Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/906/6
Document: 18
May 6, 1796
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Davies, Gent.
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: Submits 1
Prosecutor
Thomas Jenkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/906/6
Document: 18
May 6, 1796
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Assault. more

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

Accused
Evan Davies, Gent.
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: Submits 1
Prosecutor
Thomas Jenkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/531/7
Document: 2
May 12, 1796
Crime

Radnor, Bugeildy

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
David Meredith, Yeoman
Radnor, Bugeildy
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Griffith
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/256/2
Document: 24
May 17, 1796
Crime

Anglesey, Bodwrog

Theft of money and personal goods. more

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

Accused
Samuel Prichard, Labourer
Anglesey, Bodwrog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rowland Williams, Bodwrog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/826/5
Document: 43
May 30, 1796
Crime

Pembroke, St David's

Assault on prosecutor's wife, Mary Bevan. more

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

Accused
Henry Robert, Farmer
Pembroke, St David's
Plea:
Prosecutor
Benjamin Bevan
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

From file: 4/196/8
Document: 7
May 30, 1796
Crime

Montgomery, Llandinam

Theft of food, barley and a bag. Prisoner aged 38. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
Richard Cadman, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llandinam
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Williams
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing the bag only, valued 6d

Punishment:
Sentenced on another indictment

Other:
E, R, Ca; Pa ( in/4/197/1 )

From file: 4/751/3
Document: 24
May 31, 1796
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr

Theft of horses, one belonging to the prosecutor and one to Anne Thomas, widow, later Anne Anthony, prosecutor's wife, from the Black Mountain. Horses recovered at Swansea, co. Glam. more

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

Accused
William Evan, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Anthony, Llandeilo Fawr, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
I/Cp, E, J

From file: 4/629/6
Document: 14 1
May 31, 1796
Crime

Glamorgan, Ystradyfodwg

Theft of horses. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Meredith Rees, Labourer
Glamorgan, Ystradyfodwg
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hopkin, Ystradyfodwg
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: 4/826/4
Document: 46
Jun 1, 1796
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Thomas, Gent.
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea:
Prosecutor
James Davies, gent
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/195/8
Document: 10
Jun 1, 1796
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Williams, Cooper
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Edwards
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/64/6
Document: 10 1
Jun 4, 1796
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Neglect of duty by allowing the escape of Moses Davies, otherwise Morris, Denbigh, farmer, Edward Jones, Denbigh, smith, John Jones, Denbigh, labourer and Hugh Davies, stonecutter, all in gaol for prosecutions in a food riot - see nos. 1 - 18 in 4/64/4. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Neglect of duty

Accused
Humphrey Jones, Gaoler
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
Juror's presentment
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Pr

  • 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: 4/195/8
Document: 6
Jun 9, 1796
Crime

Montgomery, Montgomery

Theft of wearing apparel, a handkerchief, from prosecutor's person while he stood in a garden 'with many others looking at two cocks that were fighting'. Indicted with larceny, not pickpocketing. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Shoemaker
Montgomery, Llandysul, co. Mont. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Maurice Wilcox, Montgomery, surgeon
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 week's imprisonment2

Other:
R, I/E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.