| Description | Name and rank: John Lyth
Date joined: 2 May 1836
Age: 31 years
Crimes and punishment:
13 Nov 1836 leaving his beat at half past 4am, reprimanded by the Superintendent
23 Nov 1836 talking to P.C. Batley at 2am, reprimanded by the Superintendent
12 Dec 1836 being one hour and a quarter late for duty this morning, reprimanded by the Superintendent
5 Jan 1837 making use of indecent and unbecoming language to a female prisoner in the presence of Mrs Coulehan, suspended 2 days by the Watch Committee
22 Jan 1837 absent from his beat one hour, reprimanded by the Superintendent
3 Feb 1837 being in a public house at 11pm and afterwards being found the worse for liquor, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
16 Feb 1838 being the worse for liquor at 12:15am when Acting Sergeant, fined 1 shilling and to go to his beat by the Superintendent
28 Mar 1838 walking and talking with a woman on his beat at 4am, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
21 Nov 1838 being drunk and unfit for duty at 1:45am, fined 2 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
3 Dec 1838 neglect of duty last night, reprimanded by the Superintendent
18 Apr 1839 not coming off duty at 4am and when found, drunk, fined 3 days pay and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
29 May 1839 being worse for liquor on duty at 4 o clock this morning, severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
17 Apr 1840 being worse for liquor at 5:30am, fined 1 days pay by the Superintendent
4 Jan 1841 being worse for liquor on his beat at 12:30am, severely reprimanded by the Superintendent
23 Feb 1843 being worse for liquor coming off duty at 4am, severely reprimanded by the Superintendent
5 Jul 1843 apprehending a boy for stealing a boat in the East Riding when he had orders given him not to do so, severely reprimanded by the Superintendent
19 Feb 1845 being drunk on his beat, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
6 Aug 1845 being worse for liquor when coming off duty at 4am, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
7 Mar 1849 being absent from his beat from 7:15 to 8pm and the worse for liquor, fined 1 shilling and severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
4 Apr 1849 being in Mr Evans' dram shop at 7pm when on duty, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
26 Sep 1849 being drunk on his beat at quarter past 12 o clock this morning, fined 1 weeks pay, reduced to the 2nd Class and severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee 29 Nov 1849 being the worse for liquor when on duty at 12.30am, fined 2 days pay and reprimanded by the Watch Committee
8 Apr 1850 reported for leaving his post at the Sessions without leave, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
9 Oct 1850 being drunk on duty at 1.45am, reduced to the 2nd Class [by the] Watch Committee
7 Mar 1851 being drunk on duty at half past 8 o clock last night, dismissed
Rewards for good conduct:
21 Nov 1836 apprehending Thomas Francis three and a half hours after the robbery - £0.5.0
19 May 1837 apprehending sundry reputed thieves - £1.0.0
29 Nov 1837 apprehending sundry reputed thieves - £1.0.0
8 Apr 1840 apprehending sundry reputed thieves - £0.10.0
18 Jan 1843 for using exertions in apprehending suspicious characters - £0.5.0
4 Nov 1847 general good conduct - £2.4.0
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |