about two o'clock in the
afternoon
Walter P. Broadhurst , of the Marine Bank , had produced two hundred American Traction bonds , which had been placed as security with the Marine Bank for a loan of one hundred and sixty thousand dollars , made to Paul Armstrong , just before his California trip . The bonds were a part of the missing traction bonds from the Traders ' Bank ! While this involved the late president of the wrecked bank , to my mind it by no means cleared its cashier . The gardener mentioned by Halsey came out about two o'clock in the afternoon , and walked up from the station . I was favorably impressed by him . His references were good -- he had been employed by the Brays ' until they went to Europe , and he looked young and vigorous . He asked for one assistant , and I was glad enough to get off so easily .