# Miguel Thery — The Four Just Men character guide

> Miguel Thery in The Four Just Men by Edgar Wallace.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Thery, one Thery

**First appearance:** 0000-i-thery-s-trade

## Snapshot

A scarred Spaniard who speaks no English, registered in the Bureau of Public Affairs and hunted across two countries as the identifiable face of the Four Just Men.

## Who they are

Thery is the one member of the quartet whose record the police can actually read: a thickset Spaniard from Jerez, aliases Saimont and Le Chico, a white scar on his cheek and an old knife wound on his body, circulated in a reward notice that sends cables humming from Madrid to London. Ill at ease among his cultivated companions at the Café of the Nations, he pinches his cheeks and fingers his scar like a man who knows he is the weak link. Because he is the only one the authorities can name, he becomes the pressure point of the investigation—and the measure of how close the hunters are getting to the rest.

## Relationships

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_friendship_

Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.

### [Leon Gonsalez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/leon_gonsalez)

_friendship_

Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.

### [Poiccart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/poiccart)

_friendship_

Thery and Poiccart are fellow members of the Four Just Men, united in their vigilante cause.

### [Sir Philip Ramon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/sir_philip_ramon)

_rivalry_

Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution.

### [Welby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/welby)

_professional_

Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_friendship_

Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.

### [Leon Gonsalez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/leon_gonsalez)

_friendship_

Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.

### [Poiccart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/poiccart)

_friendship_

Thery and Poiccart are fellow members of the Four Just Men, united in their vigilante cause.

### [Welby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/welby)

_professional_

Welby is a servant or employee who interacts with Thery during the plot.

### [George Manfred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/george_manfred)

_friendship_

Manfred and Thery are close members of the Four Just Men, working together on their vigilante missions.

### [Sir Philip Ramon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/sir_philip_ramon)

_rivalry_

Thery is one of the Four Just Men targeting Sir Philip Ramon for execution.

### [Leon Gonsalez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/characters/leon_gonsalez)

_friendship_

Gonsalez and Thery are comrades in the Four Just Men, working together with mutual trust.

## In the story

### [I: Thery's Trade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/i-thery-s-trade)

Reluctant recruit; a criminal with a trade useful to the Four Just Men.

### [Preparations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/v-preparations)

Restless and suspicious, Thery questions his captivity and role, demanding to know who the men are and why they keep him prisoner.

### [VI: The Outrage at the Megaphone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/vi-the-outrage-at-the-megaphone)

Visits the Megaphone office, identifies himself as one of the Four Just Men, but is later revealed to have been tempted by the reward offer and free pardon.

### [VII: The Clues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/vii-the-clues)

Subdued and sullen, he is brought back to the group; he takes charge of the laboratory work, directing the others in the preparation of the method of killing.

### [The Messenger of the Four](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/viii-the-messenger-of-the-four)

Mentioned as having been recaptured by the Four and as the source of the article in the Megaphone.

### [A Newspaper Cutting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/xii-a-newspaper-cutting)

Found dead on Romney Marshes with a stain on his palm similar to Sir Philip's; his body is discussed during the inquest.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_four_just_men_se/chapters/xiii-conclusion)

Mentioned as the one who bungled the electrocution and paid the penalty.

## Links

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