| Description | Name and rank: James Elston
Date joined: 24 Aug 1868
Age: 28 years
Warrant number: 1378
Offences and punishment:
17 Sep 1868 being in a house of ill-fame in Dock Street when on duty, fined 1 days pay by the Watch Committee
28 Sep 1868 being absent from his duty on his beat from 11.15 to 12.45, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
26 Oct 1868 being sat down in a watch box at 4.30am when on duty, fined 2 days pay by the Watch Committee
9 Dec 1868 assaulting P.C.131 Blyth in the single men's kitchen, reprimanded by the Watch Committee
29 Dec 1869 assaulting George Clark [of] 1 Hembrough Buildings, New George Street in his own house, fined 1 weeks pay by the Watch Committee
4 Jul 1870 talking to P.C. 154 when on duty at 1.45pm, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Watch Committee
20 Dec 1870 being drunk at 5.45pm when off duty, fined 3 days pay by the Watch Committee
20 May 1874 being worse for drink when for duty at 6pm, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable
3 Mar 1885 fighting with a man when in uniform on the 21st February 1884 [sic], also for entering the Pacific Hotel at 11.15pm on the same day when in uniform, fined 1 days pay and reprimanded by the Chief Constable
3 May 1886 neglect of duty in not stopping a man who was bringing pigs into the Borough and asking for his pass, reprimanded and fined 2 shillings and sixpence by the Chief Constable
29 Jul 1890 worse for drink and unfit for duty when on parade at 10pm, reprimanded and fined 5 shillings by the Chief Constable
22 Nov 1893 drunk when off duty at 2pm [on the] 17th Nov, fined 1 weeks pay by the Watch Committee, notice given
Rewards and commendations:
30 Jun 1869 advanced from the 4th Class @ 18 shillings to the 3rd Class @ 19 shillings
24 Aug 1872 advanced from the 3rd Class @ 23 shillings to the 2nd Class @ 24 shillings
13 Jun 1874 advanced from the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to the 1st Class @ 27 shillings
26 Aug 1876 advanced from the 1st Class @ 27 shillings to the Service Class @ 28 shillings per week
5 Jun 1890 advanced from 28 shillings to 30 shillings per week
4 Dec 1894 superannuated
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |