Stangerson

The question which confronted me was to find out how Stangerson had been employed between 8.30 and the time of the crime, and what had become of him afterwards.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

The very pills which I suspected in the case of Drebber are actually found after the death of Stangerson.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

He was cunning, was Stangerson, and always on his guard.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

They'd both been in the party that followed them, and Stangerson had shot her father, which seemed to give him the best claim; but when they argued it out in council,

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

All I had to do then was to do as much for Stangerson, and so pay off John Ferrier's debt.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

Stangerson was a quiet reserved man, but his employer, I am sorry to say, was far otherwise.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

So rapidly did he gain the esteem of his new companions, that when they reached the end of their wanderings, it was unanimously agreed that he should be provided with as large and as fertile a tract of land as any of the settlers, with the exception of Young himself, and of Stangerson, Kemball, Johnston, and Drebber, who were the four principal Elders.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

Stangerson had Drebber's purse in his pocket, but it seems that this was usual, as he did all the paying.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

Stangerson has a son, and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902

The murder of Stangerson was an incident which was entirely unexpected, but which could hardly in any case have been prevented.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902