Crime
Radnor, Knighton
False pretences. Obtaining hair from Richard Davies by falsely claiming that he had been sent for it by prosecutor. more
Offence type:
Fraud
Specific offence:
Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating
Accused
Joseph Childs, LabourerRadnor, Knighton
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Meredith, Knighton, attorney-at-lawResult
Verdict:
No true bill.
Punishment:
None recorded
Crime
Radnor, Llanbedr Painscastle
Manslaughter of Philo Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, labourer, prosecutor's husband. Exchange of angry words preceded a fight. more
Offence type:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence:
Manslaughter
Accused
John Haynes, LabourerRadnor, Clyro
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, widResult
Verdict:
Guilty.
Punishment:
2 weeks' imprisonment1
Other:
E, Ca, R, Iq, J
Crime
Radnor, Old Radnor
Poisoning of Sophia Thomas, Old Radnor, his servant, by lacing her tea and broth with arsenic. Deceased a 'willing girl but...of weak intellect' was pregnant by her employer; the baby was miscarried during her illness. Prisoner had 'repeatedly wished her to swear it to someone else' as it would 'be a disgrace to him and his family'. Prisoner aged 32. Poisoned to get abortion? more
Offence type:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence:
Poisoning (including for procuring miscarriages and abortions)
Accused
Edward Evan Griffiths, Yeomanaka Edward Griffiths
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Wilds, Old Radnor, yeomanResult
Verdict:
Not guilty.
Punishment:
None recorded
Other:
Iq, V, Ca, J, E, D, R
Crime
Radnor, Presteigne
Perjury to commissioners from the court of Chancery in answer to prosecutor's bill of complaint about title to a tenement in Broad Street, Presteigne, against accused. more
Offence type:
Others
Specific offence:
Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury
Accused
Jane Dykes, WidowRadnor, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Preece, Presteigne, yeomanResult
Verdict:
Quashed.1
Punishment:
None recorded
Crime
Radnor, Presteigne
Theft of wearing apparel put out overnight on a hedge to whiten and dry, belonging to prosecutor Charlotte Maria Corns, spinster, and Alfred Marmaduke Corns. Prisoner aged 28. Articles recovered in Leominster, co. Her. Prisoner apprehended in a lodging house in Hereford. more
Offence type:
Larcenies
Specific offence:
Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)
Accused
James Morris, LabourerRadnor, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Corns, Presteigne, wheelwrightResult
Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial verdic
Punishment:
6 months imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction1
Other:
E, Ca, R, J