# The Policeman — Short Fiction character guide > The Policeman in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov. **Role:** minor **First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel ## Who they are A law enforcement officer who appears in the narrative. ## In the story ### [A Classical Student](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-classical-student) Not present in this chapter. ### [A Tragic Actor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-tragic-actor) Masha's father, the police captain Sidoretsky, who initially indulges her love for the theatre but later disowns her after her marriage. ### [The Album](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-album) The actual civil councillor and jubilee recipient, deeply moved by the album presentation, later laughs at his son's destruction of it. ### [Minds in Ferment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/minds-in-ferment) Appears as the head constable and later as Akim Danilitch, who orders the crowd to disperse and writes an official report. ### [A Chameleon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-chameleon) Yeldyrin, the red-haired policeman accompanying Otchumyelov, carries confiscated gooseberries and assists in the investigation. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i) The police superintendent who assists in the investigation and arrests the suspects. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) The police superintendent whose wife is involved in hiding Klyauzov; he is absent during the visit to his home. ### [Gone Astray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/gone-astray) Mentioned as being summoned to the scene by the cottage owner. ### [Oh! The Public](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/oh-the-public) The stationmaster who is brought by Podtyagin to justify the ticket inspection. ### [In the Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-the-court) Village policeman who conducted the initial inquiry and testified as a witness. ### [Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/dreams) Andrey Ptaha, a stubby, black-bearded constable who is curious and somewhat frivolous, escorting the tramp. ### [An Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/an-incident) Not present in this chapter. ### [Frost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/frost) A young policeman with a crimson nose, covered in frost, enters the pavilion and is offered mulled wine by the governor and mayor. ### [A Bad Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-bad-business) The watchman who patrols the graveyard and encounters the stranger. ### [The Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-letter) Not present; no match found. ### [A Happy Ending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-happy-ending) Lyubov Grigoryevna, the matchmaker, is the other main character who accepts Stytchkin's proposal. ### [In the Coach-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-the-coach-house) Mentioned in relation to the upcoming inquiry about the suicide. ### [The Post](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-post) A sullen, angry postman named Ignatyev who has been making the mail run for eleven years and resents the student's presence. ### [A Problem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-problem) The paternal uncle and colonel who argues against shielding Sasha, citing civic duty and the army's example. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned as the watchman who is absent from his post, possibly asleep in the kitchen or greenhouse. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii) The artist who is present and helpless during Vassilyev's breakdown. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) His Excellency, a high-ranking official, attends the ball and bazaar, flirts with Anna, and later thanks her for her assistance. ### [Whitebrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/whitebrow) Ignat, the keeper of the winter hut, is an old man who talks to himself, uses mechanical commands, and owns the dog Arapka and the puppy Whitebrow. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) Zhukov the policeman, a well-fed red-haired man who acts as an agent, discusses Matvey's inheritance and suggests taking Yakov Ivanitch to court. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv) Not present in this chapter. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/viii) A young police inspector delivers the Governor's summons to the narrator. ### [On Official Duty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/on-official-duty) Ilya Loshadin, the elderly constable who has served for thirty years, delivering parcels and notices through all weather. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/the_policeman - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters