Characters of the Book
Philo Vance
John F.-X. Markham
- District Attorney of New York County.
Alvin H. Benson
- Well-known Wall Street broker and man-about-town, who was mysteriously murdered in his home.
Major Anthony Benson
- Brother of the murdered man.
Mrs. Anna Platz
- Housekeeper for Alvin Benson.
Muriel St. Clair
- A young singer.
Captain Philip Leacock
- Miss St. Clair's fiancé.
Leander Pfyfe
- Intimate friend of Alvin Benson's.
Mrs. Paula Banning
- A friend of Leander Pfyfe's.
Elsie Hoffman
- Secretary of the firm of Benson and Benson.
Colonel Bigsby Ostrander
- A retired army officer.
William H. Moriarty
- An alderman, Borough of the Bronx.
Jack Prisco
- Elevator-boy at the Chatham Arms.
George G. Stitt
- Of the firm of Stitt and McCoy, Public Accountants.
