Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/302/5
Document: 15
Apr 6, 1778
Crime

Meirioneth, Corwen

Assault more

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

Accused
Thomas Kyffin, Esq.
Meirioneth, Corwen
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Howes
Result

Verdict:
Discharged.

Punishment:

Other:
W, O, Al, R

From file: 4/59/1
Document: 18
Apr 8, 1778
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Assault on Mary Colborne, prosecutor's wife. more

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

Accused
John Lewis, Glazier
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Raleigh Colborne, surgeon/apothecary
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Wa, R

From file: 4/624/1
Document: 17
Apr 10, 1778
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Aiding and abetting malicious shooting at Robert Roper, Swansea, yeoman. Indicted with her husband and daughter. Faded document. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
Catherine Mathew, Married
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
I, E

From file: 4/624/1
Document: 17
Apr 10, 1778
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Maliciously shooting at Robert Roper, Swansea, yeoman. faded document. Indicted with his wife and daughter. Faded document. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
Edward Mathew, Yeoman
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
I, E

From file: 4/624/1
Document: 17
Apr 10, 1778
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Maliciously shooting at Robert Roper, Swansea, yeoman. faded document. Indicted with her parents. Faded document. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Malicious / felonious shooting

Accused
Hannah Mathew, Spinster
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Lewis
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
I, E

From file: 4/191/4
Document: 22
Apr 13, 1778
Crime

Montgomery, Alberbury

Theft of cattle which prisoner sold at Welshpool fair. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
aka John George
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Cureton, Alberbury, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
General pardon1

Other:
R, E; Pa (in 4/191/6 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/743/2
Document: 39
Apr 22, 1778
Crime

Carmarthen, Myddfai

Theft of household goods belonging to Richard Le Davids, sheriff. Indicted with his wife. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
Thomas Richard, Shopkeeper
Carmarthen, Myddfai
Plea:
Prosecutor
Enoch William
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/743/2
Document: 39
Apr 22, 1778
Crime

Carmarthen, Myddfai

Theft of household goods belonging to Richard Le Davids, sheriff. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
Jane Thomas, Married
Carmarthen, Llandingad
Plea:
Prosecutor
Enoch William
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/743/2
Document: 39
Apr 22, 1778
Crime

Carmarthen, Myddfai

Theft of household goods belonging to Richard Le Davids, sheriff. Indicted with her husband. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of household goods / fixtures (bedding, linen, etc.)

Accused
Hannah Richard, Married
Carmarthen, Myddfai
Plea:
Prosecutor
Enoch William
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/743/2
Document: 1001
Apr 22, 1778
Crime

Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr

Receiving stolen household goods. Doct. no. is notional, the charge is on the indictment against the principal - no. 39 in this file. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Receiving stolen goods (both felonies and larcenies)

Accused
Thomas Jones, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llandeilo Fawr
Plea:
Prosecutor
Enoch William
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/742/4
Document: 47 1
Apr 30, 1778
Crime

Carmarthen, Myddfai

Robbery of money after accused had entered prosecutor's house and assaulted him. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Robbery

Accused
Lewis Lewis David, Husbandman
Carmarthen, Llandingad
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rees Powell, Myddfai., yeoman
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
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: 4/624/2
Document: 10
May 9, 1778
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of industrial goods, brass more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of industrial goods (coal, iron, machinery, plant fittings, etc.)

Accused
William Dyer, Carpenter
Glamorgan, Swansea
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Morris, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J