And, God, yes, of course Jeeves would protect Bertie at all costs from justice over this - death sentence for murder does not appeal. Oh, no.

Precisely, especially considering Bertie's personality. It's quite obvious that Bertie would never *intentionally* hurt, maim or kill anyone so if such a horrible thing should happen, clearly it would be an accident, a cruel twist of fate that he deserves to be protected from.

Mind you, I think in reality? Jeeves would just encourage Bertie to stay far away from weaponry.