Character details
- First Name
- Howard
- Last Name
- Bronson
- Notes
- NYC denizen; friend of Clyde Osgood. Archie describes him as about his size but doesn't seem tough.
- Reserved Notes
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Character cases:
Ch. 2 - drops by the Pratt ranch with his friend from NYC, Clyde Osgood, along with his sister, Caroline Osgood, after attending the exposition. Archie deems him over-dressed for the countryside (see cultural reference).
Ch. 9 - is present at the Osgood ranch as Wolfe and Archie transfer there base of operations there (after Fred Osgood hired Wolfe).
Ch. 10 - is denounced as a crook by Nancy Osgood, as she relents to Wolfe's questioning. She goes on to tell Wolfe that Bronson is the murderer and that Clyde owed him $10,000. After Clyde's death, Bronson turns to his sister Nancy for repayment of Clyde's debt.
Ch. 12 - spotted by Archie in Osgood's library late in the evening and invited to talk over matters with Wolfe.
Ch. 13 - accepts Archie's invitation to come talk with Wolfe and comes to regret it after Archie removes the IOU he had from Clyde Osgood.
Reserved notes for this caseCh. 10 - Nancy Osgood reports to Wolfe that Bronson wanted Clyde to introduce him to exclusive NY bridge clubs (which he could then cheat at cards for money) as repayment for his debt.
Ch. 14 - found dead by Archie, concealed beneath a pile of hay with a pitchfork through his heart.
Struggles with Archie to keep him from taking the $10,000 IOU. Loses the struggle, but impresses Archie somewhat.
Found dead by Archie, with a pitchfork in his chest and concealed by a haystack.
Character quotations:
Vocabulary: I feel very much de trop...I'll leave now if you prefer it
Bronson seems to be fishing for an invitation from Fred Osgood to remain on the Osgood ranch in the aftermath of Clyde Osgood's death.
"De trop" (pronounced: duh tro, with a rolled / gravelly r) is a French expression meaning "unwanted." Literally, it means "of too much (something)."