Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/180/5
Document: 12
May 17, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Montgomery

Escaping from gaol. See also no. 13 in this file. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Escaping from prison / custody

Accused
Walter Bevan, Farmer 1
Radnor, Heyope 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Davies, Montgomery, gaol-keeper
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/180/5
Document: 17
Jun 4, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Trefeglwys

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Tailor
Montgomery, Trefeglwys
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/180/5
Document: 15
Jun 30, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Berriw

Theft of food - cheese from prosecutor's dairy house. Prisoner and another lately employed by prosecutor as masons at his house. more

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

Accused
Morris Arthur, Labourer/mason
Montgomery, Berriw
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Devereux, Berriw, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 11d - partial verdic

Punishment:
To be whipped1

Other:
J, R, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/180/5
Document: 16
Jul 5, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Austin, Spinster
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Owens the younger, Welshpool, butcher
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, E

From file: 4/180/5
Document: 4
Jul 24, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Nuisance, laying a dunghill in Church Street. more

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

Accused
Richard Tudor, Gent.
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Rogers, Welshpool, maltster
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Al