Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 104 1
Oct 31, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Riot. No indictment. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
Harry John, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Griffith?
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 49
Nov 8, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Aber-nant

Theft of sheep. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Sheep-stealing

Accused
Evan Lewis, Farmer
Carmarthen, Aber-nant
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Morris, Carmarthen, butcher
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 51
Dec 1, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Aber-nant

Theft of a sheep. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Sheep-stealing

Accused
Evan Lewis, Husbandman
Carmarthen, Aber-nant
Plea:
Prosecutor
John David, Newchurch, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 9 1
Dec 15, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Theft from the Post Office of money from a package addressed to the Bristol post office by an unnamed landlord of an inn at Cheek Point, Ireland, carried by prisoner and accomplice. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from Post Office

Accused
Robert France, Breeches-maker
aka Robert Taylor
Outside Wales, St Dunstan, Fleet Street, London
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 9 1
Dec 15, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Theft from the Post Office of money from a package addressed to the Bristol post office by an un-named landlord of an inn at Cheek Point, Ireland, carried by prisoner and accomplice. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from Post Office

Accused
Robert Rendell, Woolscribler & shearman
aka Robert Jones, Robert R
Outside Wales, Melksham, co. Wilts.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Uspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 53
Dec 18, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Abergwili

Theft of a horse. Recovered at Bryn-gwyn, co. Rad. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Horse-stealing

Accused
Henry Williams, Yeoman
aka Harry Williams
Carmarthen, Abergwili
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Lewis, Abergwili, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for life1

Other:
R, E, J; Ca(in 4/748/3), Pa(in 4/748/4)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 98 1
Dec 31, 1787
Crime

Carmarthen, Unspecified

Assault. No indictment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
Henry Child, VIctualler
Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Methusalem Jenkins, carpenter
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 50
Jan 12, 1788
Crime

Carmarthen, Laugharne

Infanticide of her female child by strangulation. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Alice Evan, Married
Carmarthen, Laugharne
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 86 1
Jan 16, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Theft of a horse later sold at Talgarth fair, co. Brec., to a farmer from Llanstephan, co. Rad. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Horse-stealing

Accused
Henry Williams, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Abergwili 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Evans, Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 52
Mar 10, 1788
Crime

Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
John Thomas, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Davies, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 52
Mar 10, 1788
Crime

Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
John David, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Davies, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 52
Mar 10, 1788
Crime

Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
David Howell, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llanfihangel-ar-arth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Davies, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment: