Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/525/2
Document: 11
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Radnor, Pilleth

Highway robbery. Prisoner rode same horse as William Harris the younger, Knighton, co. Rad., peruke-maker who is indicted separately for the same offence - see no. 20 in this file. Prisoner pretended to be a King's servant and demanded money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Thomas Davies, Labourer
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Griffith Lewis, Cilcennin, co. Card.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R, J

From file: 4/525/2
Document: 20
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Radnor, Pilleth

Highway robbery and theft of money. Prisoner rode the same horse as Thomas Davies, Knighton, labourer, who is indicted separately for the same offence in no. 11 in this file. Prisoner pretended to be a King's servant and demanded money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
William Harris, Peruke-maker
Radnor, Knighton
Plea:
Prosecutor
Griffith Lewis, Cilcennin, co. Card.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E

From file: 4/188/4
Document: 36
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Assault on William Howells in the execution of his duty collecting money payable for repairing highways. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
John Bowdler, Gent.
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Guilty.
Prosecutor
John Hitchcot
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 6d1

Other:
Al

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/188/4
Document: 37
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Assault on William Howells in the execution of his duty collecting money payable for repairing highways. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault/ riots and assaults on law officers/ parish officials

Accused
Charles Owens, Tanner
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hitchcot
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/188/4
Document: 40
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Assault. more

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

Accused
William Thomas, Gent.
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Evans
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/188/4
Document: 43
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Montgomery, Trefeglwys

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Richard Owen, Yeoman
Montgomery, Trefeglwys
Plea:
Prosecutor
Oliver Davies, Trefeglwys, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
I, R

From file: 4/253/3
Document: 58
Aug 1, 1766
Crime

Anglesey, Llangristiolus

Bestiality with a cow. more

Offence type: Sexual offences
Specific offence: Bestiality / attempted bestiality

Accused
Richard Jones, Farmer 1
Anglesey, Llangristiolus
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Thomas, Llangristiolus, churchwarde
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R, E

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/274/3
Document: 53
Aug 3, 1766
Crime

Caernarfon, Llangian

Assault. more

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

Accused
Griffith Cadwalader, Yeoman
Caernarfon, Llangian
Plea:
Prosecutor
Samuel Lloyd Parry
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/738/4
Document: 11
Aug 5, 1766
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandingad

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
David Thomas, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/738/4
Document: 11
Aug 5, 1766
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandingad

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Rees David Griffith, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/738/4
Document: 11
Aug 5, 1766
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandingad

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Nicholas Thomas, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Cil-y-cwm
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/738/4
Document: 11
Aug 5, 1766
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandingad

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
David Rydderch, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llanfair-ar-y-bryn
Plea:
Prosecutor
Morgan David
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment: