Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/389/4
Document: 21
Aug 11, 1793
Crime

Brecon, Talgarth

Assault. more

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

Accused
Rees Davies, Labourer
Brecon, Llandyfalle
Plea:
Prosecutor
Walter Miles
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/389/4
Document: 22
Aug 11, 1793
Crime

Brecon, Talgarth

Assault. Indicted twice for the - see no. 13 in this file. more

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

Accused
Walter Miles, Glazier
Brecon, Talgarth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/389/4
Document: 13
Aug 11, 1793
Crime

Brecon, Talgarth

Assault. Indicted twice for the fact - see no. 22 in this file. more

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

Accused
Walter Miles, Glazier
Brecon, Talgarth
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/628/6
Document: 45
Aug 16, 1793
Crime

Glamorgan, Eglwysilan

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edward Edmond, Yeoman
aka Edward William
Glamorgan, Eglwysilan
Plea:
Prosecutor
Evan Hopkin
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1013/1
Document: 35
Aug 19, 1793
Crime

Flint, Bodfari

Manslaughter of Edward Parry during a fight. The deceased had been drunk and very quarrelsome, claiming that he would fight and 'beat English, Irish or Welsh'. Prisoner told the deceased to be quiet. A fight ensued. At one point the deceased told one witness 'that the bleaching people meant to fight the new building people'. more

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

Accused
Granby Garrett, Labourer
Flint, Bodfari
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Robert Davies, coroner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand and 1 months imprisonment1

Other:
J, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/64/1
Document: 12
Aug 20, 1793
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Murder of Shadrach Jones by beating him in a street fight on Abergele fair day. Documents refer to manslaughter. more

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

Accused
William Wynne, Yeoman 1
Denbigh, Betws-yn-Rhos 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/64/1
Document: 12
Aug 20, 1793
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Murder of Shadrach Jones by beating him in a street fight on Abergele fair day. Documents refer to manslaughter. more

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

Accused
Robert Williams, Miller 1
Denbigh, Betws-yn-Rhos 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, E, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/64/1
Document: 12
Aug 20, 1793
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Murder of Shadrach Jones by beating him in a street fight on Abergele fair day. Documents refer to manslaughter. more

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

Accused
Robert Roberts, Labourer
Denbigh, Abergele 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, E, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/750/3
Document: 24 1
Aug 30, 1793
Crime

Carmarthen, Cyffig

Theft of wearing apparel and books - a Welsh Bible. No indictment. more

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

Accused
John Richard, Slater
Outside Wales, Salop
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Morgan, Cyffig, carpenter
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.
From file: 4/256/1
Document: 30
Aug 31, 1793
Crime

Anglesey, Holyhead

Assault after a quarrel following the escape of the prosecutor's greyhound from accused's lodging house. more

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

Accused
Pierce Thomas, Gent.
Anglesey, Holyhead
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
William Vickers, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined

Other:
W, R, Al, M, A

From file: 4/750/3
Document: 19
Sep 1, 1793
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Price, Husbandman
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Leach
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/629/6
Document: 5
Sep 1, 1793
Crime

Glamorgan, Llandaf

Theft of a horse. Prisoner aged 22. more

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

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Eglwysilan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Phillip James, Llandaf, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for life1

Other:
Ca, R, J; Pa(in 4/629/8)

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