# Walter Hatherell — The Old Man in the Corner character guide

> Walter Hatherell in The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Walter Hatherell, Mr. Hatherell, young Hatherell, Hatherell

**First appearance:** 0030-xxix-the-motive

## Who they are

A young man suspected of murder.

## In the story

### [XXVIII: The Regent's Park Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxviii-the-regent-s-park-murder)

Friend of John Ashley, present at the club and last seen with Ashley before the murder.

### [XXX: Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxx-friends)

Acted as Ashley's confederate, providing the alibi by staging a confrontation and firing a pistol after the murder.

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