Trosedd
Penfro, Begelly
Theft of a horse. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol:
Horse-stealing
Cyhuddedig
Thomas Foley, LabourerPenfro, Begelly
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
William OrmondCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Not guilty.
Cosb:
Eraill:
J
Trosedd
Tu allan i Gymru, Letton, co. Her.
Theft of cattle belonging to prosecutor from land of John Hughes, Letton, co. Her. Transported for life in Black Book. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol:
Cattle-stealing
Cyhuddedig
Daniel Williams, Yeomanaka Daniel Jones
Ceredigion, Llanbadarn Odwyn
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Samuel Davies, Llanddewibrefi, co. Card., yCanlyniad
Trosedd
Amhenodol, Llangynidr
Theft of horse. Tried August 17861. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol:
Horse-stealing
Cyhuddedig
Thomas Edward, LabourerBrycheiniog, Llangatwg
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
James Watkin, Llangynidr, farmerCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Not guilty.
Cosb:
Eraill:
E, R, J
Trosedd
Dinbych, Gresford
Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing cloth and money. Prosecutor had hired prisoner. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol:
Breaking & entering
Cyhuddedig
William Forstard, Journeyman tailor 1aka William Fostard
Tu allan i Gymru, Doncaster, co. York 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
William Hughes, Gresford, tailorCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Guilty.
Cosb:
Death, reprieved3
Eraill:
R, E
Trosedd
Trefaldwyn, Manafon
Theft of a horse. See text for no. 9. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol:
Horse-stealing
Cyhuddedig
John Astley, LabourerTu allan i Gymru, Bristol, co. Glos. 1
Plea:
Erlynydd
David Owen, Manafon, husbandmanCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Cosb:
Eraill:
J, R, E/C
Trosedd
Ceredigion, Aberystwyth
Murder of Thomas Williams by poisoning him with arsenic in the house of Thomas Williams. Accused according to the coroner's inquest - no. 54 in this file - committed suicide in the same house on the same day. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Murder
Cyhuddedig
Mary Jones, SinglewomanCeredigion, Llanafan
Plea:
Erlynydd
UnspecifiedCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
No prosecution - dead.
Cosb:
Eraill:
Iq
Trosedd
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Inciting to murder Thomas Price, Llanafan Fawr, yeoman, prosecutor's husband, who was strangled, beaten and struck by his son Lewis Lewis the younger. Another son, Thomas Lewis, turned King's evidence (see 4/388/8). Corpse thrown into pool; retrieved later. Prisoner and son 'drew the Corpse to Land...put corpse into a large Bag and brought it on a Horse to [son's] House and these burnt it'. 'Part of the Bones...were put...into a Sack' by prisoner, and two sons, burned and scattered in garden. Prisoner had promised sheep to his sons for carrying out the murder. Prisoner escaped/fled to Dolgellau, co. Mer.** mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Others
Trosedd penodol:
Inciting
Cyhuddedig
Lewis Lewis, Yeomanaka Lewis Simon 1
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widowCanlyniad
Trosedd
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Murder of Thomas Price, Llanafan Fawr, yeoman, prosecutor's husband, by strangling, beating and striking him. Prisoner indicted with father; another brother implicated, Thomas Lewis, not indicted, who turned King's Evidence - see 4/388/8. Prisoner's father had promised sheep in return for carrying out the murder. Before the corpse was thrown 'in one of the two Varlen pools', prisoner took deceased's purse. Seven months later, prisoner's brother saw corpse 'about a foot under water'. Prisoner and father 'drew the corpse to Land...put corpse into a large Bag and brought it on a Horse to [prisoner's] House and there burnt it'. 'Part of the Bones...were put...into a Sack'. by prisoner, his father and brother, burned and scattered in garden. Prisoner also 'took up a Dog which belonged to the deceased and killed it' with the same cord. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Murder
Cyhuddedig
Lewis Lewis, YeomanBrycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widowCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Guilty.
Cosb:
Death, body to be delivered to the surgeons to be dissected and anatomised1
Eraill:
J, R, C, E
Trosedd
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Murder of Thomas Price, Llanafan Fawr, yeoman, prosecutor's husband, by strangling, beating and striking him. Prisoner had 'complained of ill wage from Thomas Price and wished to be revenged of him'. Prisoner indicted with Lewis Lewis the younger, Llanafan Fawr, yeoman. Prisoner brought cord used to strangle deceased and 'gave [deceased] a blow on the pit of the stomach', then, with Lewis Lewis and his brother 'carried the corpse to the pool and threw him in'. Corpse later retrieved and burned. Prisoner had promised sheep to his sons for carrying out the murder. Prisoner escaped/fled to Dolgellau, co. Mer.** mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Murder
Cyhuddedig
Evan Davies, LabourerBrycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widowCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Cosb:
Eraill:
R, C, E;
Trosedd
Ceredigion, Llanllwchaearn
Murder of David Morgan, otherwise Thomas, of Llanina. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Murder
Trosedd
Fflint, Caerwys
Theft of cloth from a bag at Caerwys fair. Recognizance implicates prisoner's husband. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Larcenies
Trosedd penodol:
Theft of cloth / wool
Cyhuddedig
Elizabeth Edwards, MarriedDinbych, St George
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
John Parry, Dyserth, dyerCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Guilty.
Cosb:
Prays benefit of clergy, 1 year imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correct
Eraill:
R, E
Trosedd
Dinbych, Llanelidan
Manslaughter of William Jones, 'an old man' by striking him with a stave and kicking him 'in the fury of his mind' following a dispute on borrowing and repaying money. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Manslaughter
Cyhuddedig
Edward Hughes, WheelwrightDinbych, Llanelidan
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Roger JonesCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Not guilty against the form of the statute
Cosb:
Prays benefit of clergy, fined 1/-1
Eraill:
Iq, I, R