Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/518/4
Document: 19
Oct 25, 1737
Crime

Radnor, Glasgwm

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Jones, Yeoman
Radnor, Glasgwm
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Nathaniel Morgan the younger, Glasgwm, yeom
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/46/6
Document: 45
Oct 27, 1737
Crime

Denbigh, Llanferres

Theft of cattle. Prisoner and his accomplice drove the cattle to Eastham, co. Chester, and from there by boat to Liverpool, co. Lancs. more

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

Accused
John Symon, Labourer
aka John Rogers, John Sim
Denbigh, Llanynys
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, butcher
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/46/6
Document: 45
Oct 27, 1737
Crime

Denbigh, Llanferres

Theft of cattle. Prisoner and her accomplice drove the cattle to Eastham, co. Chester, and from there by boat to Liverpool, co. Lancs. more

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

Accused
Mary Hughes, Spinster
Flint, Llanasa
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, butcher
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/611/6
Document: 43
Oct 27, 1737
Crime

Glamorgan, St Nicholas

Infanticide of her male bastard child. more

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

Accused
Margaret Evan, Spinster
aka Now the wife of John T
Glamorgan, St Nicholas
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/271/1
Document: 66
Oct 29, 1737
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanwnda

Malicious shooting at prosecutor. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
John David, Tailor
Caernarfon, Llanwnda
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Edward
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R

From file: 4/271/1
Document: 70
Nov 1, 1737
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanengan

Theft of wearing apparel belonging to Robert Thomas, Llanengan, labourer. more

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

Accused
David Griffith, Labourer
Caernarfon, Llanengan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
J, E

From file: 4/271/2
Document: 3
Nov 2, 1737
Crime

Caernarfon, Pwllheli

Shoplifting cloth from prosecutor's shop. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Shoplifting 5/- +

Accused
Jane Griffith, Married
Caernarfon, Llannor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Williams, Pwllheli, shopkeeper
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 4/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand

Other:
J, E, R

From file: 4/1001/10
Document: 16
Nov 9, 1737
Crime

Flint, Bagillt

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Myddleton, Yeoman
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Submitted. 1
Prosecutor
James Harris
Result

Verdict:
None recorded

Punishment:
Fined 1/11d?2

  • 1 Plea added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/46/6
Document: 39
Nov 10, 1737
Crime

Denbigh, Marchwiail

Theft of mixed corn from prosecutor's barn. more

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

Accused
Thomas Price, Labourer
Denbigh, Marchwiail 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Stephen Parry, St. Martin's, co. Salop, cle
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/179/6
Document: 22
Nov 10, 1737
Crime

Montgomery, Alberbury

Returning from transportation. Sentenced to 7 years' transportation in August 1763. Removed by habeas corpus from Shrewsbury gaol. more

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

Accused
Edward Price, Labourer
Montgomery, Buttington
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Cowan
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
Death2

Other:
R ( in 4/179/4 ); Ca ( in 4/179/5 )

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/376/2
Document: 19
Nov 11, 1737
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Roger Havard, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfilo
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Benjamin Pritchard
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/376/2
Document: 19
Nov 11, 1737
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Havard, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfilo
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Benjamin Pritchard
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded