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Old Bailey Online THOMAS ARNOLD. THOMAS WARD. Theft; simple larceny (from 1827), Theft; simple larceny (from 1827). 17th October 1833 Text type Trial account Defendants THOMAS ARNOLD, THOMAS WARD Offences Theft > Simple larceny, Theft > Simple larceny Session Date 17th October 1833 Reference Number t18331017-129 Verdicts Guilty, Not guilty Punishments Transportation NEW COURT. Monday, October 21, 1833. Fourth Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant. 1535. THOMAS ARNOLD was indicted for stealing, on the 3rd of September , 4 wheels, value 40s., the goods of John Hope ; and THOMAS WARD was indicted for feloniously receiving two wheels, part of the same, knowing them to have been stolen , against the statute, &c. JOHN HOPE. I live at Paddington , and am a wheelwright ; I had four wheels on my premises, on the 3rd of October, and on the next morning I missed them; and on the Monday after, I was going past Mr. Ward's door, in Salisbury-street, near Portman-market, and I saw there two of my wheels, put out at his door for sale; but they had been painted over a chocolate colour - they were then wet - they had been red when I lost them - I went and asked the price of them, but I did not see Ward - I saw his wife - I am sure these are two of the wheels I lost - I have a mark on them - they are worth 1l. Cross-examined by MR. PHILLIPS. Q. I believe when Ward found that these wheels were stolen, that his wife was the means of Arnold being apprehended? A. Yes; she gave him into custody - they were exposed openly at Ward's door for sale - I had had them for twelve months. ROBERT BALL . I am an apprentice to Mr. Watling, at Paddington; on the 3rd of October, I saw the prisoner Arnold go by with two red wheels - I had seen him before - one of the wheels were similar to these and one was a smaller wheel - I noticed them particularly - I am sure this is one of them. RICHARD HANCOCK (police-constable T 138). I went to Ward's house and saw these two wheels at the door; I went close to them and saw they had been red before - I went to the prosecutor and took him to the house - I asked Ward where he got them, he said he bought them of John Herbert, in Arlington-street, for half-a-crown - my sergeant took the wheels, and I went to Arlington-street, but there was no John Herbert lived there, nor any wheelwright - I then took Ward to the station-house, and from some information, I went in pursuit of Arnold; on my return, I met my brother-officer with Arnold; I said to him, "I want you for those wheels," he said, "I did not steal them;" when we got to the station-house, Ward said to him, "You are the person I bought the wheels of," he again said, "I did not steal them, I carried them for a man." Cross-examined. Q. Do you know that Arnold went by the name of Herbert? A. Not since I have known him - the officer who took him is ill - I heard that Ward's wife gave Arnold into custody. Arnold's Defence. I was going up Praed-street, and met Herbert, whom I knew - he asked me to get him a customer for a pair of wheels, I sold them to Ward, and Herbert gave me one shilling for it. JAMES GRAY . I am son-in-law to Ward; he gave me a job to paint the front of his house; I had some paint left, and I painted these wheels with it, as I thought they looked rather scaley - I had no orders to paint them - Mrs. Ward, (who is my mother,) saw Arnold in the street, and she accused him of having sold these wheels to her; he ran his fist in her face, and I went up and took him till the officer came - she said he went by the name of Herbert. ARNOLD - GUILTY . Aged 17. Transported for Seven Years . WARD - NOT GUILTY .