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The Accused
The Crime
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From file: 4/628/3
Document: 13
Mar 1, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Escaping from gaol. more

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

Accused
David Thomas, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Wick
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 14
Mar 1, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Escaping from gaol. more

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

Accused
Sarah Burt, Spinster
aka Sarah Phillips, Jenny
Outside Wales, Birmingham, co. Warwick
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/628/3
Document: 14
Mar 1, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Cardiff

Aiding and assisting Sarah Burt to escape from prison. more

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

Accused
David Thomas, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Wick
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/628/3
Document: 18
Mar 1, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Neath

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edward Robson, Ironmonger
Glamorgan, Neath
Plea:
Prosecutor
Elias Jenkins, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 1/-1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/63/3
Document: 7
Mar 2, 1792
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Theft of wheat and a sack from prosecutor's granary. Prosecutor 'buys great quantities of corn and sells the same out again to the work people in the mine works'. Prisoner employed by prosecutor. more

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

Accused
John Pritchard, Labourer
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Burton, Minera, miner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
3 months imprisonment with hard labour

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 21
Mar 5, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Penarth

Theft of marine goods, a sail. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of marine goods

Accused
Evan Robert, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Cogan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Francis Young, Penarth, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 22
Mar 5, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Penarth

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
John Gregory, Yeoman
aka John Gregor
Glamorgan, Llanrhidian
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones, Llanrhidian
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/63/3
Document: 5
Mar 10, 1792
Crime

Denbigh, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinm

Pound breach and rescue of two horses belonging to Samuel Harrison from prosecutor's custody. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
William Harrison, Yeoman
Denbigh, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Roberts & Evan Evans
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/905/3
Document: 19
Mar 16, 1792
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Odwyn

Murder of Mary Lloyd, Llanbadarn Odwyn by strangulation at her own home. Prisoner aged 18. It appears from the examinations that robbery was the motive following a plan hatched by prisoner, David Evan, deceased's servant and John Samuel of Llanddewibrefi, shoemaker. David Evan had kept watch while the crime was committed but neither he nor John Samuel indicted. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Murder

Accused
John Benjamin, Labourer
Cardigan, Llangeitho
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Lloyd
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death

Other:
E, Iq, Ca, R, I, J

From file: 4/825/2
Document: 7
Mar 20, 1792
Crime

Pembroke, Clydai

Obtaining money by false pretences. Prisoner persuaded the prosecutor that he had suffered a loss at sea on a merchant ship and that the justices of the county had given him leave to collect money from different parishes. See also doc. no. 4 in this file more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
John Price, Labourer
Pembroke, Clydai/Monington 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Thomas, Churchwarden/overseer of the p
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment in solitary confinement, and kept to hard labour and to be fine

Other:
J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/389/1
Document: 4
Mar 24, 1792
Crime

Brecon, Llanwrthwl

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
John Evans, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanwrthwl
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Powell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/628/3
Document: 26
Mar 26, 1792
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of a horse. Recognizance refers to breaking and entering the barn of Elisabeth Morgan. more

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

Accused
Thomas Will Ruthroch, Yeoman
aka Thomas William Rhyther
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Webburne, Llangyfelach, farmer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Wa, R