O ffeil: 4/823/4
Dogfen: 12
Oct 17, 1784
Trosedd

Penfro, Begelly

Theft of a horse. mwy

Categori'r drosedd: Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol: Horse-stealing

Cyhuddedig
Thomas Foley, Labourer
Penfro, Begelly
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
William Ormond
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Not guilty.

Cosb:

Eraill:
J

O ffeil: 4/529/11
Dogfen: 8
Oct 18, 1784
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, Yeoman
aka Daniel Jones
Ceredigion, Llanbadarn Odwyn
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Samuel Davies, Llanddewibrefi, co. Card., y
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Guilty.

Cosb:
Death, pardoned, transported for 7 years1

Eraill:
J, R; Pa(in 4/529/2)

O ffeil: 4/387/7
Dogfen: 1
Oct 20, 1784
Trosedd

Amhenodol, Llangynidr

Theft of horse. Tried August 17861. mwy

Categori'r drosedd: Capital offences against property
Trosedd penodol: Horse-stealing

Cyhuddedig
Thomas Edward, Labourer
Brycheiniog, Llangatwg
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
James Watkin, Llangynidr, farmer
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Not guilty.

Cosb:

Eraill:
E, R, J

O ffeil: 4/61/1
Dogfen: 32
Oct 23, 1784
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 1
aka William Fostard
Tu allan i Gymru, Doncaster, co. York 2
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
William Hughes, Gresford, tailor
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Guilty.

Cosb:
Death, reprieved3

Eraill:
R, E

O ffeil: 4/193/1
Dogfen: 7
Oct 27, 1784
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, Labourer
Tu allan i Gymru, Bristol, co. Glos. 1
Plea:
Erlynydd
David Owen, Manafon, husbandman
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:

Cosb:

Eraill:
J, R, E/C

O ffeil: 4/903/1
Dogfen: 56 1
Oct 30, 1784
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, Singlewoman
Ceredigion, Llanafan
Plea:
Erlynydd
Unspecified
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
No prosecution - dead.

Cosb:

Eraill:
Iq

O ffeil: 4/388/6
Dogfen: 5
Oct 30, 1784
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, Yeoman
aka Lewis Simon 1
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widow
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Guilty.

Cosb:
Death2

Eraill:
R, C, E; J,P,Replication(in 4/388/8)

O ffeil: 4/388/6
Dogfen: 5
Oct 31, 1784
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, Yeoman
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widow
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Guilty.

Cosb:
Death, body to be delivered to the surgeons to be dissected and anatomised1

Eraill:
J, R, C, E

O ffeil: 4/388/6
Dogfen: 5
Oct 31, 1784
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, Labourer
Brycheiniog, Llanafan Fawr
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Gwenllian Price, Builth, widow
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:

Cosb:

Eraill:
R, C, E;

O ffeil: 4/904/1
Dogfen: 6
Nov 3, 1784
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

Cyhuddedig
Enos Evan, Shoemaker
Ceredigion, Llanllwchaearn
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Elizabeth John
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Not guilty.

Cosb:

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

O ffeil: 4/61/1
Dogfen: 13
Nov 5, 1784
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, Married
Dinbych, St George
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
John Parry, Dyserth, dyer
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Guilty.

Cosb:
Prays benefit of clergy, 1 year imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correct

Eraill:
R, E

O ffeil: 4/61/1
Dogfen: 31
Nov 5, 1784
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, Wheelwright
Dinbych, Llanelidan
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Roger Jones
Canlyniad

Dedfryd:
Not guilty against the form of the statute

Cosb:
Prays benefit of clergy, fined 1/-1

Eraill:
Iq, I, R