Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/180/6
Document: 35
Oct 28, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Church Stoke

Theft of a horse. Indicted with his brother. more

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

Accused
Francis Griffith, Labourer
Montgomery, Church Stoke
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Susanna Bright, Pentre, Church Stoke
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E, C

From file: 4/180/6
Document: 35
Oct 28, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Church Stoke

Theft of a horse. Indicted with his brother. more

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

Accused
John Griffith, Labourer
Montgomery, Church Stoke
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Susanna Bright, Pentre, Church Stoke
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E, C

From file: 4/180/6
Document: 36
Oct 28, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Manafon

Theft of sheep. more

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

Accused
Morris Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Llanllugan 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Roberts, Manafon, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/519/6
Document: 16
Oct 30, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Clyro

Riot, breaking and entering prosecutor's house and taking a coin called a moidore therefrom. more

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

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Watkins
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/519/6
Document: 16
Oct 30, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Clyro

Riot, breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and taking a coin called a moidore therefrom. more

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

Accused
William Jenkins, Tanner
Radnor, Llandeilo Graban
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Watkins
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/519/6
Document: 16
Oct 30, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Clyro

Riot, breaking and entering prosecutor's dwelling house and taking a coin called a moidore therefrom. more

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

Accused
Thomas Williams, Yeoman
Brecon, Llandyfalle
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Watkins
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/519/7
Document: 13
Oct 31, 1741
Crime

Radnor, Llanddewi Ystradenni

Theft of food - meat - and wool and tallow belonging to persons unknown. more

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

Accused
John Davies, Labourer
Radnor, Llanddewi Ystradenni
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Palfrey
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R and E, R(in 4/519/6)

From file: 4/180/6
Document: 28 1
Oct 31, 1741
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Theft of cloth from prosecutor's dwelling house. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Ann Jones, Unspecified
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hughes, Newtown
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: 4/1003/2
Document: 6
Nov 2, 1741
Crime

Flint, Overton

Theft of cloth, cheese and a hood from prosecutor's dwelling house. Prisoner aged 16. Prisoner stole from prosecutor on three occasions. more

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

Accused
Ellinor Phillips, Spinster
aka Ellen Phillips 1
Flint, Overton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Rowlands, Overton, widow
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 11d - partial verdi

Punishment:
To be whipped2

Other:
J; E, R, C ( all in 4/1003/3)

  • 1 Alias added from related document(s) within other Great Sessions records.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/47/6
Document: 52
Nov 3, 1741
Crime

Denbigh, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
Denbigh, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Thomas
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 24
Nov 4, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Gwnnws

Theft of cattle. more

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

Accused
Morgan Jenkin, Yeoman
Cardigan, Gwnnws
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Hughes, Gwnnws, yeoman.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/892/4
Document: 25
Nov 4, 1741
Crime

Cardigan, Gwnnws

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Morgan Jenkin, Yeoman
Cardigan, Gwnnws
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Hughes, Gwnnws, yeoman.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R