three in the afternoon
It was even possible that Foster was the aggressor . Reilly 's reluctant words gave proof that discussion of some kind had occurred , and Stuyvesant broke away and was apparently wrathful at being compelled to go back ; then more words , longer detention ; then a swift-running form , Stuyvesant 's , away from the scene ; then the fatal pistol ; and against this chain of circumstances only the unsupported statement of the accused that he left that revolver on the table in the salon , left it where it was never afterwards seen . No wonder men shook their heads . It was three in the afternoon when the examination was resumed . Meantime , from all over Manila came the correspondents , burning with zeal and impatience , for the Esmeralda was scheduled to leave at five , and a stony-hearted censor at the Ayuntamiento had turned down whole pages of thrilling `` copy '' that would cost three dollars a word to send to the States , but sell for thirty times as much when it got there . `` Despite the positive identification of the remains , '' wrote one inspired journalist , `` by such an unimpeachable and intelligent woman as Zenobia Perkins , who attended the murdered lad after he was so severely burned upon the train , -- despite the equally positive recognition by that eminent and distinguished surgeon , Dr. Frank , this military satrap and censor dares to say that not until the identity of the deceased is established to the satisfaction of the military authorities will the report be cabled . How long will the people of America submit to such tyrannical dictation ? ''