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From file: 4/831/6
Document: 20
Jun 17, 1812
Crime

Pembroke, Llangwm

Bargaining for money - guineas - and offering more than their current worth. Reference is made in NLW MSS 206D to 52 Geo 3 C 50, an amended version of 51 Geo 3 C 127, 'for preventing the current gold coin of the realm from being paid or accepted for a greater value than the current value of such coin; for preventing any note or bill ....of the Bank of England .... being recieved for any smaller sum than the sum thereby specified.' Indictment refers to Haverfordwest Bank notes. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Miscellaneous

Accused
John Menzies, Hawker
aka Thomas Menzies 1
Pembroke, Llangwm
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mark Davies, Llangwm, customs officer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.2

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, J

  • 1 Alias added from related document(s) within other Great Sessions records.
  • 2 Verdict added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/69/6
Document: 3
Jun 17, 1812
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Theft of money and promissory notes from prosecutor's pocket but not indicted for pickpocketing. more

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

Accused
Sarah Gittins, Married
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Patrick Mathew, Liverpool, co. Lancs., drov
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R

From file: 4/634/1
Document: 1
Jun 19, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil

Theft of malt. Prisoner removed to London by habeus corpus in Jan. 1814. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
William Gay, Labourer
Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams & David Bryant, Merthyr Tydfi
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca., R

From file: 4/1017/4
Document: 7
Jul 4, 1812
Crime

Flint, Hanmer

Manslaughter of Charles Paine, Whitchurch, co. Salop, butcher, following a fight. Between twenty and thirty people met at an inn called the London Apprentice to see a cock fight. When the 'cocking' ended, some entered the inn. The deceased, 'a quarrelsome man and fond of fighting' and intoxicated put down a wager to fight George Harding who refused to drink with him as he had not paid his way at Whitchurch market. As George Harding was small of stature, the prisoner, a newcomer to the area fought in his place. more

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

Accused
John Robinson, Farmer 1
Flint, Hanmer
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
James Dicker Budd
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, I, Iq, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/199/6
Document: 1
Jul 6, 1812
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Assault on the prosecutor, a French officer and a prisoner of war on 'his parole of honour'. more

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

Accused
Edward Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Le Couteulx de Caumont, France
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/831/6
Document: 1
Jul 11, 1812
Crime

Pembroke, St Dogmaels

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Ann Evans, Spinster
Pembroke, St Dogmaels
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Mendus, spinster
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/831/6
Document: 1
Jul 11, 1812
Crime

Pembroke, St Dogmaels

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Elizabeth Evans, Spinster
Pembroke, St Dogmaels
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Mendus, spinster
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/831/6
Document: 1
Jul 11, 1812
Crime

Pembroke, St Dogmaels

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Elizabeth James, Married
Pembroke, St Dogmaels
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Mendus, spinster
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/831/6
Document: 1
Jul 11, 1812
Crime

Pembroke, St Dogmaels

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
John Morris, Carpenter
Pembroke, St Dogmaels
Plea:
Prosecutor
Margaret Mendus, spinster
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/633/6
Document: 2
Jul 16, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Uttering a counterfeit 7/- coin. more

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

Accused
George Robi Massey, Labourer
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Thomas
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Remanded in prison until the King's pleasure be known1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/633/6
Document: 5
Jul 17, 1812
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of tools - hemp sacks and hemp bags and a sieve. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of tools (craft tools, agricultural implements, etc.,)

Accused
Walter Powell, Farmer
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David John
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing the sacks, 10/-.

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment

Other:
J

From file: 4/305/5
Document: 19
Jul 17, 1812
Crime

Meirioneth, Trawsfynydd

Theft of personal goods - religious books including a Welsh bible. more

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

Accused
Ann Mark, Spinster
aka Ann Lloyd
Meirioneth, Dolgellau
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh Pugh, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
B, J, Ca