| Description | Name and rank: Benjamin Smith
Date joined: 16 Dec 1859
Age: 22 years
Crimes and punishment:
2 Sep 1861 being asleep when on duty at 3.30am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable
8 Nov 1861 being 10 minutes late for duty at 6am, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
12 Sep 1863 being absent from drill at 12 o'clock at noon, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
14 Oct 1863 being absent from his beat at 5pm yesterday and when found was at his own house, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
28 Dec 1863 loitering on his beat at 12:30pm and using insubordinate language to his Sergeant when spoken to, severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
28 Mar 1864 being in a watchman's hut on Howard Street at 4.15am yesterday when on duty, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
14 Nov 1864 being 45 minutes late when coming off duty at 3am, he having gone on duty at 6pm yesterday, cautioned by the Chief Constable
30 Dec 1864 being asleep at his post at the Sessions Court, cautioned by the Chief Constable
21 Aug 1865 being asleep in a shed at 12:40am when on duty, fined 1 days pay by the Chairman of the Watch Committee
6 Nov 1865 being drunk when coming off duty at 9:20pm on the 4th inst., fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
11 Jul 1866 for allowing a prisoner to escape from his custody when conveying her from the Police Court to the Gaol, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
14 Aug 1866 for being 40 minutes late for the 9pm parade for duty, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable
22 Apr 1867 for being absent from duty on his beat from 3:45 to 5:20am, severely reprimanded by the Watch Committee
11 May 1868 being drunk when coming off duty at 9pm, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
29 Jan 1869 being drunk when coming off duty at 6am, allowed to resign
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 (advancement) |