| Description | Name and rank: Joseph Seth Midgelow
Date joined: 26 Feb 1863
Age: 21 years
Warrant number: 1147
Offences and punishment:
11 Apr 1863 being absent from his beat from 3.30 to 4am, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
6 Jun 1863 being drunk and asleep in a passage when on duty at 2am, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
8 Jun 1863 being asleep in a cab when on duty from 2.20 to 3.15am, fined 3 days pay by the Watch Committee
14 Jun 1864 being off his beat and in an eating house at 1pm, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
23 Jul 1864 being absent from his post in the Town Hall, reprimanded by the Chief Constable
25 Jan 1865 being absent from his quarters the whole night, fined 1 shilling by the Chief Constable
23 Jun 1865 being asleep in a privy when on duty from 2,45 to 4.30am, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
11 Dec 1865 being absent from his beat and assisting a man to obtain drink at 2am also taking rum himself, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
16 Jul 1867 loitering on his beat and being insolent to his Sergeant at 2.10am, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
17 Jul 1867 being asleep in a hand cart when on duty at 4.45am, judgement respited by the Watch Committee
7 Jan 1869 being in a house in Dock Street when on duty, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
22 Dec 1869 being drunk when on duty at 1.30am, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
12 Oct 1870 being drunk when off duty at 12 midnight, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
12 Sep 1871 being drunk when on duty at 2.30am, reduced to 2nd Class by the Watch Committee
1 Jan 1873 being drunk when on duty at 1.45am, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
23 Jul 1873 being drunk when coming off duty at 7pm, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
19 Feb 1874 being absent from his beat at 8.20pm, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
30 Dec 1874 being drunk and absent from his beat from 1 to 2am, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
1 Jun 1880 loitering on his beat and gossiping with a woman at 2.20am, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable
Rewards and commendations:
22 Feb 1865 advanced from the 3rd Class @ 18 shillings to the 2nd Class @ 19 shillings
5 Oct 1872 advanced from the 2nd Class @ 24 shillings to the 1st Class @ 25 shillings
12 Jun 1874 advanced from the 1st Class @ 26 shillings to the Service Class @ 28 shillings per week
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 28 shillings to 30 shillings per week
12 Nov 1890 superannuated
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |