about one o'clock
All the village , and therefore Mrs. Vickerton and the carrier , knew of it , knew even the exact spot beneath the bolster where it was kept , knew it was kept there for safety from the depredations of the vicar 's wife , knew the vicar 's wife had taken away Priscilla 's first present . The carrier knew too of Mrs. Jones 's age , her weakness , her nearness to death . He remarked that such a sum was n't of much use to an old woman certain to die in a few days , and that it might just as well not be hers at all for all the spending it got . The murderer , whose reputation in Minehead was so immaculate that not a single fly had ever dared blow on it , said kindly that no doubt just to have it in her possession was cheering and that one should not grudge the old their little bits of comfort ; and he walked over to Symford that night , and getting there about one o'clock murdered Mrs. Jones . I will not enter into details . I believe it was quite simple . He was back by six next morning with the five pounds in his pocket , and his wife that day had meat for dinner .