Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/59/6
Document: 30
Mar 12, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Assault. more

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

Accused
Price Morris, Butcher
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea:
Prosecutor
Hugh Williams
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 30
Mar 12, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Assault. more

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

Accused
Robert Edwards, Joiner
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea:
Prosecutor
Hugh Williams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 30
Mar 12, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Ruthin

Assault. more

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

Accused
Ambrose Wright, Glazier
Denbigh, Ruthin
Plea:
Prosecutor
Hugh Williams
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 26
Mar 15, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Contempt by refusing to pay more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Contempt

Accused
John Maurice, Yeoman/overseer of the poor
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 26
Mar 15, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Contempt by refusing to pay more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Contempt

Accused
Edward Jons, Yeoman/overseer of the poor
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 26
Mar 15, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Contempt by refusing to pay more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Contempt

Accused
Hugh Jones, Yeoman/overseer of the poor
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 26
Mar 15, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Contempt by refusing to pay more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Contempt

Accused
John Williams, Yeoman/overseer of the poor
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 29
Apr 1, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd

Theft from an outhouse belonging to prosecutor's dwelling house of tools and agricultural implements. Prisoner had been prosecutor's tenant. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from dwelling house

Accused
Peter Griffith, Yeoman
Denbigh, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Maurice Jones, esq.
Result

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

Punishment:
6 months imprisonment and to find security for good behaviour for 3 years.

Other:
R, J, I, E

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/59/6
Document: 23
Jun 23, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Llanrwst

Murder of Edward Williams by beating him with a stick. Deceased had brandished a pistol at the prisoner, at whose house he had arrived at sunrise with an accomplice to 'take and arrest' the prisoner. more

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

Accused
Evan Evans, Labourer
Denbigh, Llanrwst
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of manslaughter.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be burned in the hand, imprisoned for 3 months and to fin

Other:
R, Sentence, J, R, I, Iq

From file: 4/59/6
Document: 24
Jul 19, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Attempted murder. Prisoner a sergeant in the Royal Anglesey Militia. Indicted twice for the fact, the other - no. 27 in this file - for malicious wounding with intent. See also no. 1 in 4/59/7. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
Salusbury Davies, Sergeant in the militia 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Griffith, Llandyrnog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Sentenced on another indictment

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
From file: 4/59/6
Document: 24
Jul 19, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Attempted murder. Prisoner a sergeant in the Royal Anglesey Militia. Indicted twice for the fact, the other - no. 27 in this file - for malicious wounding with intent. See also no. 1 in 4/59/7. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
George Nailor, Sergeant in the militia 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Henry Griffith, Llandyrnog, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
2 years imprisonment and to find security for good behaviour for 3 years2

Other:
R, E, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/59/6
Document: 25
Jul 19, 1780
Crime

Denbigh, Denbigh

Attempted murder by assaulting prosecutor with a sword. Prisoner a sergeant in the Royal Anglesey Militia. See also no. 1 in 4/59/7. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Attempted murder and related offences

Accused
Salusbury Davies, Sergeant in the militia 1
Denbigh, Denbigh
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Joseph Williams, Henllan, labourer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty of assault

Punishment:
21/2 years imprisonment and to find security for his good behaviour for 3 years2

Other:
E, J

  • 1 Occupation / Status given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over that given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.