| Description | Name and rank: William Smith
Date joined: 15 Jun 1843
Age: 27 years
Crimes and punishment:
9 Dec 1850 being in a watch house on the Old South End when on duty, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
7 Feb 1872 being in a dram shop in Vicar Lane at 4:15am when on duty, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
20 Jan 1853 reported for not going round part of his beat from 2 until 3:15am, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
19 Apr 1853 being absent from his beat from 2:30 until 4am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable
9 Jun 1853 being absent from his beat from 8:15 to 9:15am and from 7:45 to 9pm and being the worse for liquor when coming off duty, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
3 Feb 1857 coming off duty drunk at 6:30pm yesterday, reprimanded and fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
7 Sep 1857 being 1 hour late for duty, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
6 Aug 1858 being absent from his beat two and a half hours, reprimanded and fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
13 Sep 1858 being absent from his beat from 2:30 until 4am, fined 3 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
28 Feb 1859 being sat asleep on some stairs in Waverley at 2.40am on Sunday the 27th instant, when on duty, fined 5 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
8 Aug 1859 being drunk when on duty at 1:55pm on Saturday 6th August in Whitefriargate, reduced to the rank of 2nd Class by the Watch Committee
14 Mar 1860 promoted to 1st Class
6 Jun 1860 being drunk in High Street at 8pm when on duty, fined 3days pay and reduced to 2nd Class
28 Feb 1861 being absent from duty for 40 minutes when found in the Grapes Tavern, Waterhouse Lane at 12:40am, severely reprimanded and fined 1 weeks pay by the Watch Committee
14 Aug 1861 being drunk when on duty in Worship Street at 5:15am, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
2 Dec 1863 resigned on superannuation allowance by order of the Watch Committee
Rewards for good conduct:
4 Nov 1847 general good conduct - £0.16.0
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |