But Brewster and Randolph had both essayed to reach the eaves, and even wln.il standing on the railing could bare ly touch them with the tips of their fingers. Then, again, a sentry walked along the edge of the slope leading to the river bottom south of the long row of officers' quarters and close behind the rear fence, but he was at the eventful moment well down the row beyond Haz lett's house, whereas Dr. Holden's was at the eastern end of the line. The moon shone full against the back fence, said the sentry, and he was sure he would havo ssen anybody who ran out of the gate of the doctor's yard, and the first who appeared were the searching offi cer.., Corporal Murphy with them. Sev eral men had then come running from the direction of the laundresses' quar ters to the west, and after them Ser geant Ellis. Indeed, it was Ellis who first suggested a search of the roof by means of a ladder. He was sergeant in charge of the fire apparatus kept in that long, low building at the east end. and had the keys of the door.
