Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 2
Jul 7, 1771
Crime

Flint, Cilcain

Murder of John Jones in a fight following a dispute. The prisoner and the deceased after playing ball 'on the same side' with others, entered an alehouse. The deceased collected the reckoning and noticed a bad shilling among the money collected. The prisoner immediately stripped in order 'to fight the person whoever he was that said that he had paid the bad shilling'. The deceased struck the prisoner first. more

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

Accused
Robert Edwards, Miner
Flint, Cilcain
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Cilcain, miner
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, A, R

From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 38
Oct 28, 1778
Crime

Flint, Mold

Theft of sheep, and killing them with intent to steal part of their carcases, the 'inward fat'. more

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

Accused
Edward Hughes, Butcher
Flint, Mold
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Edward Rogers, Llanarmon, co. Denb. farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, general pardon, to be of good behaviour for 7 years1

Other:
R, J; Pa ( in 4/1010/2 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 39
Dec 26, 1778
Crime

Flint, Gresford

Receiving stolen goods, sugar and rum from John Warburton, cooper, Mark Bage, paper maker, and William Chrimes, labourer, all of St, Mary upon the Hill, in the city of Chester, and who were convicted of stealing the same at Chester, on 11 Jan 1779. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Elizabeth Davies, Married
Flint, Marford and Hosely
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Roberts
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 39
Dec 26, 1778
Crime

Flint, Gresford

Receiving stolen goods, sugar and rum from John Warburton, cooper, Mark Bage, paper maker, and William Chrimes, labourer, all of St, Mary upon the Hill, in the city of Chester, and who were convicted of stealing the same at Chester, on 11 Jan 1779. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
William Davies, Labourer
Flint, Marford and Hosely
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Roberts
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Transported for 14 years; free pardon1

Other:
J; Ca ( in 4/1010/4 ); Pa ( in 4/1010

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 1
Jan 25, 1779
Crime

Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint

Theft of wearing apparel, stockings from a hedge. more

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

Accused
Charles Earl, Vagrant 1
Flint, St Asaph, co. Flint
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Bennett Williams, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
To be whipped and imprisoned for 6 months2

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/1010/1
Document: 40
Jan 29, 1779
Crime

Flint, Llanasa

Theft of marine goods - cloth, belonging to persons unknown - from a shipwreck. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of marine goods

Accused
Robert Hughes, Labourer
Flint, Llanasa
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Davies
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J