five a.m.
The tall footman was not examined , but was detained by the police under a remand given by the magistrates . Much information as to what had been done oozed out in spite of the precautions of the discreet superintendent . The wires had been put into operation in every direction , and it had been discovered that one man whom nobody knew had left the down mail train at Annan , and another at Dumfries . These men had taken tickets by the train leaving Carlisle between four and five a.m. , and were supposed to have been the two thieves . It had been nearly seven before the theft had been discovered , and by that time not only had the men reached the towns named , but had had time to make their way back again or farther on into Scotland . At any rate , for the present , all trace of them was lost . The sergeant of police did not doubt but that one of these men was making his way up to London with the necklace in his pocket .