About 8 o'clock
But she fled from him . The door of her bedroom closed behind her . But it opened again very softly -- `` who makes his country 's laws , '' she finished , fervently . About 8 o'clock on the evening of February 19 , 1851 , two men entered the store of C.J. Jansen & Co. , a general merchandise shop on Montgomery street . The taller and older presented a striking figure . He was of such height that , possibly from entering many low doorways , he had acquired a slight stoop . His beard was long and dark , his hair falling to the collar , was a rich and wavy brown .