 He first tried in 1906, in New York, and makes several attempts during Ford's sojourn at Sanstead House.Inveigling himself into the house in the guise of a butler named White, Fisher later proclaims himself, when discovered by Peter Burns chasing villains from the grounds with a revolver, to be a detective from the Pinkerton agency.A master of disguise, he makes a highly convincing butler, and keeps many fooled with his detective story for some time.