Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/1008/2
Document: 4
Aug 2, 1769
Crime

Flint, Worthenbury

Obstructing a footway by destroying a bridge. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Nuisance (mainly obstructing the highway or pollution)

Accused
Elizabeth Bedw, Spinster
aka Elizabeth Beddow 1
Flint, Worthenbury
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Picleston, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Discharged after repairing the bridge.2

Punishment:
Fined 1/-3

Other:
Ce ( in 4/1008/3 )

  • 1 Alias added from other related document(s) within the same Gaol File.
  • 2 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/1008/2
Document: 4
Aug 2, 1769
Crime

Flint, Worthenbury

Obstructing a footway by destroying a bridge. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Nuisance (mainly obstructing the highway or pollution)

Accused
Hannah Jones, Spinster
Flint, Worthenbury
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Picleston, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Discharged after repairing the bridge.1

Punishment:
Fined 1/-2

Other:
Ce ( in 4/1008/3 )

  • 1 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/525/8
Document: 8
Aug 9, 1769
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Rescue of horses distrained and to be placed in the pound. more

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

Accused
Thomas Davies, Unspecified
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea:
Prosecutor
James Miles, Old Radnor, yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/525/8
Document: 4
Aug 14, 1769
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Assault. more

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

Accused
James Miles, Yeoman
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Davies
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/818/4
Document: 4
Aug 16, 1769
Crime

Pembroke, Prendergast

Assault. more

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

Accused
Richard Esmond, Yeoman
Pembroke, Prendergast
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Gwynne
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/739/4
Document: 18
Aug 21, 1769
Crime

Carmarthen, Cynwyl Gaeo

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas David, Unspecified
Carmarthen, Cynwyl Gaeo
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/739/4
Document: 15
Aug 23, 1769
Crime

Carmarthen, St Ishmael

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Thomas, Yeoman
Carmarthen, St Ishmael
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Thomas, clerk
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/384/6
Document: 13
Aug 28, 1769
Crime

Brecon, Llanelli, co. Brec.

Theft of personal goods, a gold ring. Prisoner a lodger in prosecutor's house. more

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

Accused
Samuel David, Labourer
Brecon, Vaynor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Howells, Llanelli, husbandman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to value of 9d - partial verdict.

Punishment:
To be whipped1

Other:
D, R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/818/6
Document: 16
Sep 8, 1769
Crime

Pembroke, Haverfordwest

Theft of cut timber. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
George Absalom, Lighterman
Pembroke, Haverfordwest
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Havard, Haverfordwest, ironmonger
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, R (both in 4/818/5); J

From file: 4/1008/3
Document: 4
Sep 10, 1769
Crime

Flint, Penley

Infanticide of her female bastard child by holding the child by its heels over and into a bucket of water. Prisoner employed by prosecutor and her husband. more

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

Accused
Margaret Wainwright, Servant 1
Flint, Penley
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Anne Weaver, Penley
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
A, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/189/3
Document: 29
Sep 27, 1769
Crime

Montgomery, Kerry

Murder of John Morris, prosecutor's husband? by striking him on the head with an iron tiling hammer. more

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

Accused
Bartholomew Jones, Mason 1
Montgomery, Kerry
Plea:
Prosecutor
Catherine Morris, Kerry
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
I, Iq, R

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/621/7
Document: 7
Sep 29, 1769
Crime

Glamorgan, Swansea

Theft from a shop of goods, including silver nutmeg grater, spying glass. Prosecutor kept silver plate and stone ware 'under showglasses'. Prisoner 'a boy'. more

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

Accused
John Rumsey, Labourer
Brecon, Crickhowell
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Michael, Swansea, silversmith
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, I, Ca, R, J