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A dress shop in Reigate was also suspicious of a lady customer paying with
dirty £1 notes. The customer was traced to Clovelly Caravan Site at Boxhill in
Surrey. A caravan belonging to Jimmy White was found with £30,440 cash
from the train robbery hidden in it.

The lorry and Land Rovers were finally moved from the farm to Aylesbury
police station on 19 August. Charlie Wilson was arrested at his home on 22
August. He was the first major player in Reynolds’ firm to be charged. Wilson’s
fingerprints had been found on the kitchen windowsill, Saxa salt drum, and
the cellophane wrapping of a Johnson’s First Aid Travel Kit. Mug shots on
wanted posters were put out that same day with Reynolds, White, James,
Edwards and Wilson featured.

On 4 September Detective Inspector Frank Williams arrested Biggs at his
house. He was taken to Scotland Yard where Butler questioned him. His
fingerprints had been found on a blue-edged Pyrex plate and a bottle of
ketchup.

Goody visited Wilson in prison. He told Wilson and Biggs that the message
from Reynolds is that they should use George Stanley to defend them.

Gang members continued to be arrested and charged. Next, on 7
September, it was the turn of Jim Hussey. The evidence was a palm print on
the lorry. On 10 September Tommy Wisbey was arrested. The evidence was
fingerprints on an attachment to the bath. On 14 September it was Leonard
Field, arrested as the purchaser of Leatherslade Farm.

On 3 October, Goody was arrested and his shoes were used as the evidence
to charge him, with claims that the yellow paint on them came from the
farm. To this day Goody, who has never denied the part he played in the
robbery, says the shoes never went anywhere near the farm. The same yellow
paint was used to convict Bill Boal as it was said to have been found on his
watch. The only problem was that Bill Boal never went to Leatherslade Farm.
Jack Slipper was involved in the capture of Roy James, Ronald Biggs, Jimmy
Hussey and John Daly.

In November two policemen stumbled upon Bruce Reynolds and his wife
when they were asking about a ladder that was propped up against the wall
of the house. Frances opened door, but Reynolds had the presence of mind
to take off his clothes and play the cheating husband. The embarrassed
police left the cheating couple alone.

On 3 December John Daly was arrested in Eaton Square. He was dressed the
part in a bowler hat, city suit and sported a prodigious black beard. The
evidence was fingerprints on the Monopoly board. Roy James was tracked to Page180
his mews flat in St Johns Wood on 10 December, and arrested after a