I hit upon that spot for the purpose, because at that point the distance between stoppages was short, being only three miles from Coscob Bridge to Stamford.

I left the train at Bridgeport, where I stopped at the Atlantic Hotel, near the depot, all night.

I returned to New York by the 10 o'clock train next morning.

I think it was the same day that the parties I have named had another meeting at Lafayette Hall.
"It was at that time we arranged a plan for getting the safes out at Forty-second street, where we got the size of the lock of the express car.

Next day Allen and myself visited nearly every hardware store in New York for the purpose of purchasing a lock similar to that on the car.