Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/631/7
Document: 15
Feb 1, 1805
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Edwards, Gent.
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Powell, Merthyr Tydfil. yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/631/7
Document: 18
Feb 1, 1805
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Assault. more

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

Accused
Richard Townsend, Innholder
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Edwards, Merthyr Tydfil, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/631/7
Document: 10
Feb 11, 1805
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft of household goods - a mahogany table from prosecutor's dwelling house. Prisoner aged 33, claimed to have been drunk all day. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
John Griffith, Cordwainer
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Job Burall, Swansea, cabinet-maker
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 5/-

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment1

Other:
E, Ca

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/198/1
Document: 28
Feb 15, 1805
Crime

Montgomery, Kerry

Theft of food - barley - from prosecutor's mill. Prisoner aged 45. more

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

Accused
Mary Reynolds, Married
Montgomery, Kerry
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Watkins, Kerry, miller
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment1

Other:
R, C, E, J, Return of prisoners

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/909/3
Document: 3
Feb 15, 1805
Crime

Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.

Murder of William David by beating him with a stick, following a dispute and fight between prisoner, the deceased and his father, the prosecutor. Prisoner owned a little pedling shop. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
Thomas Jones, Alehouse-keeper/mason
Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Daniel, Llandysul, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.1

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment and to pay a fine of

Other:
J, I, R, E, Iq; Ca (in 4/909/5)

  • 1 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/909/3
Document: 3
Feb 15, 1805
Crime

Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.

Aiding and abetting the murder of William David following a dispute and fight between the principal, the deceased and his father, the prosecutor. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
Evan Lewis, Shopkeeper
Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Daniel, Llandysul, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, I, R, E, Iq

From file: 4/198/1
Document: 21
Feb 16, 1805
Crime

Montgomery, Llanllwchaearn

Receiving stolen goods from Evan Morris? - see no. 23 in this file. Prisoner aged 25. Indicted also for stealing the same - see no. 32 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
John Evans, Tailor
Montgomery, Newtown 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Wild, Newtown, flannel manufacturer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment2

Other:
E, Return of prisoners

  • 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) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/198/1
Document: 23
Feb 16, 1805
Crime

Montgomery, Llanllwchaearn

Theft of cloth belonging to the prosecutor, prisoner's employer from his fulling mill. Prisoner aged 24. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Evan Morris, Dyer
Montgomery, Newtown 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Wild, Newtown, flannel manufacturer
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
E, R, Return of prisoners

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/198/1
Document: 32
Feb 16, 1805
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Theft of cloth from prosecutor's fulling mill. Prisoner, aged 25, indicted also for receiving the same. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
John Evans, Tailor 1
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Wild, Newtown, flannel manufacturer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E, Return of prisoners

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/67/6
Document: 1
Feb 16, 1805
Crime

Denbigh, Cerrigydrudion

Forgery of a Bank of England note. William Morris of Cerrigydrudion and Llangwm, drover and farmer, apprehended but not indicted. William Foulkes of Betws Gwerful Goch, co. Mer. implicated but not indicted, claimed that he 'could get as many of them [counterfeit notes] as he liked at a place between Wolverhampton and Birmingham', a hamlet 'where the men lately executed at Ruthin were apprehended'. Prisoner aged 58. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
John Roberts, Labourer
aka John Jones, John Tenn
Denbigh, Cerrigydrudion
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, sentenced on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
I, E

From file: 4/67/6
Document: 2
Feb 16, 1805
Crime

Denbigh, Cerrigydrudion

Posessing a counterfeit Bank of England note. William Morris of Cerrigydrudion and Llangwm, drover and farmer, apprehended but not indicted. William Foulkes of Betws Gwerful Goch, co. Mer. implicated but not indicted, claimed that he 'could get as many of them [counterfeit notes] as he liked at a place between Wolverhampton and Birmingham', a hamlet 'where the men lately executed at Ruthin were apprehended'. Prisoner aged 58. See also doc. no. 1. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Possessing / procuring / disposing of counterfeit / forged coins or notes

Accused
John Roberts, Labourer
aka John Jones, John Tenn
Denbigh, Cerrigydrudion
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Transported for 14 years1

Other:
I, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/198/1
Document: 24
Feb 18, 1805
Crime

Montgomery, Llanllwchaearn

Receiving stolen goods - cloth - from Evan Morris? - see no. 23 in this file. Prisoner aged 25. Indicted also for stealing the same - see no. 30 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Mary Evans, Married
Montgomery, Llanllwchaearn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Wild, Newtown, flannel manufacturer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment1

Other:
E, R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.