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The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/627/2
Document: 26
Jul 27, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Assault. more

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

Accused
Robert Morris, Esq.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Michael White, Swansea, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/627/2
Document: 27
Jul 27, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Assault. more

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

Accused
Robert Morris, Esq.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
George Darby
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/627/2
Document: 28
Jul 27, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Challenging to a duel. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Challenging to a duel

Accused
Michael White, Esq.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Morris, Swansea, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
W

From file: 4/627/2
Document: 4
Jul 27, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Assault and unlawful imprisonment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
William Darby, Gent.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Morris, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
W

From file: 4/627/2
Document: 30
Jul 27, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Assault. Prisoner and prosecutor 'in the coffee room of the Marchers or the Arms Inn'. more

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

Accused
Robert Morris, Esq.
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Charles Higgs, Swansea, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Wa, I, R (all in 4/627/3)

From file: 4/194/1
Document: 14
Jul 28, 1788
Crime

Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mecha

Theft of money from prosecutor's dwelling house. Prisoner aged 21. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)

Accused
Mary Lewis, Singlewoman
Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Morgan, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, ye
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, Ca

From file: 4/627/2
Document: 16
Jul 28, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanishen

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edmund Lloyd, Surgeon
Monmouth, Bedwas
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edmund Edmund
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/388/4
Document: 9
Aug 1, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
George North, Mercer
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/388/4
Document: 10
Aug 1, 1788
Crime

Outside Wales, Cusop, co. Her.

Theft of sheep. Sheep recovered at Llaneleu, co. Brec. Prisoner had sold sheep to former employer. more

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

Accused
Morgan Morgans, Labourer
Outside Wales, Clodock, co. Her.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Walter Watkins, Cusop
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for life1

Other:
Cp/A/C, J, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/388/4
Document: 13
Aug 1, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of sheep. Prisoner had lived in Defynnog 'between 20 and 30 years ago'. Sheep recovered at Crickhowell. more

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

Accused
Owen Williams, Labourer
Monmouth, Llanwenarth
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Lewis Jones, Defynnog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, 3 years imprisonment in solitary confinement in the House of Correct

Other:
J, I; Pa (in 4/388/6)

From file: 4/388/4
Document: 15
Aug 1, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
Owen Williams, Labourer
Monmouth, Llanwenarth
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Howell Havard, Defynnog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted upon another indi

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/627/4
Document: 1
Aug 7, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Perjury - swearing an affidavit that he had served prosecutor with a writ of process. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
Rees David, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Susannah Nicholas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment: