Sherlock Holmes and the resident patient door Arthur Conan Doyle

Title: Sherlock Holmes and the resident patient
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Genre: Detective

Place:

Mostly stories begin at Baker Street, the office of Sherlock Holmes.

Main characters:

Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective, his friend, Doctor Watson and Mr Trevelyan, the catalepsy-doctor*.

Summary:

One day in October, Mr Trevelyan visites Mr Holmes. He tells that his housemate, mr Blessington, is killed. He paid the rent of the house in exchange for three-quarters of the money that Trevelyan earned. If Blessinton wouldn’t do that, it Travelyan had to work very long before he could have such a good house. One day Trevelyan finds Blessington hanged. In the first place they think that Blessington has hanged himself. He was always scared, because he has much money in a black box in his room. He thinks it might be stolen. He doesn’t want to bring it to a bank, because he doesn’t
* catalepsie is een soort spierverstijving ziekte.
trust banks. Holmes figures out that Blessington a long time ago has cooperated at a bank robbery, with three other men. A night watchman was killed. At the trial there was not enough proof against the robbers, but Blessington decided to help the police. When the other robbers were let out they dicided to punisch Blessinton for what he had done. The servant put the bar across the door when the murderers had gone.