Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/379/4
Document: 17
Nov 26, 1747
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Shoplifting cloth and personal goods. Prisoner also bribed 'the judges for the release of Elizabeth Saunders and William Saunders'1 more

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

Accused
Elinor Saunders, Married
Brecon, Llanganten
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones, Builth, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Details added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/379/4
Document: 17
Nov 26, 1747
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Shoplifting cloth and personal goods. more

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

Accused
John Saunders, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanganten
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones, Builth, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, J

From file: 4/379/4
Document: 17
Nov 26, 1747
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Shoplifting cloth and personal goods. more

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

Accused
William Saunders, Mason
Brecon, Llanganten
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones, Builth, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to value of 4/- - partial verdict.

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: 4/379/4
Document: 17
Nov 26, 1747
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Shoplifting cloth and personal goods. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Saunders, Spinster
Brecon, Llanganten
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones, Builth, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to value of 4/- - partial verdict.

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: 4/379/4
Document: 26
Nov 29, 1747
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Highway robbery of money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Rees David, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanfihangel Nant Br
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Howell Thomas, Llanfihangel Nant Br
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, transported1

Other:
J, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/49/4
Document: 37
Dec 1, 1747
Crime

Denbigh, Abergele

Theft of herring nets. more

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

Accused
Peter Humphrey, Yeoman
Denbigh, Abergele
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Lloyd, Llanddulas, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/182/6
Document: 10
Dec 2, 1747
Crime

Montgomery, Trefeglwys

Theft from the shop, dyehouse and dwelling house of prosecutor, prisoner's employer, of cloth and food from a barn. Escaped and later apprehended. more

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

Accused
Jane Evan, Spinster/servant
Montgomery, Trefeglwys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Andrew Brees, Trefeglwys, dyer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial ver

Punishment:
To be whipped1

Other:
R, E, C

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/49/4
Document: 35
Dec 15, 1747
Crime

Denbigh, Holt

Theft of food from prosecutor's barn. more

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

Accused
Mary Huxley, Married
Denbigh, Is-y-coed 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Phillip Poole, Is-y-coed, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/614/6
Document: 14
Dec 18, 1747
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Infanticide. Prisoner's husband, William Davies, had left her for 'countreys remote' over seven years since. more

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

Accused
Joan Davies, Married
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mary Smith, widow
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/893/8
Document: 5
Dec 20, 1747
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. C

Theft of cloth. more

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

Accused
Anne Thomas, Married
Cardigan, Llandyfr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Morgan Jenkin
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

From file: 4/893/8
Document: 1
Dec 21, 1747
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. C

Theft of wearing apparel. more

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

Accused
Anne James, Married
Cardigan, Llandyfr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Anderson
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/379/4
Document: 22
Dec 25, 1747
Crime

Brecon, St Michael Cwmdu

Murder of Hugh Jones alias Hugh John Goch, prosecutor's husband by striking him on the head. Prisoner and deceased supposedly 'old friends'. Inquest states that the accused the committed murder. more

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

Accused
Thomas Morgan, Servant
Brecon, St Michael Cwmdu
Plea:
Prosecutor
Amy Jones, widow
Result

Verdict:
Not in custody.1

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, D, R

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.