The Case of Old Baron Dowson
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional case.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
Untold Story
- Sherlock Holmes mentioned that old Baron Dowson said the night before he was hanged that in Holmes case what the law had gained the stage had lost. (MAZA, 238)
'Really, sir, you compliment me. Old Baron Dowson said the night before he was hanged that in my case what the law had gained the stage had lost. And now you give my little impersonations your kindly praise!' - Holmes
