Ward denied the charge and claimed police had harassed him and his family in an attempt to frame him.

Ward claims to be working from the inside at Augusta, but he has never explained exactly what he is doing to effect change.

But still Ward would legally claim the Crossbar in another day unless his guilt could be proven.

Ward claimed in both places that Hobbes had plagiarised Walter Warner.

Ward initially offered no evidence to support his claims, but later claimed that the relevant records had been removed from the official files.

In many variants, Ward claims to have never harmed an English ship.

Ward claimed he learned it from Ernst.

Ward later claimed that this upset him, but rather than saying or doing anything rash, he left the house.

Ward claims the police shooed him away because he was drunk.

Ward defended his decision, and claimed the move came down to the fact that he liked Doyle's playing style, describing him as a hustler.