about one
o'clock
I was a little afraid to crack Jerry 's house by myself , for he 's a strong old fellow , so I got a man named Putty Henderson to go along with me . Putty was a big fellow and very handy with a jimmy ; but he was awful contrary-minded , and he would n't agree to clean out Jerry until I promised to go halves with him . This was n't fair , for it was n't his job , and a quarter would have been lots for him . `` But there was n't no use arguin ' , and along we went , and about one o'clock we was standin ' alongside Jerry 's bed , where he was fast asleep . He was a bachelor , and lived pretty much by himself . I give him a punch to waken him up , for we 'd made up our minds that that was the way to work this job . It would n't pay us to go around huntin ' for Jerry 's money .