Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/201/8
Document: 2
Jul 9, 1823
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Skimmington. Conspiring with others to vilify the prosecutor and cause a riot by setting on fire an effigy of the same outside his dwelling house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, ceffyl pren / skimmington / charivari

Accused
James Newell, Spinner
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty,
Prosecutor
Nicholas Miles, Newtown, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
Fined 1/-1

Other:
R ( in 4/202/1 )

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/201/8
Document: 2
Jul 9, 1823
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Skimmington. Conspiring with others to vilify the prosecutor and cause a riot by setting on fire an effigy of the same outside his dwelling house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, ceffyl pren / skimmington / charivari

Accused
Thomas Williams, Weaver
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty,
Prosecutor
Nicholas Miles, Newtown, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
Fined 1/-1

Other:
R ( in 4/202/1 )

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/201/8
Document: 2
Jul 9, 1823
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Skimmington. Conspiring with others to vilify the prosecutor and cause a riot by setting on fire an effigy of the same outside his dwelling house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, ceffyl pren / skimmington / charivari

Accused
John Williams, Weaver
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty,
Prosecutor
Nicholas Miles, Newtown, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
Fined 1/- and to enter into a recognizance to keep the peace towards the prosecutor i

Other:
R ( in 4/202/1 )

From file: 4/201/8
Document: 2
Jul 9, 1823
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Skimmington. Conspiring with others to vilify the prosecutor and cause a riot by setting on fire an effigy of the same outside his dwelling house. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, ceffyl pren / skimmington / charivari

Accused
John Williams, Woollen manufacturer
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Nicholas Miles, Newtown, innkeeper
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R ( in 4/202/1 )

From file: 4/836/2
Document: 5
Jul 11, 1823
Crime

Pembroke, Brawdy

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Owen, Yeoman
Pembroke, Brawdy
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Thomas esq.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R ( in 4/836/3)

From file: 4/836/2
Document: 5
Jul 11, 1823
Crime

Pembroke, Brawdy

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Owen, Yeoman
Pembroke, Brawdy
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Thomas, esq.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R ( in 4/836/3)

From file: 4/836/2
Document: 5
Jul 11, 1823
Crime

Pembroke, Brawdy

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Collins, Yeoman
Pembroke, Brawdy
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Thomas, esq.
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R ( in 4/836/3)

From file: 4/1020/8
Document: 10
Jul 15, 1823
Crime

Flint, Llanasa

Threatening behaviour - threatening to remove Jane Dixon, prisoner's fellow employee in the employment of Sir Pyers Mostyn, baronet, by using a poker and a shot belt against her and calling her a 'damnation strumpet'. No indictment. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Breach of the peace / disturbing the peace / threatening behaviour

Accused
Samuel Hughes, Game-keeper
Flint, Llanasa
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Jane Dixon, Llanasa, housekeeper?
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
E, I/Cp, R, Ap

From file: 4/836/2
Document: 3
Jul 20, 1823
Crime

Pembroke, Whitechurch

Theft of wearing apparel, food - butter- and cloth. Prisoner aged 23. more

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

Accused
Martha Eynon, Singlewoman
Pembroke, Whitechurch
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Joseph Harries, Llanenwas, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 month imprisonment1

Other:
Ca

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/763/3
Document: 14
Jul 20, 1823
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Theft from a shop of cloth. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
David Harris, Labourer
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
David Mansell Griffiths, Carmarthen, shopke
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/202/1
Document: 33
Jul 27, 1823
Crime

Outside Wales, Shrewsbury, co. Salop

Theft of money - notes and coins - from prosecutor's lodging house. Prisoner lodged overnight in prosecutor's house. more

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

Accused
David Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Roberts, Shrewsbury, tanner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 7 years1

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/637/2
Document: 4
Jul 31, 1823
Crime

Glamorgan, Llan-gan

Assault. more

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

Accused
David Thomas, Farmer
Glamorgan, Llansannor
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
John Thomas
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded