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ALLEGED POACHERS KILLED BY ESTATE MILITIA

Dateline: 10-1-517

There are reports from the estate of Stargazer Manor that local militia have killed a number of workers alleged to have been  attempting to illegally remove agricultural goods from fields which are part of the Baron’s demesne lands.

“A couple of agricultural labourers and a wagon driver were observed acting suspiciously around the town of Blackbriar,” a representative of Stargazer Manor’s steward told the Bugle. “They had a wagon with them, but weren’t working for the Estate. When questioned by estate staff they would not disclose what their business was or who they were working for.”

“On the instructions of the Baron’s nominated representative - Baron Julius himself being absent on business - a party of estate militia attempted to apprehend them for questioning, but they refused to come peacefully and in the resulting fight two of them were regrettably killed. Following questioning it was decided that we had insufficient evidence to bring charges before the Royal Courts against the third individual. He was released but was expelled from the Estate grounds.”

In private, a senior estate official was more forthcoming. “We are in no doubt that we foiled an attempt by an organised gang of thieves to infiltrate our estate and steal produce from the Baron’s lands. They would never have tried it if the Baron himself was here, but Lady Erica is young and naive. And when we questioned the survivor, he threatened to report us for murder, and claimed that he’d been hired by a cat. I mean, really, a cat! Does he take us for idiots? Mind you, there was a strange cat in the village a few days back.”

Be assured that the Bereny Bugle will be investigating further.

 

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