Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/518/1
Document: 23
Jun 20, 1736
Crime

Radnor, New Radnor

Riot and diverting a brook on to the lands of the Duke of Chandos. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, boundaries / fences / banks, etc.

Accused
Henry Williams, Yeoman
Radnor, New Radnor
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Charles Lewis, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/518/1
Document: 23
Jun 20, 1736
Crime

Radnor, New Radnor

Riot and diverting a brook on to the lands of the Duke of Chandos. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, boundaries / fences / banks, etc.

Accused
John Meredith, Yeoman
Radnor, New Radnor
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Charles Lewis, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/518/1
Document: 24
Jun 20, 1736
Crime

Radnor, Beguildy

Taking and carrying away a horse. Cf. no. 21. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Carrying away

Accused
Jeremy Griffiths, Yeoman
Radnor, Llanbadarn Fynydd
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Davies, Beguildy, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/518/1
Document: 24
Jun 20, 1736
Crime

Radnor, Beguildy

Taking and carrying away a horse. Cf. no. 21. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Carrying away

Accused
Thomas Rowland, Yeoman
Radnor, Beguildy
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Davies, Beguildy, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/46/3
Document: 2
Jun 21, 1736
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Perjury at the Court of Exchequer - that the prosecutor had struck and assaulted prisoner's son, Edward Jones, aged 17, whilst delivering a summons to the prisoner and his wife, and his denial of threatening to kill prosecutor with his sword. His wife indicted separately for the fact - see no. 3 in this file. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
George Jones, Unspecified
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Robert Hughes
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/46/3
Document: 3
Jun 21, 1736
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Perjury at the Court of Exchequer - that the prosecutor had struck and assaulted prisoner's son, Edward Jones, aged 17, whilst delivering a summons to the prisoner and her husband, and her denial of throwing stones at him whilst her husband threatened to kill him. Her husband indicted separately for the fact - see no. 2 in this file. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
Alice Jones, Married
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Robert Hughes
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/375/7
Document: 17
Jun 21, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Meredith Penry, Yeoman
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Davids, clerk
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/375/6A
Document: 7
Jun 24, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault on prosecutor at which prisoner had "run...with her head", at Brecon fair. more

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

Accused
Margaret Mitchell, Widow
Outside Wales, Shrewsbury, co. Salop
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Robert Collett, Llandyfalle, gardener
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E

From file: 4/375/6A
Document: 8
Jun 24, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Pickpocketing at Brecon fair whilst allegedly searching for John Matthews, husband of her niece, a Scottish pedlar who had deserted her and married another woman. Indicted with her niece and her nephew. Thomas Byway otherwise Byways, otherwise Jones of Tenbury, co. Worcs. also implicated. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Pickpocketing

Accused
Margaret Mitchell, Widow
Outside Wales, Shrewsbury, co. Salop
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Collett, Llandyfalle, gardener
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/375/6A
Document: 8
Jun 24, 1736
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Pickpocketing at Brecon fair whilst allegedly searching with her aunt and brother for her husband John Matthews, a Scottish pedlar who had deserted her and married another woman. Indicted with her aunt. Her brother, Thomas Byway, otherwise Byways, otherwise Jones of Tenbury, co. Worcs. also implicated. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Pickpocketing

Accused
Anne Mathews, Married
Outside Wales, Shrewsbury, co. Salop
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Robert Collett, Llandyfalle, gardener
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E,

From file: 4/1001/8
Document: 8
Jun 25, 1736
Crime

Flint, Brynford

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Humphreys, Miner
Flint, Brynford
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William Jackson, Holywell, grocer
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W ( in 4/1001/9 ); A ( in 4/1001/10 )

From file: 4/611/3
Document: 24
Jun 25, 1736
Crime

Glamorgan, Cadoxton juxta Neath

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing money including a Portugese moidre. Drew suspicion on himself by spending money on clothes, saddle and repaying old debts, in Neath, all on the same day. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Rees David, Weaver
Glamorgan, Cadoxton juxta Neath
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John David, Cadoxton juxta Neath, saddler
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.1

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.