| Description | Name and rank: George Fewster
Date joined: 28 Aug 1843
Age: 27 years
Crimes and punishment:
29 Dec 1843 loitering on his beat at 3.15am, fined 1 shilling by the Superintendent
7 Jan 1844 apprehending a person when he was ordered not to do so, severely reprimanded by the Superintendent
28 Jun 1844 being absent from his beat [for] one hour, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable
8 Jul 1844 talking to a common prostitute when on duty, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
2 Nov 1844 being absent from his beat [for] three quarters of an hour and when seen was coming out of the Holderness New Inn, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
5 Nov 1844 reporting himself sick at 7pm being at the time worse for liquor, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
17 Nov 1844 being in a house when on duty this morning at quarter to three, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
28 Dec 1848 smoking a pipe at Mr Wither's lodgings in South Street when on duty, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
12 Jan 1859 struck off the Force in consequence of ill-health
Rewards for good conduct:
10 Feb 1847 stopping Howell who had committed two burglaries at Hessle - £0.10.0
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). |