| Description | Name and rank: John Franks
Date joined: 24 Oct 1860
Age: 21 years
Crimes and punishment:
23 Feb 1861 loitering on his beat from 12.15 to 1.30am, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
7 Apr 1862 walking and talking with two P.C.s when on duty at 7.40pm in Paragon Street, severely reprimanded [by the] Chief Constable
18 Aug 1862 being asleep when on duty at 2.35am, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
18 Nov 1862 assaulting John Ward and Mary Ward, his wife, in their own house, [on] Paragon Street [at] about 4.45pm yesterday, fined 2 days pay and reprimanded [by the] Watch Committee
26 Dec 1862 being drunk when on duty at 12.30am, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
8 Sep 1863 being off his beat at 1.15am and using insubordinate language to his Sergeant when spoken to, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
6 Jul 1864 allowed to resign by the Watch Committee
Rewards for good conduct:
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (monetary). |