Charles Kent
Charles Kent was a man detained in Liverpool on suspicion of being the stranger seen at Fernly Park on the night of Roger Ackroyd's murder. His connection to the case, if any, remains unclear.
Charles Kent was a young man of about twenty-two, tall and thin with dark hair and shifty blue eyes, detained in Liverpool as the stranger seen near Fernly Park the night of the murder. He admitted asking Dr. Sheppard for directions that evening but claimed an alibi placing him at a saloon by a quarter to ten, refusing to say whom he had gone to meet.
Charles Kent was a young, tall, thin man with dark hair and shifty blue eyes, detained in Liverpool as the stranger seen near Fernly Park on the night of Roger Ackroyd's murder. He admitted being there to meet someone but refused to name them, claiming he left by 9:25 PM and was at the Dog and Whistle by a quarter to ten, an alibi later verified.
Charles Kent was a young, tall, thin man of about twenty-two with dark hair and shifty blue eyes. He was detained in Liverpool as the stranger who visited Fernly Park on the night of the murder, having gone there to meet his mother, Miss Russell, in the summerhouse. He left around 9:20 PM, and his alibi for later that evening was verified.
Appearance
- age: A young fellow, not more than twenty-two or three · revealed ch.18
- build: Tall, thin, with the evidences of considerable physical strength somewhat run to seed · revealed ch.18
- hair: Dark hair · revealed ch.18
- eyes: Blue and shifty, seldom meeting a glance squarely · revealed ch.18
Actions
- Asked Dr. Sheppard the way to Fernly Park on Friday evening last outside the gates · revealed ch.18
- Admitted he was near King's Abbot the night of the murder · revealed ch.18
- Claimed he was away from Fernly Park by twenty-five minutes past nine and was at the Dog and Whistle saloon by a quarter to ten · revealed ch.18
- Refused to say whom he went to Fernly Park to meet · revealed ch.18
- Came to Fernly Park on the night of the murder to meet his mother, Miss Russell, in the summerhouse · revealed ch.20
- Was rough and abusive to Miss Russell during their meeting · revealed ch.20
- Left the summerhouse between twenty and twenty-five minutes past nine, going straight out by the path to the lodge gates · revealed ch.20
Secrets
- Went to Fernly Park that night to meet someone · revealed ch.18
Relationships
- Is the son of Miss Russell · revealed ch.20
Status
- Has been detained at Liverpool and is believed to be the stranger who visited Fernly the night of the murder · revealed ch.17
- Is detained under suspicion in Liverpool · revealed ch.18
- His alibi at the Dog and Whistle saloon has been verified by the barmaid Sally Jones · revealed ch.19
- Is addicted to drugs and has turned out badly · revealed ch.20
Nothing has been revealed about Charles Kent yet at this point in the book.