one o'clock
His hat , coat and trousers hung on a chair ; his shoes were at the foot of the bed , his watch on the table by his side , his money was locked in the trader 's safe . Some medicine and a spoon stood by the watch . There was no light in the room save that which Craney carried ; the one window was blanketed ; sufficient air came through the loopholes , and the window sash was down against the hound pups that would otherwise have had free entrance . Then Craney went to bed and almost immediately to sleep , and heard nothing until after one o'clock , when , with shocking news , men came banging at his double-locked and bolted door . Strong was one of the first to stir him , and Strong 's face was white , as well it might be . As the sentries began calling midnight he had left Willett at the office , saying he must turn in for a few hours ' rest . Willett , seemingly in excellent spirits , had been writing a few pages and addressing envelopes .