Mr. Leverton
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional character.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Mr. Leverton was an American detective from Pinkerton's American Agency, working with Inspector Gregson in London to capture Giuseppe "Black" Gorgiano (REDC 395).
- He was first revealed in disguise as a cabman during the stakeout at the Howe Street flats, and said he had tracked Gorgiano from New York (REDC 372).
- Sherlock Holmes greeted him as the "hero of the Long Island Cove mystery" (REDC 396).
