Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/381/4
Document: 31
Jan 21, 1756
Crime

Brecon, Llanafan Fawr

Theft of food, mutton and skins. more

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

Accused
Morgan Lewis, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanafan Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis Jones, Llanafan Fawr, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E

From file: 4/381/4
Document: 29
Jan 22, 1756
Crime

Brecon, Llanafan Fawr

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
Morgan Lewis, Labourer
Brecon, Llanafan Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis Jones, Llanafan Fawr, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/381/4
Document: 29
Jan 22, 1756
Crime

Brecon, Llanafan Fawr

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Lewis, Spinster
Brecon, Llanafan Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis Jones, Llanafan Fawr, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/51/6
Document: 21
Jan 23, 1756
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Roger Green
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/617/2
Document: 30
Jan 25, 1756
Crime

Glamorgan, St Nicholas

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing money. When the offence was committed prosecutor with some of his neighbours who 'generally met on Sunday evenings to exhort one another in the true Christian religion by reading and praying'. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
David Yeorath, Labourer
Glamorgan, St Nicholas
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones, St Nicholas, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of theft only - partial verdict.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
R, E, C

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/523/1
Document: 6
Jan 30, 1756
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Theft of poultry more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of poultry

Accused
Robert Thomas, Yeoman 1
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Morgans, Old Radnor, shoemaker
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/617/2
Document: 41
Jan 31, 1756
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft from a shop of a piece of iron. more

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

Accused
John Williams, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Paul Bevan, Swansea, ironmonger
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, I

From file: 4/51/6
Document: 10
Feb 7, 1756
Crime

Denbigh, Holt

Theft of hides belonging to the prosecutor from a stable. The raw, salted, Irish cow hides were sent via water from Chester to Holt, where they were supposedly deposited safely before being carried on horseback to Wrexham. The theft was proclaimed in several market towns. Prisoner tried to sell the same at Chester. Thomas Parry, Is-y-Coed, co. Denb. implicated but not indicted. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of skins and hides / leather

Accused
Francis Appleton, Yeoman
Denbigh, Holt
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Wright, Wrexham, tanner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
J, E, R; Bo (in 4/52/1)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/51/6
Document: 20
Feb 8, 1756
Crime

Denbigh, Gwersyllt

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Hughes, Dyer
Denbigh, Gwersyllt
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Powell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/2
Document: 12
Feb 14, 1756
Crime

Radnor, Glasbury

Nuisance, obstructing a highway by laying a tree across it. more

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

Accused
Thomas Phillips, Yeoman
Radnor, Glasbury
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Pugh
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/272/4
Document: 117
Feb 26, 1756
Crime

Caernarfon, Caerhun

Theft of a horse. Prisoner, a 'wicked lad', had 'eloped from his service'. Prisoner returning from Drws y Coed [copper] works. more

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

Accused
John Rowland, Labourer
Denbigh, Llansanffraid
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Maurice Williams, Aber, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned on serving in the navy or army

Other:
J, I, E, R; Pa(in 4/273/1)

From file: 4/185/2
Document: 25
Feb 28, 1756
Crime

Montgomery, Llanwddyn

Riot and assault. more

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

Accused
William Hughes, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Hughes
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment: