Other suspects were the commissionaire himself and Phelps's colleague Charles Gorot. She leaves after saying she will wake the commissionaire to prepare the coffee. He was employed in civilian life as a commissionaire. By 1875, Louis became general manager of the New York Commissionaire Company. The commissionaire kept watch at the main entrance. The main role of a Commissionaire is the protection of people, property and information. The commissionaire does not take title to the goods. The commissionaire is remunerated by commission, and paid by the principal. He served as Commissionaire with the Nigerian High Commission, London between 1982 and 1983.