Chester (prison trusty)

… forgotten; all the inmates, me included, called him Chester, after Marshal Dillon’s sidekick. Chester was supposed to be watering the plants and waxing the floor. My guess is that the plants went thirsty that day and the only waxing that was done happened because of Chester’s dirty ear polishing the keyhole plate of that connecting door. He heard the warden’s main door open and close and then Norton saying: “Good morning, Dufresne, how can I help you?” “Warden,” Andy began, …

A prison trusty nicknamed Chester after a television character; the narrator says his real name is forgotten. The source describes a separate actual inmate.