# Mr. Schwarz — The Old Man in the Corner character guide

> Mr. Schwarz in The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Schwarz, Young Schwarz, Schwarz, poor young Schwarz, young Mr. Schwarz

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-robbery-in-phillimore-terrace

## Who they are

A young jeweller whose bag of banknotes vanishes into the hands of a man posing as a Russian police officer, teaching him the price of trusting a title.

## Relationships

### [Mrs. Owen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_owen)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

### [Mrs. Owen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_owen)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

### [Mrs. Owen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/characters/mrs_owen)

_professional_

Mr. Schwarz and Mrs. Owen are involved in a financial or business relationship that turns sinister.

## In the story

### [XII: The Liverpool Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xii-the-liverpool-mystery)

Young German clerk sent to deliver jewels; duped by forged banknotes and later disappears.

### [A Cunning Rascal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xiii-a-cunning-rascal)

The young jeweler who is duped into handing over the banknotes to a fake police officer.

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