Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/397/6
Document: 37
May 16, 1826
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of wearing apparel - pair of cossack boots. more

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

Accused
David Morris, Labourer
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Morgan, Brecon
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 6d - partial verdict

Punishment:
4 months imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction1

Other:
R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/638/4
Document: 79
May 16, 1826
Crime

Glamorgan, Coety

Theft of food - wheat. Prisoner aged 57. According to examination prisoner broke and entered prosecutor's barn but not indicted for this offence. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 81 in this file. more

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

Accused
Jenkin David, Weaver
Glamorgan, Coety
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Llewellyn Llewellyn, Coychurch, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, 9 months imprisonment with hard labour1

Other:
Ca, R, E, Ab

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/638/4
Document: 81
May 16, 1826
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of food - wheat. Indicted twice fo the fact - see no. 79 in this file. Prisoner aged 57. more

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

Accused
Jenkin David, Weaver
Glamorgan, Coety
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
William Edwards, Llangyfelach, victualler
Result

Verdict:
Quashed.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Ca, R, E, Ab

From file: 4/537/5
Document: 1
May 17, 1826
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Attempted bestiality with a mare. Indicted twice for the fact - the second for bestiality - see no. 4 in this file. more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Bestiality / attempted bestiality

Accused
William Shakespeare, Earthenware seller 1
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh Lewis, Knighton, timber merchant
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/537/5
Document: 4
May 17, 1826
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Bestiality with a mare. Indicted twice for the fact - the first for attempted bestiality - see no. 1 in this file. more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Bestiality / attempted bestiality

Accused
William Shakespeare, Earthenware seller 1
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh Lewis, Knighton, timber merchant
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/73/8
Document: 22
May 23, 1826
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Pickpocketing money and a purse whilst drinking together at an inn. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Pickpocketing

Accused
Ellen Roberts, Spinster
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Arthur Barker, Hodnet, Salop, potter
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, transported for 14 years1

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/73/8
Document: 22
May 23, 1826
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Pickpocketing money and a purse whilst drinking together at an inn. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Pickpocketing

Accused
Anne Hiles, Spinster
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Arthur Barker, Hodnet, Salop, potter
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, transported for 14 years1

Other:
E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/915/8
Document: 14 1
May 24, 1826
Crime

Cardigan, Llangwyryfon

Riot and aiding and abetting the dismantling of a dwelling house belonging to the prosecutor. Indictment missing. His son, John Jones, Catherine Jones and William Williams bound over to be tried but not apparently prosecuted, - his son seems to have escaped. Riot arose because of prosecutor's refusal to allow people to dig turf on the commons - see David Williams, 'Rhyfel y Sais Bach' An Enclosure Riot on Mynydd Bach', Ceredigion, II(1952-55), pp39-52. For the recognizances see nos. 13 and 14 in this file and no. 16 in 4/916/1. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
David Jones, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanrhystud
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Augustus Brackenbury, Aberystwyth, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.2

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.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/397/6
Document: 32 1
May 31, 1826
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault on Mary Kearney formerly of Fermanagh, Ireland, hawker, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
John Evans, Tailor
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
James Kearney
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, prosecutor failed to appear

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: 4/397/6
Document: 32 1
May 31, 1826
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault on Mary Kearney formerly of Fermanagh, Ireland, hawker, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
John Llewellin, Shoemaker
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
James Kearney
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, prosecutor failed to appear

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: 4/916/2
Document: 1
Jun 1, 1826
Crime

Pembroke, Cilgerran

Nuisance by blocking part of the river Teifi with several hundred cartloads of rubbish etc., thus hindering trade and navigation. more

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

Accused
John Bowen, Yeoman
Pembroke, Cilgerran
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Lloyd, esq.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/638/4
Document: 94
Jun 3, 1826
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanrhidian

Assault with intent to ravish prosecutor. more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Attempted rape (including assault with intent to ravish)

Accused
John Grenvi Anderson, Gent.
aka John Anderson
Glamorgan, Llanrhidian
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Ann Roberts, spinster
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Ci, P