Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/197/1
Document: 46
Jul 10, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Llanidloes

False pretences - claiming that he lived at Dolgellau, co. Mer. where he kept an inn called the Eagles, that he had corn to sell from a vessel at Barmouth and that he would deliver corn to the prosecutor at Llanidloes within nine days. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
David Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Llandinam 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones, Llanidloes, shopkeeper
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/197/1
Document: 41
Sep 2, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Evan Jones, Yeoman
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Evans
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing only - partial verdict.

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 48
Oct 24, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Kerry

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Evan Morgan, Yeoman
Montgomery, Llangurig 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Richard Lewis, Kerry, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of stealing only - partial verdict.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R, J

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/197/1
Document: 44
Oct 28, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Theft of a sheep. Prisoner aged 36. Indicted with her brother. more

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

Accused
Tabitha Morris, Singlewoman
Radnor, 1 Llanbadarn Fynydd 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Pryce, Mochdre, gent
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Sentenced on another indictment

Other:
E, R, J; Ca ( in 4/197/2 )

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from 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: 4/197/1
Document: 44
Oct 28, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Theft of a sheep. Indicted with his sister. more

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

Accused
Abraham Morris, Labourer
Radnor, 1 Llanbadarn Fynydd 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Pryce, Mochdre, gent
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from 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: 4/197/1
Document: 43
Oct 31, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Theft of a sheep. Prisoner aged 36. Indicted with her brother. more

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

Accused
Tabitha Morris, Singlewoman
Radnor, 1 Llanbadarn Fynydd 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Pryce, Mochdre, gent
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death, pardoned, 1 year imprisonment3

Other:
E, R, J; Ca ( in 4/197/2 )

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 3 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/197/1
Document: 43
Oct 31, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Mochdre

Theft of a sheep. Indicted with his sister. more

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

Accused
Abraham Morris, Labourer
Radnor, 1 Llanbadarn Fynydd 2
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Pryce, Mochdre, gent
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Preferred parish in a different County from 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: 4/197/1
Document: 53
Nov 8, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Berriw

Theft of a sheep. more

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

Accused
John Worthington, Butcher
Montgomery, Berriw
Plea:
Prosecutor
William Higgins
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
I/Cp, E

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 45
Dec 24, 1800
Crime

Montgomery, Guilsfield

Theft of food, wheat and a bag, from prosecutor's barn. Prisoner aged 82. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Montgomery, Guilsfield
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Jones, Guilsfield, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
1 year imprisonment1

Other:
R, J; Ca ( in 4/197/2 )

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/197/1
Document: 40
Jan 18, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Llandinam

False pretences - claiming that he was employed to collect the names of those people intending to emigrate to New York, America, that he was one of the three hundred men who had built a ship for that purpose, which was anchored a mile and a half from Caernarfon, that food was to be sold very cheaply aboard the same and that the prosecutor was to pay the captain six guineas for the passage of his family, including himself, two daughters and two sons, although one son, a weaver, would obtain a free passage. more

Offence type: Fraud
Specific offence: Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating

Accused
David Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Llandinam
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, Llandinam, farmer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 42
Jan 21, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Welshpool

Theft of a cart wheel. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of tools (craft tools, agricultural implements, etc.,)

Accused
John Meredith, Wheelwright
Montgomery, Welshpool
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Bowen, Welshpool, skinner
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
I/Cp, R, J

From file: 4/197/1
Document: 50
Jan 22, 1801
Crime

Montgomery, Trelystan

Theft of cut timber belonging to the prosecutor and Charles Hanbury Tracy, esq. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cut / growing timber

Accused
John Evans, Labourer
Montgomery, Trelystan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Stephen Davies, Trelystan
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
J