A gentleman calling himself Mr Ward took the White Cottage on Mouseham (Moulsham) Green pretending he was going to start business as a poultry and pig farmer; he had sheds put up for that purpose. He never lived at the house but had his meals and slept at the White Lion Hotel, then kept by Mr Frank Rogers. He stayed for some time then suddenly disappeared. Rumours got about that a notorious burglar was going about in several different aliases, among which was Ward. His trial was at the Old Bailey, and Mr Rogers went up to London and saw him brought into court, and said it was certainly the same man, he had the same clothes on as in Yateley.