four-one o'clock
Then at last and not until then -- on the morning of the twenty-first day -- did Ah Fong tell his simple story and the jury for the first time learn what it was all about . But by then they had entirely ceased to care , being engrossed in watching Mr. Tutt at his daily amusement of torturing O'Brien into a state of helpless exasperation . Ah Fong gave his testimony with a clarity of detail that left nothing to be desired , and he was corroborated in most respects by the Italian woman , who identified Mock Hen as the Chinaman with the iron bar . Their evidence was supplemented by that of Bull Neck Burke and Miss Malone , who also were positive that they had seen Mock running from the scene of the murder at exactly four-one o'clock . Mr. Tutt hardly cross-examined Fong at all , but with Mr. Burke he pursued very different tactics , speedily rousing the wrestler to such a condition of fury that he was hardly articulate , for the old lawyer gently hinted that Mr. Burke was inventing the whole story for the purpose of assisting his friends in the On Gee Tong . `` But I tell yer I do n't know no Chinks ! '' bellowed Burke , looking more like a bull than ever .