The Archive · 1912

A Now Statute

The victim of yesterday was not in the fight. He was arrested a few days before and condemned on a new statute for "pointing a gun [at a peasant with intention to kill." Among the many plaints filed against thia band during the last six months, it transpired at the trial that on one occasion the band had invaded and were pillaging s hamlet when one of the inhabitants arrived home from town, The bandit in question levelled his gun at hin. but the leader, his brother, rai "Do not kill him, rob him of hi silver and let him go." sure.

Wednesday, July 10.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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