Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/916/2
Document: 1
Jun 1, 1826
Crime

Pembroke, Cilgerran

Nuisance by blocking part of the river Teifi with several hundred cartloads of rubbish etc., thus hindering trade and navigation. more

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

Accused
John Bowen, Yeoman
Pembroke, Cilgerran
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Lloyd, esq.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 9
Oct 4, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. C

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
Rees Morgan, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. Card.
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Griffith Griffith, Llanbadarn Fawr, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 4
Oct 12, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Aberystwyth

Theft of sheep belonging to prosecutor and John Edwards. more

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

Accused
Thomas Clocker, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanafan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Davies, Llanafan, farmer/gent.?
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/916/2
Document: 3
Oct 14, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Aberystwyth

Theft of sheep belonging to prosecutor and John Edwards. more

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

Accused
Thomas Clocker, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanafan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Davies, Llanafan, farmer/gent.?
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 5
Oct 16, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Llandyfr

Infanticide of her 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
Mary Davies, Singlewoman
aka Mary Nathy
Cardigan, Llandyfr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Griffiths
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.1

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/916/2
Document: 8
Dec 13, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Cutting prosecutor with a knife with intent to murder. Indicted twice for the fact, the other - no. 7 in this file - with assault with intent to murder. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
Thomas Lloyd, Labourer
Cardigan, Lampeter
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 7
Dec 13, 1827
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Assault with intent to murder prosecutor. Indicted twice for the fact, the other - no. 8 in this file - with cutting prosecutor with intent to murder. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
Thomas Lloyd, Labourer
Cardigan, Lampeter
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 2
Feb 8, 1828
Crime

Cardigan, Llangrannog

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
David Davies, Butcher
Cardigan, Llangrannog
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Evan Thomas, Llandysiliogogo, farmer
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
A, R

From file: 4/916/2
Document: 6
Mar 11, 1828
Crime

Cardigan, Cardigan

Theft of horses belonging to prosecutor and John Gwyther, and riding gear belonging to the former. more

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

Accused
William Jones, Labourer
Cardigan, Cardigan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Bartlett Bevan
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.