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The Accused
The Crime
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From file: 4/196/6
Document: 4
May 12, 1799
Crime

Montgomery, Guilsfield

Theft of hay. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of hay

Accused
Evan Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Guilsfield
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Thomas, Guilsfield, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdic

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/196/6
Document: 2
May 22, 1799
Crime

Montgomery, Guilsfield

Burglary of the house of John Evans and stealing wheat and a bag belonging to the prosecutor and John Evans from the former's mill. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
John Lewis, Labourer
Montgomery, Guilsfield
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Field Evans, Guilsfield, miller
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of felony but not of burglary - part

Punishment:
2 years imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction

Other:
E, R

From file: 4/196/6
Document: 5
Jun 24, 1799
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Murder of Jacob Stanley, whose head had been 'dreadfully mangled' with an axe. The deceased, an uncle to the prosecutor, lived with the prisoner's brother. The prisoner had been confined in a madhouse known as the Hermitage in Shrewsbury, co. Salop, but had escaped a year before he committed the offencel He is described as 'a most dangerous man and not fit to be trusted' who was sometimes 'cool and rational but very frequently quite insane', murder being his principal topic. Indeed he talked of 'guillotining some of the principal people in the kingdom'. He worked on his brother's farm and committed the crime whilst the family attended Newtown fair. Prisoner apprehended at the Hermitage, Shrewsbury. Prisoner aged 26, also accused of another murder, see no. 6 in 4/196/7. One calendar records his age as being 31. more

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

Accused
Aaron Bywater, Yeoman
Montgomery, Mochdre 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Stanley, Newtown, tallow chandler
Result

Verdict:
Aquitted on the grounds of insanity.2

Punishment:
To be detained in strict custody until His Majesty's pleasure be known3

Other:
J, I, E, Iq, R; Return of prisoners (

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.