Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/374/2
Document: 72 1
Nov 30, 1729
Crime

Brecon, Llanfilo

Refusing to assist prosecutor to bring William Price before a justice of the peace and letting him be assaulted by the said William Price. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Neglect of duty

Accused
Edward Havard, Gent.
Brecon, Llanfilo
Plea:
Prosecutor
David Thomas
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: 4/374/2
Document: 49
Jan 21, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of a cow more

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

Accused
Thomas Giles, Labourer
Brecon, Defynnog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 44
Mar 20, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Llanlleonfel

Theft of wearing apparel. more

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

Accused
John Jones, Labourer
Brecon, Llanlleonfel
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Morgan George
Result

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

Punishment:
To be whipped

Other:
E

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 10
May 1, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault. Indicted with his wife. more

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

Accused
Christopher Phillips, Yeoman
Brecon, Builth
Plea:
Prosecutor
James Watkins, Builth
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 10
May 1, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault. Indicted with her husband. more

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

Accused
Margaret Phillips, Married
Brecon, Builth
Plea:
Prosecutor
James Watkins, Builth
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 42
Jul 5, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Merthyr Cynog

Theft of a horse. Claims he purchased the horse at Llangynidr a few days after the feast of 'Thomas a Beckett' and sold it at the market at Knighton, co. Rad. Prisoner described as a 'man who by his own confession is intimately acquainted with several thieves'. more

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

Accused
Rees Bowen, Tailor 1
Brecon, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David Jones, Merthyr Cynog
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
P, E, C

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/374/2
Document: 46
Aug 20, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Edward Games, Clogmaker
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas James gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 45
Aug 24, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Builth

Assault. more

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

Accused
Nathaniel Morgan, Yeoman
Radnor, Glasgwm
Plea: Submits to
Prosecutor
James Williams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 47
Aug 30, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Burglary of prosecutor's house and stealing money therefrom. Prisoner described as a poor man with no visible means of support 'yet did eat and drink much better than many sufficient tradesmen'. Recognizances indicate that Mary his wife was also to be indicted. She is described as a 'desperate ill woman, a known and notorious thief lately tried for her life and burnt in the hand'. oth prisoner and wife indicted for the theft of a smoothing iron on the same day (no. 5). Depositions show, however, that this took place in the spring of 1729. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Edward Games, Clogmaker
Brecon, Brecon
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Meredith James, Brecon, gent.
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 40
Oct 14, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Maurice Jones, VIctualler
Brecon, Merthyr Cynog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Powell
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 43
Dec 8, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Llangynidr

Murder of John George following a quarrel after wrestling in prisoner's inn. more

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

Accused
David Jones, VIctualler
Brecon, Llangynidr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Meredith & Henry Meredith, both of
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.

Punishment:
Burned in the hand

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/374/2
Document: 43
Dec 8, 1730
Crime

Brecon, Llangynidr

Murder of John George following a quarrel after wrestling in an inn. more

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

Accused
William Thomas, Labourer
Brecon, Llangynidr
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Meredith & Henry Meredith, both of
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.

Punishment:
To be burned in the hand

Other:
R, E