The Middle Temple Murder · Character

Mr. E. Myerst

A frock-coated secretary from the London and Universal Safe Deposit Company who comes forward with a dead man's key and an unsettling calm.

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Also known as Mr. Myerst, Myerst

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As a supporting figure in The Middle Temple Murder, Mr. E. Myerst is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Secretary of the London and Universal Safe Deposit Company; reports that Marbury deposited a leather box on June 21st.

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Myerst arrives at Rathbury's office with the respectable air of a city man and the news that Marbury rented a safe and deposited an ancient leather box. Later, his cold remark that a dead man's secret has died with him — and his needling of old Elphick — reveals something harder beneath the frock coat. He is the kind of witness who seems helpful and leaves the reader uneasy, a respectable surface over an unclear motive.

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Mr. E. Myerst appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Man from the Safe Deposit
Secretary of the London and Universal Safe Deposit Company; reports that Marbury deposited a leather box on June 21st.
IX: The Dealer in Rare Stamps
Reports Marbury's remark about being 'buried deep-down' and confesses to robbing the body, though this is not detailed in this chapter.
X: The Leather Box
Present at the opening of the box; confirms Marbury treated the deposit as valuable.
Mr. Aylmore Is Questioned
Testifies about Marbury's visit to the Safe Deposit and the empty box.
The Whip Hand
Caught attempting to blackmail Elphick and Cardlestone; is tied up and searched.
Myerst Explains
Explains his role in Chamberlayne's fake death, his blackmail of Cardlestone, and his possession of Maitland's belongings.
The Final Telegram
Confesses to finding Maitland's body, stripping it, and blackmailing Cardlestone and Elphick.

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