two in the morning
`` Did I ever go with your daughter Miranda ? '' `` No , you did n't , '' answered the witness , with a tone and a toss of the head that let the cat out , and set the court-room in a giggle . Bronson saw that he was gaining nothing , and now resolved to follow the line which Small had indicated . Pete Jones was called , and swore point-blank that he heard Ralph go out of the house soon after he went to bed , and that he heard him return at two in the morning . This testimony was given without hesitation , and made a great impression against Ralph in the minds of the justices . Mrs. Jones , a poor , brow-beaten woman , came on the stand in a frightened way , and swore to the same lies as her husband . Ralph cross-questioned her , but her part had been well learned .