Shuford H. Stillwell
Character Key Number:
3456
Display Name:
Shuford H. Stillwell
Sort Name:
Stillwell, Shuford H.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
No
Biography:
In The Mansion Stillwell is the "gambler who had cut the throat of a Vicksburg prostitute" who is an inmate in Parchman Penitentiary at the same time as Mink (107). He is the ringleader of the group of prisoners who try to break out, and the only one who escapes successfully. Subsequently he threatens to kill Mink when Mink is finally released.