 1887 - 1927 (40 years)
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| Name |
Gilham, William Henry |
| Born |
1887 |
Kerang, Victoria, Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Jul 1927 |
Kerang, Victoria, Australia |
| Person ID |
I280 |
Boyce Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
1 Oct 2013 |
| Father |
Gilham, James Isaac, b. 29 Dec 1860, Stawell, Victoria, Australia , d. 30 Jun 1937, Echuca, Victoria, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Clayton, Sarah, b. 7 Aug 1863, Avoca, Victoria, Australia , d. 06 Oct 1918, Kerang, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
01 Sep 1886 |
Kerang, Victoria, Australia |
| Family ID |
F17 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- DEATH AFTER QUARREL.
USE 0F ADZE ALLEGED. Charge of Manslaughter.
KERANG, Tuesday - An inquest was held today concerning the death of William Henry Gilham, , who died from injuries on July 11. Superintendent Black appeared for the police. Mr. Myles 0'Brien for Robert Charles Colville, and Mr. Tre- bilcock for Mrs Gilham.
Constable Mann said that Colville had missed some tools from the Pyramid Creek bridge punt, and he suspected Gilham, and swore an information against him. A search warrant was taken out on July 4, when Gilham's house was searched, but nothing was found.
Albert Hayman labourer, employed by Colville, give evidence that on July 11 he was working on the Pyramid Creek bridge with Bert Casey. Colville was working on the other end of the bridge. Gilham pulled up in a motorcar, and walked back towards Colville. He said he would make Colville apologise to him or he would throw him in the river. Later witness saw Colville and Gilham struggle. Colville had a saw. Colville seemed to be hitting Gilham on the head with the saw. Casey separated the men. Gilham walked to the other end of the bridge and laid or fell down. Gilham had blood over his face. Gilham said, "I am done; he settled me with an adze."
Dr. Nankivell gave evidence as to the injuries and said that in his opinion death was due to one injury which caused laceration of the brain and hemorrhage. The edge of the adze would cause a fracture of the skull. A saw would cause a cut on the head, not a fracture. That would be caused by something blunt. There were two wounds on the head, one on each side. One might have been caused by striking a beam, but not the other. Tho injuries on the right side of the head might have been caused by striking a beam. There was a fracture on the left side of the head.
John Thomas Walsh give evidence as to Gilham saying. ' He has knocked my brains out.
Senior Constable Fisher gave evidence as to Colville on July 11 stating that he wished to give Gilham in charge for having attempted to murder him with an adze. He went to Gilham's house and asked him what was the matter. Gilham said Colville had cracked him.
E. Blyth Keats said that he saw Gilham about on July 11. Gilham was drunk, and said he was going to "do Colville in,"
J. S. Armstrong said that Gilham had told him that he resented having his house searched and that the next time he met Colville he would kill him.
The coroner (Mr. Cook, P. M. ) found that William H. Gilham died from injuries in- flicted with an adze by Robert Charles Colville on July 11. He found Colville guilty of manslaughter and ordered that he should appear at the Bendigo Supreme
Court on August 2. Bail was fixed in one surety of £250 and accused himself in a like amount.
The Argus Wednesday 27 July 1927
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