Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/618/2
Document: 22
Aug 3, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Neath

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edward Thom Edward, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan Llewellin, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution.1

Punishment:

Other:
Ci

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/523/7
Document: 3
Aug 10, 1758
Crime

Radnor, Llandeilo Graban

Assault. more

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

Accused
Elinor Powell, Spinster
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea:
Prosecutor
Walter Bowen
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/7
Document: 3
Aug 10, 1758
Crime

Radnor, Llandeilo Graban

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Powell, Yeoman
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea:
Prosecutor
Walter Bowen
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/7
Document: 3
Aug 10, 1758
Crime

Radnor, Llandeilo Graban

Assault. more

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

Accused
Mary Lewis, Spinster
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea:
Prosecutor
Walter Bowen
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/523/7
Document: 14
Aug 10, 1758
Crime

Radnor, Llanbadarn Fynydd

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Edward Dawkings, Yeoman
Radnor, Llanbadarn Fynydd
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Watkins, Llanddewi Ystradenni, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/186/1
Document: 3
Aug 11, 1758
Crime

Montgomery, Llandrinio

Theft of money from prosecutor's dwelling house. more

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

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman
Denbigh, 1 Eglwys-bach, co. Denb. 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Evans, Llandrinio, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years3

Other:
E

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/252/3
Document: 139
Aug 12, 1758
Crime

Anglesey, Llanffinan

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Lloyd, Esq.
Anglesey, Llanffinan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Ellin Owen, married
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, Al, P

From file: 4/186/2
Document: 37
Aug 12, 1758
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Perjury - endeavouring to postpone the prosecutor's trial for suborning by swearing an affidavit that Hannah Davies, Tre-wern, accused's daughter, was too ill to attend the original trial ( see no. 16 in 4/185/6 ) as a material witness, when she was in fact in a good state of health. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
Mary Thomas, Widow
Montgomery, Tre-wern
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Williams, Tre-wern, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A ( in 4/186/1 ); Al

From file: 4/186/2
Document: 38
Aug 12, 1758
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Perjury - endeavouring to postpone the prosecutor's trial for suborning by swearing an affidavit that Hannah Davies, Tre-wern, accused's daughter, was too ill to attend the original trial ( see no. 16 in 4/185/6 ) as a material witness, when she was in fact in a good state of health. Accused a prosecutor at the original trial. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
Richard Edwards, Yeoman
Montgomery, Tre-wern
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Williams, Tre-wern, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A ( in 4/186/1 ); Al

From file: 4/52/5
Document: 20
Aug 13, 1758
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Esther Hayes, prosecutor and wife of the other prosecutor. more

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

Accused
Anne Rowland, Married
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Hayes, tanner & Esther Hayes
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/618/2
Document: 12
Aug 27, 1758
Crime

Glamorgan, Penrice

Burglary with intent of prosecutor's house. Prisoner had lodged in the house the previous night. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Hugh Owen, Tinker
Carmarthen, Llanon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Richards, Penrice, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for 14 years

Other:
R, I & Cp., Pa.(in 4/618/3)

From file: 4/1005/10
Document: 31
Oct 1, 1758
Crime

Flint, Overton

Unlawfully erecting and maintaining a cottage without four acres attached. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully erecting / maintaining a cottage

Accused
Thomas Hanmer, Yeoman
Flint, Overton
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rev. Edward Moreton, clergyman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
W ( in 4/1006/7 & 4/1007/1 )