# Sheriff Jaspers — The Financier character guide

> Sheriff Jaspers in The Financier by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jaspers

**First appearance:** 0035-xxxvi

## Who they are

The sheriff involved in Cowperwood's arrest.

## In the story

### [Chapter XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xliv)

Receives Cowperwood at the jail, agrees to comfortable accommodations after a private conversation with Steger, and assigns him a special room.

### [Chapter XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_financier_se/chapters/xlix)

Agrees to delay Cowperwood's imprisonment in exchange for a bribe, citing the need for discretion.

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