ten in the evening
It was a woman wearing the dress of a Bressan peasant , who was being carried into the jailer 's room . From that moment the accused made no further attempt at denial ; but , just as Morgan had united with them when arrested , they now joined with him . Their four heads should be saved , or fall together . That same day , at ten in the evening , the jury rendered a verdict of guilty , and the court pronounced the sentence of death . Three days later , by force of entreaties , the lawyers obtained permission for the accused to appeal their case ; but they were not admitted to bail . The verdict rendered by the jury of the town of Bourg had a terrible effect , not only in the courtroom , but throughout the entire town . The four prisoners had shown such chivalric brotherhood , such noble bearing , such deep conviction in the faith they professed , that their enemies themselves admired the devotion which had made robbers and highwaymen of men of rank and family .