six o'clock
Worst of all was the news that among the twenty-five uninjured prisoners were eight who belonged to Stokebridge , besides five among the wounded . Very few in the village closed an eye that night . Mothers went down and implored the pitmen on guard to release their sons , but the pitmen were firm ; moreover Mr. Brook as a magistrate had placed the two constables of the place at the door , with the strictest order to allow none of the prisoners to escape . The six o'clock train brought twenty policemen from Birmingham , and these at once took charge of the schoolhouse , and relieved the pitmen of their charge . The working of the mine was suspended for the day , and large numbers of visitors poured into the place . So desperate a riot had never occurred in that neighbourhood before , for even the attack upon the machinery of the mine was considered a less serious affair than this . Not only did curiosity to learn the facts of the case attract a crowd of visitors , but there were many people who came from the pit villages near to inquire after missing husbands and sons , and loud were the wailings of women when it was found that these were either prisoners or were lying injured in the temporary hospital .