about midnight
By this time a special message had reached the Vatican from one of its watchers outside , and they were able to discuss the circumstances . The Prime Minister had been found dead in his official palace in the Piazza Navona . He had dined at the Quirinal and remained there for the opening of the State Ball , therefore he could not have reached the Palazzo Braschi before eleven or twelve o'clock . Two shots had been heard about midnight , and the body had been discovered in the early morning . The Pope listened and said nothing . The Cardinal Secretary told another story . The Deputy Rossi , who had been brought to Rome by the train from Genoa , which arrived punctually at 11.45 , had been rescued by a gang of ruffians at the station .