Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/520/5
Document: 8
Jun 19, 1745
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Extortion of pretended fee for releasing Mary Gwinet, his wife from bridewell and house of correction. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Extortion

Accused
Nathaniel Morgan, Master of House of Correction
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Gwinet
Result

Verdict:
Removed to King's Bench.

Punishment:

Other:
R(in 4/520/3)

From file: 4/520/5
Document: 10
Jun 20, 1745
Crime

Radnor, Llanbister

Rescue of a horse impounded by prosecutor. Pound breach. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
Richard Whittington, Blacksmith
aka Richard Whitting
Radnor, Llanbister
Plea:
Prosecutor
George Bywater
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/814/2
Document: 8
Jun 22, 1745
Crime

Pembroke, Tenby

Riot, assault and false imprisonment in the common gaol of Tenby. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
James Nash, Gent.
Pembroke, Tenby
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Rees, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/814/2
Document: 8
Jun 22, 1745
Crime

Pembroke, Tenby

Riot, assault and false imprisonment for five days in the common gaol of Tenby. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
Thomas John, Yeoman
Pembroke, Tenby
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Rees, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/814/2
Document: 8
Jun 22, 1745
Crime

Pembroke, Tenby

Riot, assault and false imprisonment for five days in the common gaol of Tenby. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
John Thomas, Yeoman
Pembroke, Tenby
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Rees, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/814/2
Document: 8
Jun 22, 1745
Crime

Pembroke, Tenby

Riot, assault and false imprisonment for five days in the common gaol of Tenby. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
Arthur Nicholas, Butcher
Pembroke, Tenby
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Rees, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/814/2
Document: 8
Jun 22, 1745
Crime

Pembroke, Tenby

Riot, assault and false imprisonment in the common gaol of Tenby. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
Benjamin Hill, Shoemaker
Pembroke, Tenby
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Rees, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1003/10
Document: 5
Jun 24, 1745
Crime

Flint, Llanasa

Assault. more

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

Accused
Henry Parry, Yeoman
Flint, Llanasa
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Foulkes
Result

Verdict:
Discharged.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/614/1
Document: 15 1
Jun 29, 1745
Crime

Outside Wales, Wells, co. Som.

Theft of a horse. Accused claimed to have borrowed the horse to meet his son coming from Wales with some pigs. He could not speak English and if he did not meet his son it would be very prejudicial to him. Accused sold the horse at Swansea. No indictment. more

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

Accused
John Francis, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llanelli, co. Carm.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Isgrove, Wells, co. Som., blacksmith
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution?

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.
From file: 4/893/3
Document: 8
Jul 1, 1745
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Shoplifting cloth. Accused aged under 14. Mary Mathias, John Phillips, gent., Mary Eynon, Elizabeth Thomas aged under 12, Rebecca Hurst and William Hurst, soldier, all of Cardigan, bound over to appear for buying stolen goods but not prosecuted. Charles Thomas, gaoler, latter committed to close custody for contempt in not carrying out the sentence. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Shoplifting 5/- +

Accused
John David, Yeoman
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary Price, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value or 11d - partial verd

Punishment:
To be whipped1

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/182/1
Document: 32
Jul 1, 1745
Crime

Montgomery, Castell Caereinion

Highway robbery as prosecutor was returning home from Welshpool fair and stealing money including a Johannes and a Moidre. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Meredith Ev David, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion
Plea:
Prosecutor
Oliver Thomas, Llanfair Caereinion, gent.
Result

Verdict:
True bill for assault only, no prosecution

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, I, No, Al

From file: 4/182/1
Document: 36
Jul 1, 1745
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Assault and unlawful imprisonment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault & unlawful / false imprisonment

Accused
Mary Davies, Married
Montgomery, Mochdre
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Weaver
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment: