night watchman

The night-watchman was a trusted employee, and my father did not wish to accuse him unjustly.

The night-watchman came slowly past the open window on his way home.

The lantern of the night-watchman appeared at the other end of the street, and the Gadfly turned down a narrow, crooked alley.

From the time when the night-watchman carried a lantern to the time of brilliantly lighted streets was less than a century.