midnight
Mr. Spencer , lest the landlord should give them information of what was going forwards , took him along with him to Bow Street . A constable and proper assistance was sent to Mrs. Churchill 's . They stationed themselves in a back parlour which opened on a passage leading to the butler 's pantry , where the plate was kept . A little after midnight they heard the hall door open . Corkscrew and his accomplices went directly to the pantry ; and there Mr. Spencer and the constable immediately secured them , as they were carrying off their booty . Mrs. Churchill and Pomfret had spent the night at the house of an acquaintance in the same street . `` Well , ma'am , '' said Mrs. Pomfret , who had heard all the news in the morning , `` the villains are all safe , thank God .