a farmer named Pohlk, at Spring Creek, the animal having a portion of the harness attached to it, but without the cart. The deceased's family were communicated with, and as fears were entertained for Einsporn's safety, a search party was organised, and the bush thoroughly searched. The dead body of the deceased, cold and stiff, was found on the roadside. There was a deep cut on the unfortunate man's forehead, and his nose was broken. A few yards further on the spring-cart was found, turned over on its side, and a mark as if caused by one of the wheels of the cart was discovered on the bark of a tree, leading to the belief that the cart had been driven against the tree, and thus upset. The place where the accident occurred was on the Grass Tree Plains, eighteen miles from Geelong, and a considerable distance from the deceased's home. The body of Einsporn was conveyed to his late residence, and yesterday afternoon, Mr Heron, the Police Magistrate for this district, held a magisterial enquiry there, when the foregoing facts were elicited. Dr. Wyer made a superficial examination of the body, and he was of opinion that death had been caused by rupture of the cervical ligament at the back of the neck, but at the same time the doctor thought that the gash on the deceased's forehead, added to the cold, which must have been intense on Sunday night, and to which the deceased must have been exposed, was sufficient to cause death. The Police Magistrate found that death was accidentally caused by the upsetting of the spring-cart. The unfortunate man, who was 55 years of age, was of intemperate habits. A similar accident to that which has deprived him of life occurred to him some time ago. The deceased, who was well known in Geelong and the district in which he resided, has left a wife and family. Some years ago he was fined, at the instance of the police, for having an illicit still in his possession.
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Wed 24 Apr 1878 Page 3 FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK.
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK
Information was brought into Geelong yesterday morning to the effect that the dead body of a farmer named William Einsporn, a German, had been found on a bush road leading through the property of Mr A. White, at Freshwater Greek. It appears that the deceased, who was a well-to-do agriculturist, residing close to Spring Creek, left his home on Saturday morning last for the purpose of transacting some business in Geelong. He was seen in town by several of his friends, and from what we can gather he started for home pretty late in the evening. The deceased seems to have lingered on the road in an unaccountable way, for on Sunday evening about six o'clock he was seen driving a horse and spring cart in the direction of Spring Creek, but he was only eight or nine miles away from Geelong. At the time mentioned his horse was observed to be fractious, the animal refusing to go straight, along the road. The persons who saw him noticed that he was under the influence of liquor, and after turning the horse towards the deceased's residence they left him. Soon afterwards Einsporn was seen driving his horse along the bush track, a very dangerous one in deed, at a furious pace. On Easter Monday morning the horse belonging to the deceased arrived at the house of a farmer named Pohlk, at Spring Creek, the animal having a portion of the harness attached to it, but without the cart. The deceased's family were communicated with, and as fears were entertained for Einsporn's safety, a search party was organised, and the bush thoroughly searched. The dead body of the deceased, cold and stiff, was found on the roadside. There was a deep cut on the unfortunate man's forehead, and his nose was broken. A few yards further on the spring-cart was found, turned over on its side, and a mark as if caused by one of the wheels of the cart was discovered on the bark of a tree, leading to the belief that the cart had been driven against the tree, and thus upset. The place where the accident occurred was on the Grass Tree Plains, eighteen miles from Geelong, and a considerable distance from the deceased's home. The body of Einsporn was conveyed to his late residence, and yesterday afternoon, Mr Heron, the Police Magistrate for this district, held a magisterial enquiry there, when the foregoing facts were elicited. Dr. Wyer made a superficial examination of the body, and he was of opinion that death had been caused by rupture of the cervical ligament at the back of the neck, but at the same time the doctor thought that the gash on the deceased's forehead, added to the cold, which must have been intense on Sunday night, and to which the deceased must have been exposed, was sufficient to cause death. The Police Magistrate found that death was accidentally caused by the upsetting of the spring-cart. The unfortunate man, who was 55 years of age, was of intemperate habits. A similar accident to that which has deprived him of life occurred to him some time ago. The deceased, who was well known in Geelong and the district in which he resided, has left a wife and family. Some years ago he was fined, at the instance of the police, for having an illicit still in his possession.
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Wed 24 Apr 1878 Page 3 FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK.
Information was brought into Geelong yesterday morning to the effect that the dead body of a farmer named William Einsporn, a German, had been found on a bush road leading through the property of Mr A. White, at Freshwater Greek. It appears that the deceased, who was a well-to-do agriculturist, residing close to Spring Creek, left his home on Saturday morning last for the purpose of transacting some business in Geelong. He was seen in town by several of his friends, and from what we can gather he started for home pretty late in the evening. The deceased seems to have lingered on the road in an unaccountable way, for on Sunday evening about six o'clock he was seen driving a horse and spring cart in the direction of Spring Creek, but he was only eight or nine miles away from Geelong. At the time mentioned his horse was observed to be fractious, the animal refusing to go straight, along the road. The persons who saw him noticed that he was under the influence of liquor, and after turning the horse towards the deceased's residence they left him. Soon afterwards Einsporn was seen driving his horse along the bush track, a very dangerous one in deed, at a furious pace. On Easter Monday morning the horse belonging to the deceased arrived at the house of a farmer named Pohlk, at Spring Creek, the animal having a portion of the harness attached to it, but without the cart. The deceased's family were communicated with, and as fears were entertained for Einsporn's safety, a search party was organised, and the bush thoroughly searched. The dead body of the deceased, cold and stiff, was found on the roadside. There was a deep cut on the unfortunate man's forehead, and his nose was broken. A few yards further on the spring-cart was found, turned over on its side, and a mark as if caused by one of the wheels of the cart was discovered on the bark of a tree, leading to the belief that the cart had been driven against the tree, and thus upset. The place where the accident occurred was on the Grass Tree Plains, eighteen miles from Geelong, and a considerable distance from the deceased's home. The body of Einsporn was conveyed to his late residence, and yesterday afternoon, Mr Heron, the Police Magistrate for this district, held a magisterial enquiry there, when the foregoing facts were elicited. Dr. Wyer made a superficial examination of the body, and he was of opinion that death had been caused by rupture of the cervical ligament at the back of the neck, but at the same time the doctor thought that the gash on the deceased's forehead, added to the cold, which must have been intense on Sunday night, and to which the deceased must have been exposed, was sufficient to cause death. The Police Magistrate found that death was accidentally caused by the upsetting of the spring-cart. The unfortunate man, who was 55 years of age, was of intemperate habits. A similar accident to that which has deprived him of life occurred to him some time ago. The deceased, who was well known in Geelong and the district in which he resided, has left a wife and family. Some years ago he was fined, at the instance of the police, for having an illicit still in his possession.
Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Wed 24 Apr 1878 Page 3 FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR FRESHWATER CREEK.
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