| Description | Name and rank: James Wright
Date joined: 24 Dec 1884
Age: 27 years
Warrant number: 1894
Offences and punishment:
10 Mar 1886 smoking a pipe when in uniform on the 10th inst, reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable
7 Jul 1886 drunk when on duty in Queens Road at 1.45am on the 4th July1886, fined 5 shillings and severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
11 Jul 1886 leaving his point in Paragon Street before being properly relieved at 5pm, fined 2 shillings and sixpence and severely reprimanded by the Chief Constable
12 Aug 1888 being worse for drink and unfit for duty at 1.05am, severely reprimanded and fined 2 days pay
9 May 1891 being worse for drink and unfit for duty when parading at Norfolk Street Station at 9.45pm, called upon to resign by the Watch Committee
Rewards and commendations:
27 Jun 1885 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
5 Jan 1887 advanced from 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to 2nd Class @ 26 shillings
2 Jan 1889 advanced from 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to 1st Class @ 27 shillings
7 Jan 1891 advanced from 3rd Class to 2nd Class
13 May 1891 resigned
Notes:
[In reference to the entries under "Rewards and commendations" in 1890 there was an extension to the number of classes Constables could be designated as, going from four classes to six, therefore at this time a Constable's class would change, the previous designation of 1st Class becoming 3rd Class etc]
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |