About three o'clock
They piled on as much wood as possible , and drank a large quantity of hot coffee , to keep from taking cold . And thus the night wore slowly away . Each got a few `` cat naps , '' but that was all . About three o'clock the storm went down and by sunrise the rain and the wind were a thing of the past . The boys were around early , and they gave Jeff Thompson such a breakfast as they thought he needed . The negro begged for his liberty , and when he could not get it began to grow abusive . `` Here , none of that ! ''