Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/375/6
Document: 10
Dec 10, 1735
Crime

Brecon, Hay

Assault more

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

Accused
Phillip Rud, Yeoman
Brecon, Hay
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William Price
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/178/6
Document: 43
Dec 12, 1735
Crime

Montgomery, Meifod

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Turner, Blacksmith
Montgomery, Meifod
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
William Foulkes, gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Wa

From file: 4/178/6
Document: 42
Dec 16, 1735
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Assault. more

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

Accused
David Ingram, Labourer
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William Herbert the younger, gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, Wa

From file: 4/294/4
Document: 60
Dec 23, 1735
Crime

Meirioneth, Corwen

Breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and stealing wearing apparel. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Martha Owen, Singlewoman
Meirioneth, Corwen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Edward Jones, Corwen, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, transported for 7 years

Other:
E, J, R, B, O

From file: 4/375/7
Document: 30
Dec 29, 1735
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
David Willi Havard, Labourer
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Rees David
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/375/7
Document: 31
Dec 29, 1735
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
David Willi Havard, Labourer
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Watkin Thomas
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/1001/6
Document: 13 1
Nov 30, 1735
Crime

Flint, Flint

Failing to cut his hedges and to scour his ditches. No indictment. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Nuisance (mainly obstructing the highway or pollution)

Accused
John Jones, Unspecified
Flint, Flint
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
High constables' presentment
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

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: 4/1001/6
Document: 13 1
Nov 30, 1735
Crime

Flint, Flint

Opening four coalpits in the highway and failing to fill them up. No indictment. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Nuisance (mainly obstructing the highway or pollution)

Accused
Edward Richardson, Innholder
Flint, Flint
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
High constables' presentment
Result

Verdict:
Discharged.2

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Pr; A, Ce ( both in 4/1001/7 )

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/611/4
Document: 40
Nov 30, 1735
Crime

Glamorgan, Llantrisant, co. Glam.

Slander of prosecutor by saying that he had committed bestiality with a mare. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Slander

Accused
Meirick David, Tailor
Glamorgan, Llantrisant, co. Glam.
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/812/2
Document: 11 1
Nov 30, 1735
Crime

Pembroke, St Dogmaels

Assault and threatening to murder prosecutor by shooting her. No indictment.. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Unspecified
Pembroke, St Dogmaels
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Diana Martin
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 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: 4/375/6A
Document: 38 1
Nov 30, 1735
Crime

Unspecified, Unspecified

Poisoning with intent of his male bastard child by Joan David, widow, and suborning her to swear the child to another. No indictment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Poisoning (including for procuring miscarriages and abortions)

Accused
David Gwalt Powell, Yeoman
Brecon, Llywel
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

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: 4/375/7
Document: 29
Jan 1, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
David Willi Havard, Labourer
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Thomas Watkin, Faenor
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for 14 years1

Other:
R, Pa(in 4/376/1)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.