Bartholomew Sholto

Sherlock Holmes discovering Bartholomew Sholto's corpse (The Bristol Observer, 31 may 1890, p. 1).

Fictional character.

In the Sherlock Holmes stories

Bartholomew Sholto was the son of Major John Sholto and the twin brother of Thaddeus Sholto (SIGN, 549).

• He and his brother searched the Agra treasure for six years (SIGN, 775).

• He was murdered by Tonga (SIGN, 2154).

• In the case of the Sholto murder, Inspector Jones said that Sherlock Holmes was closer of the truth than the police. (REDH, 389)

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