The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-20 00:00:00

SATI7RDAY, AUGUST 29, im

Mr. Waldron contended that It was a stand up fights and
ealed William Williams. whose evidence Mr. Spooner
sael be did not believe. He should let the sons off, be.
ilvoid flee the father fl nod Co.N.
MCSBAND AND WIPE —John Jeffries WAS charged with
assanAing his wife, Diana Jeffries. on the 20th ultimo, at
Quarry Bunk. Mr. Addison defended. After hearing the
complainant's evidence, defendant was bound over in his
3wn recognizance. to keep the peace for six months.
Its TV.INO To Qom —A warrant was issued for the up
dreheneion of &WWII M 'MAO, for refusing to leave the
Five Ways Inn, Bnerley Hill, when requested to do so
ly the landlord. AbralisM Crewe.
AYFILIATION CAFE —.6 111DWO TOtteny was summoned
his Even Payne to show cause why be should not support
her iLegitimate child, of whom osbe alleged he was al.
lather. Mr. Waldr.di appeared for complainant, and
Mr. Addison for defendant. After hearing the evidence
of witnesses on both sides, the learned Stipendiary said
he had a great mind to commit defendant for perjury.
A greater liar he liad never heard, and be would leave
the box a disgraced man. Ordered to pay 5a for the first
six weeks. and 2s 6d and costs after that period.

to Highgate Common. My father • kept a junkeyend
cow, and had a pony. I left at fourteen years old. Used
to drive the cow on to Emilie and Hobbington. Enville
i olnUloll was a. ..mauves called Highgate. The donkey
And cow used to travel all over the Common for miles.
No one kied to prevent them. The 00131.10. was all
open for six miles. I know the part called Mork. The
donkey and cow need to go there. Left home at four•
teen; but used to go home occasionally. Got married
at twenty.two, and went to live at Trysull. deter I left
there went to live at the present house. I first kept a
donkey, and then a cow. Used to tura them on the
common M the name way that my father used it before
me, and kept using the common up to the time of the
iiiiturbance, and no one ever ordered Inc off Other
. persona were accustomed to use the three commons, and
I a Mr. Rogers' (sheep went on. Some forty years I rented
1 some land in Emilie. It was then common right. I
rented one lot eighteen jean. It was twenty-two aeres.
That war forty yearn ago. Never employed any one to
look after my cattle until the new keeper genie, named
Thomas Goodman, who took my sheep. Goodman ark. 1
me to take the sheep down one aide of the road, whi!e
the game was breeding. In consequence of that, kept a
man or boy who looked lifter them occasionally, And hove
done so for the mat fourteen years. The cattle went on
any part of the common they liked until this keeper
came. John Southall has turned horses, caws, sad
sheep en tho common. No one need to attend them.
do, elm, did Benjamin Southall, and his father before
him, have cattle on it. Remember Mr. Hackett, the for.
mer eterard. Me left shout eleven years ago. He never
interfered with me. AMr Devenport WPM steward pre.
rimy. to Mr. Hackett, and a Mr. Beckett. No one ever
interfered with me. About two years ago, Mr. Cocks
dtstrained upon some of my sheep. I followed them.
He wanted me to pay some expenses. I told html never
had, nor never should.
Crosirezaruined : I succeeded as tenant to Mr. Rogers.
It is forty years ago since I took my land in Enville par-
iah. Remember the Bobbington Common being en-
closed. I did get an allotment of an acre and a half. It
in forty years sine. There used to be gates to keep the
sheep on the common; now they are taken away. I
. know Swin Lane. Do not know the boundaries. I know
a person named Croydon Tie formerly lived with ft,.
I Did not tell him to keep the sheep en the Swin side. I
remember Thomas Webster. He came to me to see
what damage the game had done. He said the land was
poor. I said if it was not for that, I could not keep the
' sheep ou the common. When my sheep was taken I did
' i speak to Mr. Law, my landlord, shoat it, who said he
• / would not loose his common right.
Reexamined : Wes °copying land at Bobbington for
15 or 16 years previous to having land at Emilio. I said
to Webster, if it was not for the poor's lani I occupied,
I could not pay my rent. Webster has paid me de for
the damage done by game.
Ben/main Southall, farmer of fleningliall, said / was
born in the parish of Bobbington, in a hone rear the
coon,. My father formerly kept sheep and cattle. nuil
lived on the promises about thirty years Remember
Sobbington. Mork, sad Highgate Common. My father
used to pasture hie sheep and cattle on the racoons PI
far back as forty•five or fifty years. The three commons
were at that time all open. Bobbington wail euelosed
anout forty.threc years amen. the cattle used to water
At Poacher Lane nod Item lane. The sheep used to
go on Enville oil Ilimmate. and the cattle from Bob-
mogton went over both COPIII,OOa. My father did not
keep any one for the purpose of keeping the cattle off any
port of the common. I know Mapes. Ever since Inca
recollect any one he used to keep sheep. They went on
the common where they liked ; they were art re itrieted.
Cross-examined : My father had land in Itobbington
and Enville parishes, and claimed the use of Hoe cam.
moo. My father did have an allottneut when Bohbington
was enclosed.
John Soutball said : I live in the parish of Bobbing-
ton, and am 59 years old. Live in the house that my
father's family lived in. I have kept sheep and cattle
since my father died, and pastured them on the three
common, as my father did previously.
Sarah Horton (82), widow, residing at Bohhington,
acid she had lived in Bobbington parish for more than
60 years. Knew Malpas. His sheep. donkey, and cow
nave been on the common for more than fifty years. He
has not made any difference in the mode of keeping
them op to the present time. There has never been any
difference until the last new keeper came, who oraero4
Malpas to take them away.
Tomas Malpas (67), son of plaintiff, SSW : i lie., et
Gornal Wood. Left home 17 years back. Remember
i too enclosing of Bobbington Common. The three COLII.
MODO were then all open, and the cattle used to go all
over the three POILEIIOI3II.
Mr. Young said there was one important witness ab-
sent, Mr. Hackett. formerly steward to the defendant.
He had been .Opened, and they bad done all in their
• power to get him here.
• lung consultation took place as to an adjournment.
' Mr. Bosanquet stated that he had • number of witnesses
' to call, and the ease was not likely to be finished that
' day; and it was ultimately adjourned to a day to be fixed
: by the judge.