ten o'clock
The State 's Attorney has not fired his great gun yet , '' said a fourth , as the crowd elbowed , pushed , and struggled out of the court-room . Those from distant parts of the county remained in the village all night -- those nearer returned home to come back in the morning . The second day of the trial , the village was more crowded than before . At ten o'clock the court opened , the prisoner was shortly afterward brought in , and the prosecution renewed its examination of witnesses . The next witness that took the stand was a most important one . John Miles , captain of the schooner _ Plover _ . He deposed that in the month of April , 182 - , he was mate in the schooner _ Blanch _ , of which his father was the captain .