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in the occupation of Mr. Chicken, who assaulted one of the workmen by striking him in the
face and prevented the men going on with the work by placing himself in the hole dug for
the post, desiring them to assault him by pulling him out, and that it was subsequently
arranged between the Clerk, Mr. Chicken and himself, that the work should be completed
without prejudice to the rights of the Vestry or those asserted by Mr. Chicken, he to have
the use of the ground until the matter should be brought to the Vestry's notice, and his
Solicitor in the meantime to communicate with the Clerk.
The matter was referred to the General Purposes and Works Committee for consideration
and report, and a summons taken out in the meantime against Mr. Chicken for assault.
On 17th December, 1895, the Clerk reported that he attended at the Greenwich Police
Court on Tuesday, 10th December, 1895, in support of a summons taken out by one of
the Vestry's workmen against Mr. Chicken, for an assault committed during the erection by
the Vestry of a fence to enclose a vacant piece of land in Wyndham Road, when the
magistrate adjourned the same for a week; that he had again attended the Court that
morning, and upon the case being called, Mr. Chicken contended through his Solicitor that
he had a right over the said ground, and that in view of the question of right having been
raised, the magistrate adjourned the further hearing for 4 weeks to see what steps might be
taken by Mr. Chicken in the meantime for the enforcement of his alleged rights over the
land in question.
On 21st January, 1896, the Clerk reported that he had that morning attended Greenwich
Police Court at the adjourned hearing of the summons taken out by one of the Vestry's
workmen for an assault committed by Mr. Chicken, when the magistrate inflicted a fine of
5s. and .£2 2s. costs upon Mr. Chicken, who had given notice to appeal.
On 4th February, 1896, the Vestry, in view of Mr. Chicken having several times broken
open the gate to the land, which was padlocked,
Resolved That the resolution of 1st October, 1895, be strictly adhered to, and that
the Surveyor be instructed to entirely fence in the land without any gate, and that
Mr. Chicken bo informed that if he wants permission to use part of the land for his business, a
formal application must be made to the Vestry, who will deal with it in the ordinary way.