The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.

[T]he Mayd / His readie vvound with better ſalues new dreſt, / Daily ſhe dreſſed him, and did the beſt / His grieuous hurt to guariſh, that ſhe might, […]

In a colonial setting, moreover, they are particularly revealing of the bickersome process of constructing a new social structure out of a diverse population of natives and newcomers.

Coordinate term: Kuiper belt