# Sam Merton — The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> Sam Merton in The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sam Merton the boxer, Sam

**First appearance:** 0004-the-adventure-of-the-mazarin-stone

## Who they are

A boxer and accomplice to Count Sylvius.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Sam Merton is an accomplice to Count Sylvius and an antagonist whom Holmes helps capture.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Sam Merton is an accomplice to Count Sylvius and an antagonist whom Holmes helps capture.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Sam Merton is an accomplice to Count Sylvius and an antagonist whom Holmes helps capture.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_casebook_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-mazarin-stone)

The Count's accomplice, described as a 'great big silly bullheaded gudgeon' waiting outside.

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