Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/889/6
Document: 4
Aug 17, 1730
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Assault. more

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

Accused
Elinor Richards, Widow
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Ann Parry, Cardigan, spinster
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 46
Aug 20, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edward Games, Clogmaker
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas James gent.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 45
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault. more

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

Accused
Nathaniel Morgan, Yeoman
Radnor, Glasgwm
Plea: Submits to
Prosecutor
James Williams
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/734/1
Document: 24
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Theft of money from a chest in prosecutor's dwelling house. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Griffiths, Widow
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Anne Williams, Carmarthen, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/44/8
Document: 2
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Riot and assault. Attempted to go into a room in prosecutor's inn where one John Myddleton of Cefn y Wern, esq., was drinking. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
John Jones, Shoemaker
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Arthur Symon, Ruthin, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/44/8
Document: 2
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Riot and assault. Attempted to go into a room in prosecutor's inn where one John Myddleton of Cefn y Wern, esq., was drinking. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
John Jones, Tanner
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Arthur Symon, Ruthin, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/44/8
Document: 2
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Riot and assault. Attempted to go into a room in prosecutor's inn where one John Myddleton of Cefn y Wern, esq., was drinking. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Edward Williams, Tanner
Denbigh, Llanfwrog
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Arthur Symon, Ruthin, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/177/2
Document: 3
Aug 29, 1730
Crime

Outside Wales, Bishop's Castle, co. S

Theft of wool from the wool market at Bishop's Castle fair. Apprehended at Berriw. Prosecutor had purchased the wool and left it with an officer belonging to the bailiffs of Bishop's Castle. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
William Price, Blacksmith
aka William Brockwell
Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Humphrey Evans, Llanfihangel-yng- Ngwynfa,
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R, Ca ( in 4/177/3 ); J

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 47
Aug 30, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing money therefrom. Prisoner described as a poor man with no visible means of support 'yet did eat and drink much better than many sufficient tradesmen'. Recognizances indicate that Mary his wife was also to be indicted. She is described as a 'desperate ill woman, a known and notorious thief lately tried for her life and burnt in the hand'. oth prisoner and wife indicted for the theft of a smoothing iron on the same day (no. 5). Depositions show, however, that this took place in the spring of 1729. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Edward Games, Clogmaker
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Meredith James, Brecon, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/44/8
Document: 23
Aug 30, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Minera

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Cadwaladr Price, Yeoman
Denbigh, Llandegla
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/44/8
Document: 23
Aug 30, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Minera

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Edward Davies, Yeoman
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd 1
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/44/8
Document: 23
Aug 30, 1730
Crime

Denbigh, Minera

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded