Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/537/1
Document: 41
Jan 1, 1823
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

False pretences. Obtaining hair from Richard Davies by falsely claiming that he had been sent for it by prosecutor. more

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

Accused
Joseph Childs, Labourer
Radnor, Knighton
Plea: None recorded
Prosecutor
Thomas Meredith, Knighton, attorney-at-law
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:
None recorded

From file: 4/537/1
Document: 37
Sep 23, 1823
Crime

Radnor, Llanbedr Painscastle

Manslaughter of Philo Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, labourer, prosecutor's husband. Exchange of angry words preceded a fight. more

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

Accused
John Haynes, Labourer
Radnor, Clyro
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, wid
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
2 weeks' imprisonment1

Other:
E, Ca, R, Iq, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/537/1
Document: 35
Oct 17, 1823
Crime

Radnor, Old Radnor

Poisoning of Sophia Thomas, Old Radnor, his servant, by lacing her tea and broth with arsenic. Deceased a 'willing girl but...of weak intellect' was pregnant by her employer; the baby was miscarried during her illness. Prisoner had 'repeatedly wished her to swear it to someone else' as it would 'be a disgrace to him and his family'. Prisoner aged 32. Poisoned to get abortion? more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Poisoning (including for procuring miscarriages and abortions)

Accused
Edward Evan Griffiths, Yeoman
aka Edward Griffiths
Radnor, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Wilds, Old Radnor, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:
None recorded

Other:
Iq, V, Ca, J, E, D, R

From file: 4/537/1
Document: 51
Feb 6, 1824
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Perjury to commissioners from the court of Chancery in answer to prosecutor's bill of complaint about title to a tenement in Broad Street, Presteigne, against accused. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury

Accused
Jane Dykes, Widow
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Preece, Presteigne, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Quashed.1

Punishment:
None recorded

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/537/1
Document: 36
Mar 18, 1824
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Theft of wearing apparel put out overnight on a hedge to whiten and dry, belonging to prosecutor Charlotte Maria Corns, spinster, and Alfred Marmaduke Corns. Prisoner aged 28. Articles recovered in Leominster, co. Her. Prisoner apprehended in a lodging house in Hereford. more

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

Accused
James Morris, Labourer
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Corns, Presteigne, wheelwright
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial verdic

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction1

Other:
E, Ca, R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.