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Bloody murder aboard the Ruby Man of War near Worcestershire
An alarming city report details the Ruby Man of War on the River Avon near Evesham as Samuel Goudier plotting the murder of his brother Sir John Goodier. A conspiracy involved cabin crew, the Rufsians, and an Irish accomplice Charles White, with the Captain assisting. Sir John was killed, and the conspirators were captured and jailed at Newgate.
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