Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
r. harris. and shst they hsd s.Tve9
b him for various periods anti Apeu,

q. r. harris. and shst they hsd ssrvs9
with him for various periods anu Apsu'
1896.
The army medical descriptive fss vs.
placed in evidence, and the hsignA cosos
OF eyes and hair, and every deseu cor
responded precisely. The descf1psaon
OF Harris Also called for several pseu'sE
figures and pictures tattooed In lnds
ink on the body. The prisoner WAS com
PEELED TO dsrobc before the court "a
the chest an eagle wss artisticsily ~
tooed. The left shoulder bore the
figure OF a woman, aud on the nGhs
shoulder was worked the figure OF q man:
A pair Of crossed muskets was painted
on the left forearm and pair OF crossed
anchors on tho right arm. under vhicn
were printed in the shape OF triangle
the initials ID. +.
N.
Completely mystifed by tho contrn-
dieting evidence the Court appealed 70
the prisoner He said next that no had
been in the military service. bus only
as teams.er lie again svoro tha MS
name was not and never had been har-
ris. lie SAID 10 ecrved under Captain
| Boyd, Of The Filth cavalry, in DakotA
He also stated that sergeant OF the
/ Fifth was an intimate friend OF his.
The court-martial adjourned for .
brief period. so that Captain Boyd and
the sergeant might be summoned.
When the court reoonvened and Captain
BOYD testified that the accused was Is.
4. Fisher, toamstsr, who had served
under him for nearly three years. the
mvstiied court began 10 think that all
The witnesses that had been called were
moro or less demented. The first ser.
csant's testimony exactly tailed with
/ that of his superior officer. he stated
that no had lived IN close conpanionship
with the accused for over two years, aud
his testimony could not he shaken. Cap-
tain Clay, for tho defence, next nitro
duced the naval surgeon, Dr. Seeley,
who had examined the prisoner prior 10
his enlistment
BOTHERED ny TATrooINd.
The Doctor unhoeitatngly testified
that the accused was Is. II. Fisher. lie
produced the naval medical description,
which correspondent with tho army de-
scription, except that there WAS no refer
ence 10 the tattooed designs. fio sworo
that the tattooed designs were not on
the prisoners body when he examined
him. lie made careful examlnahon
again and found that the satiooing had
been executed within a period OF two
months. He stated that there was evil
denoe OF general inflammation where the
tattooing hal been executed, and that
the pricking was unquestionably OF re-
cent origin.
The prisoner was asked 10 state tho
name of the man who executed the tat
tooing on his breast and arms aud gave
the name Of man on I street, wash
ington. He promptly gave tho address
of the man in question, who was found
without difficulty, and summoned beiore
the court. The tattooer told the court
that the prisoner had been tattooei Just
precisely three weeks. lie stated that
the fellow had represented himself as
marine, and he wanted b be pricked
in hurry, as be was going on a cruise.
When questioned about tue initials ho
r said that they stood forthe mans name.
| b. II. Fisher. The court contended
that the mans name was y. l.. Harms,
with view OF breaking tho testimony
+ Of the witness, but the man insisted that
. in tattooing initials IN triangle tho
middle letter, and not tho first letter Of
! the last name WAS lowered.
Tho perplexed court-mar'ial, after
4 bordering over the testimony for week
: or more. finally concluded 10 discharge
| the prisoner, and his Identification to
this day il shroudod IN mystery.