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- Eliza Goodwin Crapp, Nee Watson, was the fifth daughter of Richard andEliza Watson. She was born at Rocky River in 1865 and married JohnSamuel Crapp at Uralla in 1887. There no children of the marriage,however her obituary notice refers to an adopted daughter, "to whomshe was very much attached". Eliza was accidentally killed whenthrown from a wagaonette after the horse had bolted and thrown her tothe ground. At the time she was on her way to town from her home"Bonny View", West End and was seated in the wagonette with Mr RoyDuncombe, grocer, employed by A.W. Taylor, and her brother-in-law, MrTed Crapp. A coronial inquiry was held at the Royal Hotel, Urallathe following day, Friday afternoon, and the report as taken from the"Uralla Time" dated 22 Oct 1902 reads - "An inquiry into the deathof Eliza Godwin Crapp was held at the Royal Hotel on Friday afternoonlast before Coroner Roman and the following jury - William Nash,(Foreman), William Dewson, Francis Cooke, John Brown Snr., Robert Law,William Chaffey, H.Manaton, E.G. Clark, Sid Gilis, Michael J. Hennesy,James Hogbin, John Dwyer and George Barnden.After the Coroner and juryhad viewed the body the following evidence was taken. ConstableWilliam O'Brien stated: Yesterday, 16th instant, about1 p.m. I noticeda wagonette, with a horse attached, partially turned over at thecorner of Park and Queen Streets, near the Public School. I assistedin removing the horse from the vehicle and rode to where anaccidenthad occurred, abut a half mile distant. I there saw thedeceased - she was being conveyed to Thos. Faulkner's residence, about120 yards from the scene of the accident. She was then alive and ableto speak. I said to her, "Will I go for the Doctor?" and shereplied, "No I don't think there is any occasion to". She wasvomiting immediately after, and seemed very distressed. I then wentfor Doctor Willianms. At the time I spoke to her she was inside MrFaulkner's home. I did not make any observations of the scene ofthe accident at the time. I visited the place this morning. I sawthe tracks of a horse and vehicle,. The tracks did not lead over anyobstacle. The track is a bush one and runs parallel with JohnStreet,about 100 yards to the south-east, This road is considered shorterto some residences at West End, although John Street is more direct -both are open roads. The surveyed road appears to be the better oneof the two. The accident occurredafter the race had been passed in theimmediate vicinity of the road. There was not much damage done to thewagonette, which is the property of A. Taylor. Roy Duncombe,grocer, in the employ of A W Taylor stated: I drive the wagonette formy employer. I remember yesterday, 16th instant, about half pasttwelve o'clock, p.m. I was driving the wagonette from "Bonny View"into town. Mr Ted Craff and Mrs Jack Crapp (deceased) were in thewagonette with me.They came from "Bonny View". We were all sittingon the front seat. I was driving along the back road when we arrivedat a race which runs across the road the horse made a jump and threwme out and bolted. I dropped the reins when I was falling. I wasslightly hurt. I got up and followed the van. I went abut 100 yardsand saw Mrs Crapp lying on the ground.About 25 yards further on I sawTed Crapp lying on his face on the ground. I lifted him up. MarionWatkins then came up andimmediately went down to Thos Faulkner'shouse. When I came up with Mrs Crapp she was not able to speak.Whilst I was there she did not recover. I saw her taken to ThosFaulker's house. Ted Crapp got up and walked down to Thos Faulkner'shousewith me. He was cut about the face and had lost his memory forthe time. He was dazed. After I was thrown out of the van I laidon the ground for a while. When I looked up I just saw the back ofthe van - it was going straight along the road ata fast pace towardsUralla. I did not see either of the occupants jump or fall out.The horse tried to get away from the Railway station one day whenthere was a train there. The vehicle had not overturned where Ifound the two persons lying.There was no obtacle on the road thatcould have jerked them out; from the positions in which I found themlying they could nothave been thrown out at the same time. By theForeman : The race is not deep and would not cause a horse to jump it. Michael Paul Williams, M.D. stated: At1 o'clock yesterdayafternoon, 16th instant, Constable o'Brien called me to attend anaccident to Mrs Crapp. j I immediately attended. She was thenconscious. I found she was suffering from symptoms which pointed toa fracture of the base ofthe skull. As I considered the case seriousI arranged for a consultation with Dr Samnelson of Armidale. At theconsultation he coincided with my diagnosis. Deceased was bleedingfrom theear from internally. I saw her again between 9 and 10o'clock p.m. - she was comotose. I have examined the body sincedeath and attribute same to a fracture of the base of the skull.Falling from a vehicle could cause the said injuries. Mr TedCrappis also injured. He is not fit to give evidence at this inquiryto-day. Marion Watkins stated: I remember yesterday at about 12.30o'clock p.m. I was at home and on hearing a noise I went outside andsaw Taylor's horse bolting with a van. I went towards the pace andsaw Roy Duncombe beckoning to me. The horse and van were near theoldcemetery when I first saw them making towards Uralla. I went upto Roy Dunbcombe and on the way up I saw Ted Crapp on the ground. Hewas sitting up and half lying down and from something that was said tome I went on further down the road there Isaw Mrs Crapp lying down -she was unconscious. I ran down for Mrs Pearce and Mrs Faulkner;they went up. I then went for Mr Faulkner. Jack Warwick and MrsPearce carried Mrs Crapp to Faulkner's house. Mrs Crapp was consciouswhen I returned.She said that the horse jumped the race and threw RoyDuncombe out and that she was also thrown out. Jane Watson, wifeof Richard Watson, stated: I have seen the body of Eliza GoodwinCrapp. She is my husband's sister. Her age was 37 years. I was inattendance with her from five o'clock yesterday afternoon at Mr ThosFaulkner's residence. She was then unconscious. I remained withheruntil she died, that was at 25 minutes to one o'clock this morning. I had the body removed from Mr Faulkner's up to her late residence,where it is now lying. She was a married woman and the wife of J. S.Crapp. Ada Pierce, wife of George Pierce stated: I remember about12.30 o'clock p.m. yesterday. From something I heard I went up andsaw Mrs Crapp lying on the road. She could speak. She did not sayanything about the accident. She said she was very sick and wantedto vomit. assisted incarrying her down to Mrs Thos Faulkner's. Istopped with her there until abut 5.30 o'clock p.m. I saw Mr TedCrapp, he said to me, "What has happened to me?" and "Where am I".He was dazed. He had a scar on his temple. This brought theevidence to a close and the Coroner, in reviewing the same, said hethought that from the positions in which they had been found, deceasedand Mr Crapp had jumped from the van, and the former's death wasaccidental. This the jury agreed to. Eliza died on 17 Oct 1902and was buried in the Wesleyan Secton of the new cemetery, Uralla.Her four brothers, Messrs David, Richard, James and William Watsonwere pall bearers.
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