| Description | Name and rank: William Boynton
Date joined: 14 Jan 1874
Age: 29 years
Crimes and punishment:
19 Jan 1875 being late for duty at 7.45am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by [the] Chief Constable
12 Apr 1876 being in a public house when on duty at 12.20am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
3 Oct 1877 being sat down asleep when on duty at 5am, judgement respited by [the] Watch Committee
16 Oct 1878 being worse for drink and unfit for duty when on duty at 10.50pm, fined 3 days pay and severely reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
12 May 1880 neglecting to visit a portion of his beat from 10pm on the 12th to 12.25am on the 13th inst, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
29 Sep 1880 gossiping when on duty from 12.50am to 1.10 on the 23rd inst, fined 3 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
13 Jan 1881 neglecting to report himself when coming off duty at 9pm on the 12th inst, reprimanded
19 Apr 1881 being worse for drink when parading for pay at 12.45pm on the 6th inst also using insubordinate language to his superior officers, Inspectors Clapham and Trafford at 2.45pm on the 6th inst and further using improper language towards the Inspectors when in the Chief Constable's office the following morning 7th instant, fined 3 days pay and severely reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
23 Nov 1881 reported by Inspector Gooday for improperly receiving 2 shillings and sixpence from Mrs Lambert of 36 Percy Street on the 26th of October last as a gratuity for keeping observation on her house during her absence from Hull and not reporting the same in the usual way also telling falsehoods respecting the matter, dismissed by [the] Watch Committee
Rewards for good conduct:
3 Oct 1874 advanced from the 5th class @ 23 shillings to the 4th class @ 24 shillings
2 Jan 1875 advanced to the 3rd class @ 25 shillings
1 Jul 1876 advanced to the 2nd class @ 26 shillings
2 Jul 1878 advanced to the 1st class @ 27 shillings
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards for good conduct (advancement) |