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London, England, 1816-10-26 00:00:00

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which made hint sick : he afterwards appeared a
little htlfer, anal I raised hi, head upon the pillow,
width appeared to reltcve him : he grew sick again.
bet wee's I 1 and 12, and as I held him its my arms, his
under jaw fell, Mid lie appeared to-be dying; Ire ex.
pi redin a few minutes afterwards, wit bout any con='
vulsion or groan. I was informed that Curtis had
been., about a mouth previous to the fight,. very
intv4ll.with a certain disease in .an hospital; he.
bad also been under the care of -two physicians of
St. Thomas's Hospital : ,his friends, thinking him
not in a sound state, advised him not to.fight, but
he was determined. • I never SAW a fairer fight ;
Turner cOuld have struck him several times •be-.
tWeen'the 50th and 60th (last) round, when be
would not, on account of his having such an ad-
vantage over his opponent : at one time lie stood
over Curtis as he leaned against the ropes, anti
might have given him a violent. blow, having biol-
wboity, its Isis power : instead of doing so, hr lift-
ed his hands over his, bead and walked away." •
George Kent sworn.-44 I am a printer, and re-
side in %Vine-office-court,Fleet-street. I was pre-
,tint at the battle-on Tisesday the 22t1 iast. he-
ttvees, John
.Curtis and Edward Turner, upon
Moulsey-Hurst. At about the 38th round I went
to Curtis; I told hint that he had no chance of
• winning, that he had shown himself to be a brave
little man, find it was a pity he should stand up.
my longer to he knocked to pieces. Curtis re-
plied 44 I Can't lose the battle." Mr. Grant, the um-
pire, and several-others, who patronised the battle,
advised hint to leave off, and they told Oliver not to
shier hint to fight any longer. Oliver did all he
bat could not get him to agree to his wish
for he replied, " h never will give 'in •: I can't
lose," In the 60111 round Curtis received a vio-
cat birAv from Turner, who hail him in that si-
tuation. that he could have killed him, but he
avoided him, purposely, and fell upon him. Curtis
•was to all appearance insensible : he was carried to
the Retl Lion, and put to lied. I and last wit-
nos rubbed his body, and sent for i surgeon,
who CA 111 c end bled hint ahem half an hour after
he left the field: It is my opinion that his extretni-.'
tics were dead before he was taken to the Red Lion.
In a COO versat ioo which I.htt•l with Curtis the morn-
ing before the fight, I told him that his health was.
so bad that lie had better forfeit the stoke, nod_
fight some 'other time. He said his friends hail
no OcCaSitlO to' be afraid, and lie appeared most
sanguine of beating ids adversary. Every titer-
pion was made by his seconds in dissuade him
trout 1111ahig the fight from the 30t11 to the
60th round, and every means were used, and every
attention was shown by the landlord of the lied
Lion. -to render assktance to' the deceased."
The Coroner addressed the Jury at considerable
and pointed out to them that it, was their
ditty by their verdict to prevent as much as pos.;
Bible ii recurrence -of such an oill,Swfol- and die-,
graceful practice. Verdict—Mansiang,hter against
Edward Turner.' •
Immediately after the Coroner's Warrant . was
obtained, the body of the deceased was conveyed.
' away in a hearse. The coffin 'plate stated Curtis
to be 28 years of age. He was five feet use in
height, and .weighed 10it. 21b.