# Malcolm Royston — The Mystery of a Hansom Cab character guide

> Malcolm Royston in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Royston, The cabman Royston, cabman Royston

**First appearance:** 0001-the-mystery-of-a-hansom-cab

## Who they are

The cabman who drove the hansom cab on the night of the murder.

## In the story

### [What the Argus Said](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_a_hansom_cab_se/chapters/i-what-the-argus-said)

The cabman who discovered the body and reported the murder to the police.

### [II: The Evidence at the Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_a_hansom_cab_se/chapters/ii-the-evidence-at-the-inquest)

The cabman who drove the deceased and the suspect; gives detailed testimony about the man in the light coat.

### [She Was a True Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_a_hansom_cab_se/chapters/xii-she-was-a-true-woman)

The cabman who swore Fitzgerald got into the cab with Whyte and emerged after Whyte was dead.

### [XIV: Another Richmond in the Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_a_hansom_cab_se/chapters/xiv-another-richmond-in-the-field)

The cabman Royston is mentioned as a witness who can place Fitzgerald at Russell Street at one o'clock.

### [The Argus Gives Its Opinion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_of_a_hansom_cab_se/chapters/xx-the-argus-gives-its-opinion)

Cabman who could not swear to Fitzgerald as the man who got into the cab with Whyte.

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