Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/392/9
Document: 4
Oct 9, 1810
Crime

Brecon, Llangatwg

Infanticide of her female bastard child. Body found in a garden by a farmer's wife digging up potatoes in a garden. Head and right arm missing. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Infanticide, i.e. new born child murder (including concealing birth)

Accused
Mary Morgan, Spinster
Brecon, Llangatwg
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Jenkin Jones
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty of murder, guilty of concealing

Punishment:

Other:
Iq, Ca, R, E, Cor, C

From file: 4/392/9
Document: 7
Mar 10, 1811
Crime

Brecon, Llanelli, co. Brec.

Shoplifting - lock and key and cloth. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Shoplifting 5/- +

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanelli, co. Brec.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Frere, Thomas Cooke, Walter Powell,
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/392/9
Document: 8
Mar 10, 1811
Crime

Brecon, Llanelli, co. Brec.

Theft of cloth. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of cloth / wool

Accused
John Davies, Yeoman
Brecon, Llanelli, co. Brec.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Edward Frere, Thomas Cooke, Walter Powell,
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/392/9
Document: 2
Mar 19, 1811
Crime

Brecon, Hay

Uttering 6d to John Vaughan. Prisoner aged 28. Indicted separately from his accomplice - see no. 3 in this file. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Uttering

Accused
John Brown, Labourer
Brecon, Hay
Plea:
Prosecutor
Henry Wellington, esq.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Enlisted as a soldier in the army1

Other:
R, E

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) outside the records of the Great Sessions, usually the Criminal Registers in the National Archives.
From file: 4/392/9
Document: 3
Mar 19, 1811
Crime

Brecon, Hay

Uttering 6d to John Vaughan. Prisoner aged 26. Indicted separately from his accomplice - see no.2 in this file. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Uttering

Accused
Michael Donavan, Labourer
Brecon, Hay
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Wellington, esq.
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
2 months imprisonment1

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/392/9
Document: 6
Mar 30, 1811
Crime

Brecon, Brecon

Assault. more

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

Accused
Thomas Meredith, Shopkeeper
Brecon, Brecon
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Williams, gent.
Result

Verdict:

Punishment: