| Description | Name and rank: Ralph Burton
Date joined: 10 Nov 1846
Age: 31 years
Crimes and punishment:
14 Sep 1848 sitting down on a doorstep when on duty, cautioned by the Chief Constable
9 May 1850 being absent from his beat from 3.30 to 4am also standing talking with P.C.24 Mason when on duty, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
23 May 1854 standing talking with P.C.27 Ward on the Hessle Road when on duty, cautioned by the Chief Constable
28 Mar 1855 neglecting to apprehend a man charged with assaulting J. Owen, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
18 Feb 1856 being in a dockers office at half past 6am when on duty, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
27 Jan 1860 being drunk when coming off duty at 9.25pm [on the] 26th instant, fined 2 days pay and reprimanded by the Watch Committee
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Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |