Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/904/1
Document: 6
Nov 3, 1784
Crime

Cardigan, Llanllwchaearn

Murder of David Morgan, otherwise Thomas, of Llanina. more

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

Accused
Enos Evan, Shoemaker
Cardigan, Llanllwchaearn
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Elizabeth John
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Iq (in 4/903/1), R (in 4/903/6); J, Ca

From file: 4/904/1
Document: 63 1
Jan 31, 1787
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Assault and threatening behaviour towards the prosecutor, his wife, over a period of time. No indictment. more

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

Accused
Thomas Davies, Farmer
Cardigan, Lampeter
Plea:
Prosecutor
Mary Davies
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
Ap

  • 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: 4/904/1
Document: 16
May 9, 1787
Crime

Cardigan, Lampeter

Theft of a horse. more

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

Accused
Phillip David, Labourer
aka David Evan
Cardigan, Lampeter
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
David John
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/904/1
Document: 17
Aug 27, 1787
Crime

Cardigan, Gwnnws

Assault. more

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

Accused
John Jenkins, Yeoman
Cardigan, Gwnnws
Plea:
Prosecutor
Robert Hughes
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/904/1
Document: 18
Aug 29, 1787
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys

Murder. Poisoning his wife Elinor by mixing arsenic with water gruel. more

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

Accused
Jenkin Jones, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Evan Rees, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys, yeoman
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Death1

Other:
Ca, Iq, R, J

  • 1 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/904/1
Document: 20 1
Sep 29, 1787
Crime

Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.

Burglary of prosecutor's barn and stealing corn. No indictment. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Evan Thomas, Labourer
Cardigan, Llandysul, co. Card.
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas David, Llandysul, husbandman
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: 4/904/1
Document: 8
Jan 4, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-g

Coining - filing and altering halfpennies and pennies to look like shillings. For a charge of uttering the same see notional no.1000 in this file. Calendar records prisoner under suspicion of having committed a robbery in Liverpool. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Coining / clipping

Accused
William Hackey, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rice Williams, Aberystwyth, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
From file: 4/904/1
Document: 1000
Jan 4, 1788
Crime

Cardigan, Llanbadarn Fawr, co. C

Uttering coins altered by prisoner. Doc. no. is notional, the charge is on the indictment against prisoner for coining - no.8 in this file. Calendar records prisoner under suspicion of having committed a robbery in Liverpool. more

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

Accused
William Hackey, Labourer
Cardigan, Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn 1
Plea:
Prosecutor
Rice Williams
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.