# Endnotes explained — The Canary Murder Case

> Chapter companion for The Canary Murder Case by S. S. Van Dine.

## What happens

The endnotes provide additional context and references for the main narrative, including the fate of the Antlers Club and Red Raegan, the source of a song, and a comparison of the Canary murder case to other famous crimes. It also details a related case involving Mrs. Elinor Quiggly, describes the Stuyvesant Club, and includes a note about Vance's editing of the text. A reference to a treatise on criminalistics and a quote from Doctor George A. Dorsey on poker as a psychological study are also included.

## Themes in this chapter

### Social Class and Morality

The endnotes reference the Stuyvesant Club's membership from political, legal, and financial ranks, and the decline of such institutions due to commercialism, highlighting class dynamics.

### Psychology of Crime

The inclusion of Doctor Dorsey's article on poker as a cross-section of life and a laboratory for studying human behavior ties into the psychological analysis of criminal behavior.

## Character check-ins

### Philo Vance

Vance edited and corrected the preceding paragraphs, and his theories are presented in his own words.

### John F.-X. Markham

Mentioned as the District Attorney in the context of the Benson murder case.

### Ernest Heath

Heath became acquainted with Vance during the Benson murder investigation.

### Mrs. Elinor Quiggly

A wealthy widow whose murder case is referenced as a parallel to the main narrative.

### William Elmer Jessup

His full name and military service are noted in the endnotes.

### Abe Rubin

Described as a resourceful and unscrupulous criminal lawyer who was later disbarred.

## Key lines

> The Antlers Club has since been closed by the police; and Red Raegan is now serving a long term in Sing Sing for grand larceny.

The Antlers Club was shut down by law enforcement, and Red Raegan is currently incarcerated in Sing Sing prison for grand larceny.

_Provides closure on the fate of the club and a minor character._

> The case referred to here was that of Mrs. Elinor Quiggly, a wealthy widow living at the Adlon Hotel in West 96th Street. She was found on the morning of September 5 suffocated by a gag which had been placed on her by robbers who had evidently followed her home from the Club Turque—a small but luxurious all-night café at 89 West 48th Street.

The referenced case involves Mrs. Elinor Quiggly, a wealthy widow, who was suffocated by robbers who followed her from a café to her hotel.

_Summarizes a parallel crime case mentioned in the endnotes._

> Poker is a cross-section of life. The way a man behaves in a poker game is the way he behaves in life.

Poker reflects real life; a person's behavior in the game mirrors their behavior in everyday situations.

_Quotes Doctor Dorsey's psychological observation linking poker to human behavior._

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