# Stubberd — The Mayor of Casterbridge character guide

> Stubberd in The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0028-xxix

## Who they are

A constable in Casterbridge who occasionally enforces the law.

## In the story

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mayor_of_casterbridge_se/chapters/xxvii)

The old constable who reports a case to Henchard and is told to guard the overturned hay wagon.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mayor_of_casterbridge_se/chapters/xxviii)

The constable who arrests the old woman and gives evidence in court.

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