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The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/52/5
Document: 22
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Riotously breaking and entering prosecutor's house. Indicted with her husband. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Margaret Salusbury, Married
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/52/5
Document: 22
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Riotously breaking and entering prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Richard Parry, Butcher
Denbigh, Llanfwrog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/52/5
Document: 22
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Riotously breaking and entering prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Robert Jones, Shoemaker
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/52/5
Document: 22
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfwrog

Riotously breaking and entering prosecutor's house. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
William Salusbury, Yeoman
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/7
Document: 7
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Radnor, Llanbadarn Fynydd

Rescue of horses, distrained by the prosecutor as he was driving them to the common pound. more

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

Accused
John Griffiths, Unspecified
Radnor, Llanbadarn Fynydd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Price, Llanbadarn Fawr, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

Other:
R(in 4/523/8)

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/618/1
Document: 49
Jun 1, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Llanddewi

Theft of wearing apparel - a gown more

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

Accused
Mary Lewis, Singlewoman
aka Mary David
Glamorgan, Pen-tyrch 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Evans, Llanddewi, now the wife of
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand2

Other:
R, E, I

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/186/1
Document: 35
Jun 3, 1758
Crime

Montgomery, Manafon

Solemnising the marriage between the prosecutor and Mary Lewis without publishing the banns and without a marriage licence having been obtained. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous religious offences

Accused
Evan Davies, Yeoman
Montgomery, Manafon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Griffiths
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1005/9
Document: 39
Jun 7, 1758
Crime

Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint

Murder of William Roberts, St Asaph, constable, by striking him on the head with a shovel. The deceased had, in the execution of his duty, gone to a marl pit where the prisoner then worked, with a warrant for his arrest for assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
John Hughes, Yeoman
aka John Castell 1
Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Williams & Robert Hughes
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, body to be anatomised [by surgeons] 2

Other:
J, R, Iq, A, E

  • 1 Alias added from other related document(s) within the same Gaol File.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/618/1
Document: 29
Jun 9, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Pennard

Rescue of cattle distrained by prosecutor's bailiff because they were damaging his closes. more

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

Accused
Phillip Jenkins, Labourer
Glamorgan, Pennard
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Gough otherwise Richard Gough Aubre
Result

Verdict:
Not tried, removed to Kings Bench.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/618/1
Document: 29
Jun 9, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Pennard

Rescue of cattle distrained by prosecutor's bailiff because they were damaging his closes. more

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

Accused
David Thomas, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Gough otherwise Richard Gough Aubre
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/618/1
Document: 29
Jun 9, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Pennard

Rescue of cattle distrained by prosecutor's bailiff because they were damaging his closes. more

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

Accused
William Richards, Labourer
Glamorgan, Pennard
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Gough otherwise Richard Gough Aubre
Result

Verdict:
Not tried, removed to Kings Bench.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/618/1
Document: 29
Jun 9, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Pennard

Rescue of cattle, distrained by prosecutor's bailiff, because they were damaging prosecutor's closes. more

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

Accused
Daniel Gamon, Labourer/yeoman
Glamorgan, Pennard
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Gough, otherwise Richard Gough Aubr
Result

Verdict:
Not tried, removed to Kings Bench.1

Punishment:

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.