Trosedd
Maesyfed, Knighton
False pretences. Obtaining hair from Richard Davies by falsely claiming that he had been sent for it by prosecutor. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Fraud
Trosedd penodol:
Fraud/ deceit/ false pretences/ impersonating
Cyhuddedig
Joseph Childs, LabourerMaesyfed, Knighton
Plea: Dim wedi'i gofnodi
Erlynydd
Thomas Meredith, Knighton, attorney-at-lawCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
No true bill.
Cosb:
Dim wedi'i gofnodi
Trosedd
Maesyfed, Llanbedr Painscastle
Manslaughter of Philo Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, labourer, prosecutor's husband. Exchange of angry words preceded a fight. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Manslaughter
Cyhuddedig
John Haynes, LabourerMaesyfed, Clyro
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
Elizabeth Beavan, Llanbedr Painscastle, widCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Guilty.
Cosb:
2 weeks' imprisonment1
Eraill:
E, Ca, R, Iq, J
Trosedd
Maesyfed, 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? mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Trosedd penodol:
Poisoning (including for procuring miscarriages and abortions)
Cyhuddedig
Edward Evan Griffiths, Yeomanaka Edward Griffiths
Maesyfed, Old Radnor
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
John Wilds, Old Radnor, yeomanCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Not guilty.
Cosb:
Dim wedi'i gofnodi
Eraill:
Iq, V, Ca, J, E, D, R
Trosedd
Maesyfed, 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. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Others
Trosedd penodol:
Perjury / persuading / suborning to commit perjury
Cyhuddedig
Jane Dykes, WidowMaesyfed, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
John Preece, Presteigne, yeomanCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Quashed.1
Cosb:
Dim wedi'i gofnodi
Trosedd
Maesyfed, 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. mwy
Categori'r drosedd:
Larcenies
Trosedd penodol:
Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)
Cyhuddedig
James Morris, LabourerMaesyfed, Presteigne
Plea: Not guilty.
Erlynydd
John Corns, Presteigne, wheelwrightCanlyniad
Dedfryd:
Guilty to the value of 1/- - partial verdic
Cosb:
6 months imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction1
Eraill:
E, Ca, R, J