About seven o'clock
He was fifty years old ; not rich , but well off . His first wife was dead , and his daughters by her were married away from their father 's house . He had married a second wife , but , having no children by her , and keeping no servants , it is probable that , but for an accident , no third person would have been in the house at the time when the murderers got admittance . About seven o'clock , a wayfaring man , a journeyman currier , who , according to our German system , was now in his wanderjahre , entered the city from the forest . At the gate he made some inquiries about the curriers and tanners of our town ; and , agreeably to the information he received , made his way to this Mr. Heinberg . Mr. Heinberg refused to admit him , until he mentioned his errand , and pushed below the door a letter of recommendation from a Silesian correspondent , describing him as an excellent and steady workman . Wanting such a man , and satisfied by the answers returned that he was what he represented himself , Mr. Heinberg unbolted his door and admitted him .