# Mr. Kitely — The Borough Treasurer character guide > Mr. Kitely in The Borough Treasurer by J. S. Fletcher. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Kitely, old Kitely **First appearance:** 0000-i-blackmail ## Who they are A retired man of secrets whose silence Cotherstone would pay dearly for, and whose tongue proves deadlier than any ledger. ## Relationships ### [Lettie Cotherstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/lettie_cotherstone) _professional_ Lettie Cotherstone and Mr. Kitely have a high number of interactions, indicating a professional or official relationship, possibly involving financial matters. ### [Miss Pett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/miss_pett) _professional_ Miss Pett and Mr. Kitely interact frequently, likely in a professional or official context. ### [Mr. Mallalieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_mallalieu) _professional_ Mr. Kitely and Mr. Mallalieu interact regularly, likely as colleagues or in a business relationship. ### [Mr. Brereton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_brereton) _professional_ Mr. Brereton and Mr. Kitely interact often, likely as professional associates in legal or financial matters. ### [Miss Pett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/miss_pett) _professional_ Miss Pett and Mr. Kitely interact frequently, likely in a professional or official context. ### [Mr. Brereton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_brereton) _professional_ Mr. Brereton and Mr. Kitely interact often, likely as professional associates in legal or financial matters. ### [Lettie Cotherstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/lettie_cotherstone) _professional_ Lettie Cotherstone and Mr. Kitely have a high number of interactions, indicating a professional or official relationship, possibly involving financial matters. ### [Lettie Cotherstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/lettie_cotherstone) _professional_ Lettie Cotherstone and Mr. Kitely have a high number of interactions, indicating a professional or official relationship, possibly involving financial matters. ### [Mr. Mallalieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_mallalieu) _professional_ Mr. Kitely and Mr. Mallalieu interact regularly, likely as colleagues or in a business relationship. ### [Mr. Mallalieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_mallalieu) _professional_ Mr. Kitely and Mr. Mallalieu interact regularly, likely as colleagues or in a business relationship. ### [Mr. Brereton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_brereton) _professional_ Mr. Brereton and Mr. Kitely interact often, likely as professional associates in legal or financial matters. ## In the story ### [I: Blackmail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/i-blackmail) An ex-detective who recognizes the partners as ex-convicts and demands an annuity in exchange for silence. ### [II: Crime—and Success](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/ii-crime-and-success) The blackmailer who has recognized Cotherstone and Mallalieu from their past; he has left after making his demands. ### [III: Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/iii-murder) Cotherstone's tenant and blackmailer; he is found dead, murdered, in the coppice above Cotherstone's house. ### [IV: The Pine Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/iv-the-pine-wood) Found murdered in the pine wood, strangled with a cord and showing signs of robbery. ### [VII: Night Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/vii-night-work) The victim; revealed to be an ex-detective who drew a pension and had money and a gold watch on him when murdered. ### [XI: Christopher Pett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xi-christopher-pett) Deceased; revealed to have been a former detective and to have left his property to Miss Pett. ### [XIV: The Sheet of Figures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xiv-the-sheet-of-figures) Kitely's murder is the subject of the reward; Stoner recalls his expression of satisfaction after meeting Cotherstone. ### [XV: One Thing Leads to Another](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xv-one-thing-leads-to-another) The murdered man; Mr. Pursey recalls meeting him thirty years ago during the Wilchester Assizes. ### [XVI: The Lonely Moor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xvi-the-lonely-moor) The murdered ex-detective; Stoner reveals he was killed because he knew Mallalieu and Cotherstone's criminal past. ### [XVII: The Medical Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xvii-the-medical-opinion) Referenced as the victim of the earlier murder, with which Stoner's death is now believed to be connected. ### [The Scrap Book](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xviii-the-scrap-book) His scrap-book and cryptic memoranda lead Brereton to the solution; believed to have been murdered for his knowledge of Mallalieu and Cotherstone's past. ### [Comfortable Captivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xxiii-comfortable-captivity) Mentioned as the former occupant of the cottage and as having a nightcap toddy. ### [Strict Business Lines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xxiv-strict-business-lines) Deceased; his room is used to hide Mallalieu, and his furniture is being sold. ### [XXX: Cotherstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/chapters/xxx-cotherstone) The murdered man; Cotherstone recounts finding his body and the empty pocketbook near the scene. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters/mr_kitely - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_borough_treasurer_se/characters