Crime
Flint, Holywell
Enticing Joseph Conway, Holywell, copper roller, John Williams, Thomas Francom, hammermen, Benjamin Conway and William Fothergill, copper workers at the Parys Mine Company works at Greenfield, to go with him to France in contempt of the law, to work at a new copper works near Paris, France. Parliament had passed 'An Act for the effectual punishing of persons convicted of seducing artificers in the manufactures of Great Britain or Ireland out of the dominions of the crown of Great Britain....' in 23 Geo 2. See also doc. nos. 35-6. more
Offence type:
Others
Specific offence:
Contempt
Accused
Vavasor Powell, Yeoman/copper worker 1aka Bevas Powell
Flint, Holywell
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones, Holywell, gent.Result
Verdict:
Not guilty.
Punishment:
Other:
Cor, I, A, R
Crime
Flint, Holywell
Contracting with Joseph Conway, Holywell, copper roller at the Parys MIne Company works at Greenfield to go with him to France in contempt of the law, to work at a new copper work near Paris, France. Prisoner treated Joseph Conway and his fellow employees to a supper, punch and ale at a public house. Parliament had passed 'An Act for the effectual punishing of persons convicted of seducing artificers in the manufactures of Great Britain or Ireland out of the dominions of the crown of Great Britain....' in 23 Geo 2. more
Offence type:
Others
Specific offence:
Contempt
Accused
Vavasor Powell, Yeomanaka Bevas Powell
Flint, Holywell
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones, Holywell, gent.Result
Verdict:
Not guilty.
Punishment:
Other:
Cor, I, A, R
Crime
Flint, Holywell
Contracting with John Williams, hammerman and artificer at the Parys Mine Company works at Greenfield to go with him to France in contempt of the law, to work at a new copper work near Paris, France. Prisoner treated John Williams and his fellow employees to a supper, punch and ale at a public house, offering the former a hundred guineas to go to France and a hundred guineas a year. Parliament had passed 'An Act for the effectual punishing of persons convicted of seducing artificers in the manufactures of Great Britanin or Ireland out of the dominions of the crown of Great Britain....' in 23 Geo 2. more
Offence type:
Others
Specific offence:
Contempt
Accused
Vavasor Powell, Yeomanaka Bevas Powell
Flint, Holywell
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Jones, Holywell, gent.Result
Verdict:
Not guilty.
Punishment:
Other:
Cor, I, A, R
Crime
Flint, Whitford
Theft of a cow. more
Offence type:
Capital offences against property
Specific offence:
Cattle-stealing
Accused
George Crew, LabourerFlint, Whitford
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Hugh EdwardsResult
Verdict:
Guilty.
Punishment:
Death, pardoned, 3 months imprisonmentin the House of Correction1
Other:
Ca, Pa, ( both in 4/1011/9 )
Crime
Flint, Ysgeifiog
Theft of poultry, geese. more
Offence type:
Larcenies
Specific offence:
Theft of poultry
Accused
David Jones, LabourerDenbigh, 1 Henllan 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Denman, Ysgeifiog, yeomanResult
Verdict:
Guilty.
Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, imprisonment in the House of Correction for 3 weeks and whip
Other:
I/Cp, R
Crime
Flint, Caerwys
Theft of wearing apparel from prosecutor's dwelling house. more
Offence type:
Larcenies
Specific offence:
Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)
Accused
Gaynor Griffith, SinglewomanFlint, Newmarket 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Edward WilliamsResult
Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 5/-.
Punishment:
To be whipped and imprisoned with hard labour at the House of Correction for 1 year2
Other:
I/Cp
Crime
Flint, Llanasa
Malicious wounding by cutting the prosecutor with a knife. more
Offence type:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence:
Malicious cutting / wounding
Accused
Thomas Hugh, Showman 1Flint, Llanasa
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas HughesResult
Verdict:
Guilty.
Punishment:
3 months imprisonment2
Other:
R