about noon
The two men clasped hands in silence . The horror was less . The whole city was soon in a furor of excitement . Bloodhounds were put on the trail and about noon a Negro who had been tracked was apprehended , sitting quietly on a bridge a few miles out from the city . He made no effort to escape , and manifested no surprise when caught . `` Have they killed anybody else ? '' was his first and only utterance to the officers who took him in charge .