The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

THE FATAL FIGHT AT THE WEST-END.

Last night, Mr. S. F. Langham, the deputy-
coroner for Westminster, opened an inquiry at Charing-
cross Hospital, on the body of Edward Wilmot, who, as
alleged, was killed in a fight on Tuesday night last.
Michael Wilmot, of 7, Friar's-mount, Bethrud-green,
brother of the deceased, identified the body. He was
22 years of age. James Goodman, shoemaker, living at
5, Clay-house-yard, St. Luke's, said—l was with deceased ;
about 10 o'clock in the evening at Shaw's house, Queen's ,
Head-court, Windmill-street. He had a pair of boxing-
gloves on when I got there. On the first floor
there is a regular ring, with ropes, &c., to keep
" the company' away. There were four men in the
corners, whose names I don't know. They were the
seconds. John Young was also there. His father keeps a
bird shop nearly opposite St. Giles's Church. Everything
was ready when I got there. They shook hands, and said
something which caused the people to laugh, but I do not
know what it was. Wilmot gave the first blow in the
mouth with his left, anal had the best of it in the round.
They were very evenly matched, but the deceased had cer-
tainly the best of the fighting, though he was not so strong
en the legs, and slipped down often. His friends certainly
thought so, and advised him to " keep away," so as to
fight with hands which lie was best with. After fighting
an hour, and in about the last round, the deceased, in try-
ing to get away, fell against the wall and hurt his bead.
Those present said it had better be stopped, and Jemmy
Shaw came up and said so. They fought for some
money, which was subscribed, I believe, by some
of the gentlemen who go there. The ropes and stakes
are a fixture. The fight was not originally fixed to come
off there. There were at least a hundred persons present.
After the fight the deceased seemed pretty well, and not so
much exhausted as the other man was. I went down into
the parlour, and after nearly an hour the deceased came
down, and went out with two of his friends—one of whom
had been his second. I don't know either of them, but I
should if I saw them. After we got out he seemed faint,
and at all our suggestions a cab was got, and be was
brought here. One of the doctors said he had better be
put to bed. He appeared insensible, and I helped him
upstairs, undressed him, and put him to bed. I told the
; nurse he had been fighting at Waterloo-place. I fancied
' the nurse would think he had been drinking, and as that
might lead to serious consequences I said he had been
• fighting. I did not thing she would believe me if I said
it was a glove fight. It was a fair fight, but they were
quite friendly. I know the house to be a regular sporting
house. After some further evidence the inquiry was
adjourned.

A Trastsa CLAUDE Dryer.. Lefteri, the
famous brigand, is prospering around Brous's. Last
week,
at the head of a well-armed party of 18, he stopped a
crowd of nearly 300 Greek and Armenian pilgrims ea route
to the l'anagia at Yeni-keiff, a village beyond the provin-
cial capital. His presence in the neighbourhood had been
suspected, and the devout company had thus banded to-
gether for mutual protection. Al soon as he appeared,
however, the whole surrendered without even an attempt
at resistance, and he quietly proceeded to rifle all who
seemed likely to repay the trouble. Knowing his business,
he searched Lot the pockets but the shoes of the selected
victims, and thus collected a large sum. A portion of
this be at once divided amongst the poorer members of
the company, but to make up for this geeensity he seized
and held to ransom a couple of Armenians, for whom
he asks 500 liras apiece. The cacti of Broussa happened
to be of the party, and Lefteri, with a stroke of Claude
Duval's humour, insisted on this dignitary dancing a
saraband, or something like it, for the entertainment of
the company. Resistance being useless, the Effendi
capered through the exercise, and the travellers were
then allowed to proceed without farther molestation.—
Levant Herald, Oct. 3.

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