If the wound was intended, such as by an infil attack or by a duel, then it's all fine. Having gold wasted to flukes, however, like battle wounds... that just sucks.
I don't understand why the source of the wound matters. When you place a bounty, the intent is to get the character wounded. (And, yes, perhaps have it be bad enough that he loses his office.) Sure, you may feel like you wasted your gold, but one way or another you lost the gold the instant you set the bounty. If you're lucky, maybe some lucky warrior in your own realm got it.
