Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/199/1
Document: 21
Jan 4, 1810
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Theft of sheep. Prisoner aged 29. more

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

Accused
Pryce Morris, Butcher 1
Montgomery, Betws Cedewain 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jane Hudson
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, E

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/831/1
Document: 25
Jan 5, 1810
Crime

Pembroke, Hubberston

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Brown, Sailmaker
Pembroke, Hubberston
Plea:
Prosecutor
Jane Adams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/199/1
Document: 20
Jan 10, 1810
Crime

Montgomery, Montgomery

Theft of money, a promissory note. Prisoner aged 19. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Rowlands, Singlewoman
Montgomery, Montgomery
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Morris, Montgomery, maltster
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
2 years imprisonment1

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/831/1
Document: 29
Jan 12, 1810
Crime

Pembroke, Bletherston

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Eynon, Butcher
Pembroke, Bletherston
Plea:
Prosecutor
Daniel William, Bletherston, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R,

From file: 4/199/1
Document: 27
Jan 18, 1810
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion

Theft of food, barley. Prisoner aged 53. Calendar refers to breaking and entering prosecutor's barn. more

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

Accused
Evan Edwards, Wheelwright 1
Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis Roberts
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/757/3
Document: 25
Jan 25, 1810
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangennech

Theft of barley, oats and bags. Prisoner aged 46. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Labourer
Carmarthen, Llanedi
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
George Morris, gent. & William Rees
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/1016/8
Document: 18
Feb 2, 1810
Crime

Flint, Hanmer

Theft of food - rye, muncorn and wheat - from prosecutor's barn. more

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

Accused
Thomas Simpson, Weaver 1
Flint, Hanmer
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary Davies, Hanmer, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
2 months imprisonment2

Other:
R, A, M ( all in 4/1016/7 ); E/I, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/279/2
Document: 59
Feb 5, 1810
Crime

Caernarfon, Llaniestyn

Assault on the prosecutor who was carrying out work under an Act for the enclosure of lands in Llanbedrog, Llanfihangel Bachellaeth, Llangian and Llaniestyn. more

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

Accused
John Roberts, Yeoman
Caernarfon, Llaniestyn
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Ellis, Pwllheli, surveyor/gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/633/1
Document: 15
Feb 20, 1810
Crime

Glamorgan, Tythegston

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Bishopston
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Morgan, Tythegston, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
I/Cp, R, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/1016/7
Document: 5
Feb 21, 1810
Crime

Flint, Hope

Murder of John Lewis by beating him on the head with an iron poker. Prisoner, the deceased and others had been drinking at the same inn. The deceased, and 'honest, industrious and particularly inoffensive' man was 'intoxicated - but not much so'. He had been 'employed to pay the men' as superintendent 'of some lime works' and had been given five promissory notes by his employer which he was to change into silver coins. When the deceased was found at the bottom of a lime kiln, the promissory notes/money were missing. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 17 in 4/1016/8 and indicted also for a robbery from the deceased - see no. 21 in 4/1016/8. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Blacksmith 1
aka Jack the smith 2
Flint, Hope
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, E, D

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Alias added from other related document(s) within the same Gaol File.
From file: 4/1016/8
Document: 17
Feb 21, 1810
Crime

Flint, Hope

Murder of John Lewis, prosecutor's son. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 5 in 4/1016/7. Indicted also for a robbery on the deceased - see no. 21 in this file. See text in no. 5 in 4/1016/7. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Blacksmith 1
aka Jack the smith 2
Flint, Hope
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, body to be dissected and anatomised [by surgeons]3

Other:
Iq, E, D, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Alias added from other related document(s) within the same Gaol File.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/1016/8
Document: 21
Feb 21, 1810
Crime

Flint, Hope

Robbery of John Lewis, of a promissory note and money. Prisoner indicted twice for the murder of John Lewis - see no. 5 in 4/1016/7and no.17 in 4/1016/8. Deceased employed by prosecutor. See text in no. 5 in 4/1016/7. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
John Jones, Blacksmith 1
aka Jack the smith 2
Flint, Hope
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Davies, Gresford, co. Denb.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E, D

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Alias added from other related document(s) within the same Gaol File.