Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/892/4
Document: 12
Dec 1, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Evan William, Yeoman
Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa (in 4/892/5 & 4/893/5)

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 12
Dec 1, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Thomas Hughes, Gent.
Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa (in 4/892/5 & 4/893/5)

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 12
Dec 1, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth

Assault. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth William, Married
Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa (in 4/892/5 & 4/893/5)

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 12
Dec 1, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth

Assault. more

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

Accused
Jane Edward, Spinster
Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa (in 4/892/5 & 4/893/5)

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 12
Dec 1, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Ysbyty Ystwyth

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Lewis, Yeoman
Cardigan, Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa (in 4/892/5 & 4/893/5)

From file: 4/377/4
Document: 67
Dec 3, 1741
Crime

Brecon, St Michael Cwmdu

Theft of sheep. Prisoner held in Cardigan gaol.1 more

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

Accused
Thomas Edmund, Labourer
aka Lewis Thomas
Carmarthen, Llangathen
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Bevan, St Michael Cwmdu, surgeon
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Details added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/47/6
Document: 50
Dec 6, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Talhaearn

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Vaughan, Yeoman
Denbigh, Llanfair Talhaearn
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Salusbury
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.

Punishment:

Other:
No, Al

From file: 4/519/6
Document: 14
Dec 6, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Llowes

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing food therefrom - beef, bacon and a loaf. more

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

Accused
Mary Jones, Married
Radnor, Llowes
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Rowland, Llowes, clerk
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 2/6d - partial verdi

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand1

Other:
R, E, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/180/6
Document: 17 1
Dec 8, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of food - cheese and butter - from prosecutor's granary. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Griffith Gabriel, Labourer 2
Montgomery, Welshpool 3
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Lloyd, Welshpool, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, C

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 3 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/180/6
Document: 38
Dec 8, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Receiving stolen goods - food - from Griffith Gabriel? see no. 17 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Joan Evans, Widow
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Lloyd, Welshpool, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/377/4
Document: 91
Dec 11, 1741
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Theft of cattle belonging to John Prosser, Brecon, innkeeper. Prisoner sold cattle at Llan-arth, co. Mon., to prosecutor. more

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

Accused
Rees Higgins, Labourer
Brecon, Talgarth
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Jones, Llandeilo Gresynni, Mon., yeo
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, E, R

From file: 4/181/1
Document: 43 1
Dec 12, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Meifod

Theft of a horse. Prisoner claimed to have an alibi - working in co. Denb. Prosecutor proclaimed the loss of his horse in Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Welshpool. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Samuel John Griffith, Sawyer
Montgomery, Meifod 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Evans, Meifod, farmer
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.