Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/388/3
Document: 23
Jan 1, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Powell, Maltster
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Martin
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/388/3
Document: 25
Jan 1, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Ystradgynlais

Assault. more

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

Accused
Morgan Thomas, Yeoman
Brecon, Ystradgynlais
Plea:
Prosecutor
Harry Howell
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/627/1
Document: 12
Jan 1, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Assault with intent to rob. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Morgan Bevan, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David John, Llangyfelach, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J, Ca(in 4/627/2)

From file: 4/627/1
Document: 20
Jan 1, 1788
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of personal goods - a silver watch. more

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

Accused
Rees Jones, Labourer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
William William, Llangyfelach
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/527/7
Document: 7
Jan 1, 1788
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Theft of poultry, geese. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of poultry

Accused
Edward Frances, Butcher
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jonathan Bowen, Knighton, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/904/1
Document: 8
Jan 4, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-g

Coining - filing and altering halfpennies and pennies to look like shillings. For a charge of uttering the same see notional no.1000 in this file. Calendar records prisoner under suspicion of having committed a robbery in Liverpool. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Coining / clipping

Accused
William Hackey, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rice Williams, Aberystwyth, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/904/1
Document: 1000
Jan 4, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. C

Uttering coins altered by prisoner. Doc. no. is notional, the charge is on the indictment against prisoner for coining - no.8 in this file. Calendar records prisoner under suspicion of having committed a robbery in Liverpool. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Uttering

Accused
William Hackey, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rice Williams
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/388/3
Document: 3
Jan 7, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Llanwrthwl

Theft of a skin. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of skins and hides / leather

Accused
David Bedward, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanwrthwl
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Evans, Llanafan Fawr
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
I, R, J, Ca

From file: 4/388/3
Document: 26
Jan 7, 1788
Crime

Brecon, Hay

Infanticide of her female bastard child (male in the calendar) by strangulation. Information refers to miscarriage. By 11/2/1788, prisoner working in Talgarth. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Williams, Servant
aka Betty Williams
Brecon, Hay
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams, Hay, mercer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R, I, E, Ca

From file: 4/747/3
Document: 50
Jan 12, 1788
Crime

Carmarthen, Laugharne

Infanticide of her female 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
Alice Evan, Married
Carmarthen, Laugharne
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lewis
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/529/7
Document: 6
Jan 15, 1788
Crime

Radnor, Bryn-gwyn

Theft of yarn. more

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

Accused
Lewis Griffiths, Shoemaker
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Like, Bryn-gwyn, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
2 months imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction1

Other:
J, E, R, I/Cp, C

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/747/3
Document: 86 1
Jan 16, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Theft of a horse later sold at Talgarth fair, co. Brec., to a farmer from Llanstephan, co. Rad. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Henry Williams, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Abergwili 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Evans, Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.