| Description | Name and rank: Francis Ruston
Date joined: 28 Dec 1858
Age: 21 years
Crimes and punishment:
17 Jan 1859 being absent from his beat [for] 1 hour and a half, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
11 Apr 1859 not reporting a robbery to his Sergeant that took place on his beat, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
16 Jan 1860 being in a watch box when on duty at 1.55am, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
28 Jan 1862 being absent from his beat from 3.20 to 4.15am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by [the] Chief Constable
5 Feb 1862 being in his own house when on duty from 8.30 to 9am, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
9 Aug 1862 loitering on his beat in St James Street at 5.30pm, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
3 Nov 1862 being in a beerhouse when on duty during divine service, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
7 Feb 1863 being 35 minutes late for duty at 6am, cautioned by [the] Chief Constable
24 Mar 1863 being sat down when on duty at 3.30am, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
8 Apr 1863 being drunk when taking a prisoner at 1.45pm, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
14 Oct 1863 being 50 minutes late for duty at 8pm, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
16 Nov 1863 being asleep in a doorway when on duty at 3am, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
4 Dec 1863 being asleep in a doorway when on duty at 4.10am, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
12 Jan 1864 being off his beat and in Providence Row at 10.10pm, reprimanded by [the] Chief Constable
2 Jan 1865 being sat asleep when on duty at 3.15am, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
8 Jan 1865 being 40 minutes late for duty at 6am, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chief Constable
15 Mar 1865 being 30 minutes late for duty at 6am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by [the] Chief Constable
27 Sep 1865 for loosing [sic] his new cape, ordered by [the] Watch Committee to pay for a new one
9 Mar 1866 being drunk when on duty at 7.10pm, fined 1 shilling by [the] Chairman [of the] Watch Committee
9 Jun 1866 by loitering and talking on his beat at 3.10am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by [the] Chief Constable
13 Jul 1866 absent from duty at 6pm and when visited in his own home being drunk, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
31 Dec 1866 being in a beer house when on duty at 10.20pm also for being absent from his beat and in a private house at 1.30am, reprimanded by [the] Watch Committee
2 Jan 1867 being in a dram shop when on duty from 12.35 to 12.55am, fined 3 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
24 May 1867 being absent from his beat from 3.30 to 5pm and when found being off his beat, fined 1 days pay by [the] Chief Constable
4 Jun 1867 being off his beat and in a public house at 11.45pm, fined 1 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
5 Aug 1867 being drunk when for duty at 5pm, fined 2 days pay by [the] Watch Committee
4 Nov 1867 making a false report to Sergeant Scott and being drunk when coming off duty at 6am, dismissed from the Force
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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 (advancement) |