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Here are a couple of diagrams that might help you see what is going on. These are different years and just line drawings of the concept.
The 1935 line drawings shows the battery connection to the coil. Then internal to the distributor the coil is connected to the points and the condenser. The points and condenser are in parallel and all three (two set of points and the condenser) connect to ground. The 1942 wiring diagram shows something similar to what you are needing for what you are calling "hot" wiring to test the engine. Again, a wire to the coil and then the coil connects to the points and condenser. See if any of this helps.