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The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/298/5
Document: 51
May 7, 1738
Crime

Meirioneth, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech

Assault on Catherine John, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 39 in this file. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Catherine Roberts, Married
Meirioneth, Llanfair-juxta-Harlech
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Maurice Lloyd
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 40
Sep 15, 1738
Crime

Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd

Infanticide of her male bastard child by strangulation. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Ann Williams, Singlewoman
Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Howel Rees
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, R, D, Iq

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 52
Dec 1, 1738
Crime

Meirioneth, Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnio

Theft of cloth belonging to Rice Price, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, co. Denb., yeoman. Cloth stolen from prosecutor's tenter but indicted for a larceny and not theft from tenters. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Gwen Davies, Widow
Meirioneth, Llandrillo-yn-Edeirnion
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Edward Jones, Llansilin, co. Denb., dyer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R, J

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 65 1
Oct 1, 1739
Crime

Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd

Aiding and abetting an infanticide of male bastard child - see no. 66 in this file. Not indicted. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Humphrey Moses, Labourer
Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Hugh Owen
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, principal absconded.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, Iq

  • 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: 4/298/5
Document: 66
Oct 1, 1739
Crime

Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd

Infanticide of male bastard child. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Gwen Ellis, Singlewoman
Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Hugh Owen
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, prisoner absconded.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, R, Iq, W (in 4/299/1-2)

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 59
Oct 31, 1739
Crime

Meirioneth, Llanuwchllyn

Burglary of employer's dwelling house - Thomas Llewelin - and stealing wearing apparel therefrom. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Griffith Hugh, Blacksmith
aka Moses Jones
Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. Card.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan John Evans
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years

Other:
J, E, R, B, O (in 4/299/1)

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 61
Apr 14, 1740
Crime

Meirioneth, Llanegryn

Assault more

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

Accused
Hugh Owen, Yeoman
Meirioneth, Llanegryn
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Humphreys, Tal-y-llyn
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution1

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
W, Al/No (in 4/299/1)

  • 1 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.