| Description | Name and rank: Charles O'Brien
Date joined: 7 Apr 1886
Age: 28 years
Warrant number: 1946
Offences and punishment:
5 Jun 1886 drunk when on duty at 11.50pm on the 4th instant, fined 5 shillings and reprimanded by the Chief Constable
28 Jun 1886 drunk when on duty at 8.25pm on the 26th instant, fined 2 days pay and severely reprimanded by the] Chief Constable
13 Sep 1887 drunk and unfit for duty at 10.35pm on the 10th Sept, also using improper language, fined 7 days pay by the Chief Constable and severely reprimanded by[the Chairman of the Watch Committee
19 Sep 1887 being sat asleep in the South Bridge engine room when on duty at 3.25am on the 17th instant, severely reprimanded and cautioned and fined 2 days pay by the Chief Constable
8 Oct 1887 absenting himself from duty [and] when visited at home was found drunk on the 8th inst, called upon to resign by the Watch Committee
Rewards and commendations:
13 Oct 1886 advanced from 4th Class @ 24 shillings to 3rd Class @ 25 shillings
Notes:
Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |