Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/525/10
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1770
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Theft of drink - cider - and food. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
Richard Evans, Labourer
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Vaughan, Old Radnor, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E ( in 4/526/1)

From file: 4/525/10
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1770
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Theft of drink - cider - and food. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
Edward Evans, Labourer
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Vaughan, Old Radnor, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E ( in 4/526/1)

From file: 4/525/10
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1770
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Theft of drink - cider - and food. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
Thomas Evans, Labourer
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Vaughan, Old Radnor, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E ( in 4/526/1)

From file: 4/525/10
Document: 5
Jun 2, 1770
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Theft of drink - cider - and food. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of alcoholic drinks, including foodstuffs to make such drinks

Accused
Richard Williams, Cobbler 1
Outside Wales, Kington, co. Her. 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Vaughan, Old Radnor, gent.
Result

Verdict:
No prosecution, convicted on another indict

Punishment:

Other:
E ( in 4/526/1)

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/818/6
Document: 17
Jun 6, 1770
Crime

Pembroke, Rosemarket

Killing a horse. more

Offence type: Malicous offences against property
Specific offence: Maiming / killing animals

Accused
Thomas Truffit, Yeoman
Pembroke, Rosemarket
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Wray, Rosemarket, blacksmith
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, R

From file: 4/627/3
Document: 4
Jun 6, 1770
Crime

Glamorgan, Llantrisant, co. Glam.

Theft of hay, belonging to Elizabeth Basset, deceased, or James Prichard, both of Llantrisant, co. Glam. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of hay

Accused
Thomas David, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Llantrisant, co. Glam.
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Evan
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/621/8
Document: 16 1
Jun 6, 1770
Crime

Glamorgan, Newton Nottage

Plundering a shipwreck. Affidavit refers to habeus corpus, removing prisoner to Hereford. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Plundering shipwrecks

Accused
David William, Unspecified
Glamorgan, Newton Nottage
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Edwards, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
A

  • 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: 4/302/1
Document: 62
Jun 7, 1770
Crime

Meirioneth, Gwyddelwern

Theft of horse. Prosecutor saw an advertisement in the Chester Journal that a horse was found near Builth, co. Brec. There are two receipts indicating the sale of the horse at the Three Queens Inn, St. Thomas Street, Bristol. Prisoner removed by Habeus Corpus to co. Mer. more

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

Accused
Zachariah Jones, Farmer
aka Zacharia Jones
Outside Wales, Henbury, co. Glos.
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Gwyddelwern, gent.,
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, N, A, Rt, R (all in 4/384/8)

From file: 4/818/6
Document: 9
Jun 10, 1770
Crime

Pembroke, Llangwm

Murder of William Stephens, Llangwm, by beating him. more

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

Accused
John Phillips, Cooper
Pembroke, Llangwm
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Griffith Stephen
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter

Punishment:

Other:
J, Iq

From file: 4/275/1
Document: 31
Jun 18, 1770
Crime

Caernarfon, Llanystumdwy

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Thomas Evans, Yeoman/labourer
Caernarfon, Llanddyfnan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Roberts, Llanystumdwy, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J, I, R

From file: 4/189/4
Document: 22
Jun 22, 1770
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Riotously entering the parish church and ringing the bells without the consent of William Evans, the rector, John Jones, churchwarden and the prosecutor. Second count of assaulting the latter. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
Edward Lloyd, Shoemaker
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Hall, Newtown, churchwarden
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/189/4
Document: 22
Jun 22, 1770
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Riotously entering the parish church and ringing the bells without the consent of William Evans, the rector, John Jones, churchwarden and the prosecutor. Second count of assaulting the latter. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riots, miscellaneous and unidentified

Accused
Owen Jones, Shoemaker
aka Owen Evan Jones
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Hall, Newtown, churchwarden
Result

Verdict:

Punishment: