Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/378/3
Document: 8
Oct 1, 1740
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Riot, breaking and entering a close and trampling grass. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
John Meredith, Gent.
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Phillips, gent.
Result

Verdict:
True bill for trespass only. Quashed.1

Punishment:

Other:
J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/378/3
Document: 8
Oct 1, 1740
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Riot, breaking and entering a close and trampling grass. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
John Jones, Tiler
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Phillips, gent.
Result

Verdict:
True bill for trespass only. Quashed.1

Punishment:

Other:
J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/378/3
Document: 8
Oct 1, 1740
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Riot, breaking and entering a close and trampling grass. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Forcible entry / ejectment and related offences

Accused
Thomas Mitchel, Carpenter
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Phillips, gent.
Result

Verdict:
True bill for trespass only. Quashed.1

Punishment:

Other:
J

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/377/2
Document: 43
Oct 8, 1740
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Murder of Thomas David, Brecon, butcher, prosecutor's husband with a 'hanger off a beam' following words said in 'some heat and passion'. more

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

Accused
Thomas Will Hopkin, Labourer
Brecon, Ystradgynlais
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Mary David
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.

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

Other:
E, Iq, R, J ; E, Iq., R, J

From file: 4/377/2
Document: 36
Oct 11, 1740
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Palfrey, Gent.
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Joseph Fox, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/1003/1
Document: 9
Oct 12, 1740
Crime

Flint, Kinnerton

Theft of wearing apparel, cloth and ribbon embroidered with silver from prosecutor's dwelling house? William Young, otherwise Davies, Hope, labourer, Thomas Nicholas, accomplice of prisoner's husband and Anna Jones implicated but not indicted. Accomplice indicted separately for the fact - see no. 10 in this file - where accused is charged with stealing different goods. more

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

Accused
Isabella Shone, Married
Flint, Kinnerton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Winifred Wright, spinster
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdi

Punishment:
To be whipped1

Other:
E, C, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/1003/1
Document: 10
Oct 12, 1740
Crime

Flint, Kinnerton

Theft of cloth, a gown, a fan and an ivory snuff box with a silver hinge and hoop from prosecutor's dwelling house? Thomas Nicholas, prisoner's husband and Anna Jones implicated but not indicted. Accomplice indicted separately for the fact - see no. 9 in this file - where accused is charged with stealing different goods. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
Mary Nicholas, Married
Flint, Kinnerton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Winifred Wright, spinster
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, C, R

From file: 4/377/2
Document: 52
Oct 15, 1740
Crime

Outside Wales, Westbury, co. Glos.

Theft of a horse belonging to Elizabeth Cadle, Westbury, co. Glos., gentlewoman, prisoner's former employer. more

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

Accused
Job Pritchard, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfihangel Nant Br
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Hayle, Gloucester, co. Glos., ta
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for 14 years1

Other:
C, E, R, J; Pa (in 4/377/3)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/377/2
Document: 52
Oct 15, 1740
Crime

Outside Wales, Westbury, co. Glos.

Theft of a horse belonging to Elizabeth Cadle, Westbury, co. Glos., gentlewoman, accomplice's former employer. more

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

Accused
Howell Powell, Tailor
Brecon, Battle
Plea:
Prosecutor
Richard Hayle, Gloucester, co. Glos., ta
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
C, E, R,

From file: 4/377/2
Document: 59
Oct 15, 1740
Crime

Outside Wales, Westbury, co. Glos.

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Job Pritchard, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfihangel Nant Br
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Pope, Westbury, co. Glos., yeoma
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported for 14 years1

Other:
E, R, J; Pa (in 4/377/3)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/377/2
Document: 59
Oct 15, 1740
Crime

Outside Wales, Westbury, co. Glos.

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Howell Powell, Tailor
Brecon, Battle
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Pope, Westbury, co. Glos., yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R, J

From file: 4/251/1
Document: 43
Oct 20, 1740
Crime

Anglesey, Llangwyllog

Breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and stealing household goods - plates - therefrom. Prisoner later sold the plates at Llannerch-y-medd fair. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Jane Griffith, Married
aka Jane ferch David
Anglesey, Llanfihangel Tre'r-beirdd 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Symon, Llangwyllog
Result

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

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

Other:
E, J, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.