The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

ANOTHER PRIZE-FIGHT PROSECUTION.

At the County Petty Seuiona, held on Saturday,
at Guildford, Joseph and Luc Baker, two well-know'
pugilists, were masthead for committing a breech of the
puce at Woking, on the 17th instant. These pugilists con.
tended, on the day named in the summons, in a field does
to the Woking Station on the South Western Railway, for
2001., and the fight, after lasting me hour and 33 mien*
was declared to hays been woe by Goes. Gm. did not
ippon% Baker, howewer, was present, sad Mr. Taylor, of
Fursivarrina. attended on his behalf. George Payne,
• farmer of Woking, was swore, and deposed that on the
naorshag of the 17th inst. he sew two men fighting is a
meadow at Woking, but he did not know who they were,
neither 000ld be swear to Baker as one of the men.
Mr. Taylor addressed the bench, and expressed great
regret on behalf of Baker as he was not aware that he
was committing a breach of the peace. He could as-
sure the beech that two-thirds of the CM1103013 orders were
not aware that prize-fighting was illegal, and unfortunately
the defendant came from a county where it was looked tea
es • kied of pastime. He acme from the district of Wert
Bromwich, neer Birmingham, when the inhabitants, be
Thebeliev=ere unconscious that prize-fighting was. a riot.
remarked that if a person committed an
offence against the law, he was not to be excused became he
gof the consequences which would follow. ralidaji:7", ramming his address, raid he admitted
the force of the chairman's remark ; but when a
te was satisfied that • misdemeanour of this
kind was committed without the offender being aware that
it was an offence, a most lenient view was usually taken of
it. The defendant was not a prize-fighter; but infortn.
eat*, some few persons who 'believed him to possess con-
siderable powers as a scientific boxer had put down 2.i1.
without his knowledge, and feeling that he would be acting
io an ungentlemanly manner towards them fib, disappointed
them, he entered into the contest, although against his will.
He was a gamekeeper to • friend of his in Wiltshire, and
he (Mr. Taylor) could confidently mare the bench theta
they would permit him to depart on this occasion he
would never enter the prize ring again. After the
bench had consulted for a moment or two, the
chairman said that the magistrates meet do the
same in this case as thew did in the one which was
tried before them a short time since. The defendant
most enter into his own recognizance* is the sum of Hl.,
and find a surety for the same amount, to keep the par
for six months, and pay the code, 11. 1.155. Mr. Taylor
thanked the beach for the kind manner in which they had
received the case, and offered himself as surety for the
amount above stated, observing that he was anxious to
send Baker away from Loodon. The required recognizance,
were then entered into, and the cons being paid, the de.
fondant left the court. A telegram was received from the
defendant Goes, stating that he bad unfortunately missed
the train, and was unable to appear before the magistrates;
but if they would adjourn the hearing he would steed
before them next week or whenever they thought proper.
The bench adjourned the case against Goes until the next
bench day.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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