Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/200/7
Document: 29
Jul 26, 1817
Crime

Montgomery, Llandinam

Theft of a cow. Prisoner aged 47. more

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

Accused
John Rowlands, Labourer
Montgomery, Llandinam
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Evans
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
Ca

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/833/4
Document: 34
Jul 26, 1817
Crime

Pembroke, Letterston

Theft of wearing apparel from a hedge. Prisoner aged 46, probably not from Letterston as he is described by one of the witnesses as a stranger. more

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

Accused
Thomas Hunter, Labourer
aka Thomas Hunton
Pembroke, Letterston
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Thomas
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment2

Other:
I/Cp, R, Ca, J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/833/4
Document: 34
Jul 26, 1817
Crime

Pembroke, Letterston

Theft of wearing apparel from a hedge. Prisoner aged 19, probably not from Letterston as he is described by one of the witnesses as a stranger. more

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

Accused
Samuel Wood, Labourer
Pembroke, Letterston
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Thomas, Letterston, carpenter
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment2

Other:
I/Cp, R, Ca, J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/535/4
Document: 4
Jul 26, 1817
Crime

Radnor, Gladestry

Theft of a sheep. Prisoner aged 26. more

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

Accused
Richard Watts, Labourer
Radnor, Gladestry
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Webb, Old Radnor
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R, I/Cp, E, J

From file: 4/394/6
Document: 55
Jul 27, 1817
Crime

Brecon, Llandyfalle

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing a tobacco box belonging to prosecutor and a silver watch belonging to William Williams, prisoner's employer. Prisoner indicted separately for stealing the watch (no. 50 in this file). Value is combined. House burgled whilst prosecutor and his family at a meeting house. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
aka John Moses
Brecon, Llanfilo
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Jones
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
E

From file: 4/761/2
Document: 54
Jul 29, 1817
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandyb

Assault. more

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

Accused
David George, Farmer
Carmarthen, Betws
Plea:
Prosecutor
David George, Betws, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/635/2
Document: 32
Jul 29, 1817
Crime

Glamorgan, Whitchurch, co. Glam.

Theft of personal goods - a silver watch. Prisoner aged 27. more

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

Accused
William David, Labourer
Glamorgan, Whitchurch, co. Glam.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Abraham Thomas, Merthyr Tydfil, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca.

From file: 4/535/5
Document: 17
Jul 30, 1817
Crime

Radnor, Llanbister

Theft of agricultural implements, iron chains and harrow tines. Prisoner aged 30. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of tools (craft tools, agricultural implements, etc.,)

Accused
Edward Owens, Labourer
Radnor, Llanbister
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Lewis
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca

From file: 4/1019/2
Document: 28
Jul 30, 1817
Crime

Flint, Hawarden

Theft of wearing apparel from prosecutor's box in his mother's dwelling house. Prisoner had lodged with prosecutor's mother for one night. more

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

Accused
Robert Edwards, Labourer
Denbigh, 1 Ruthin 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Sharp, Hawarden, iron founder
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years

Other:
R, E, J

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from 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: 4/834/1
Document: 6
Jul 30, 1817
Crime

Pembroke, Milford Haven

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
William Parry, Labourer
Pembroke, St Ishmaels 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Painter, Steynton, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/913/4
Document: 21
Jul 31, 1817
Crime

Cardigan, Llangeitho

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
William Jones, Labourer
aka William Jones Lluast
Cardigan, Llangeitho
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Evans
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/280/2
Document: 79
Aug 1, 1817
Crime

Caernarfon, Caernarfon

Theft of lead from county gaol. Prisoner already serving sentence passed by the Quarter Session. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 84 in this file. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft, others

Accused
William Roberts, Labourer
Caernarfon, Caernarfon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Caernarfon, gaoler
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years

Other:
B, J, C, I, E, Bo