This document was taken from the Internet and states that Johann Jochim Seitz (aka Scharmer) born 1859 was accused in 1883 in Schleswig-Holstein of illegal emigration or not showing for military service. This record had his employment as a Seaman. The accusation made in 1883 means that was when the accusation was made not when he emigrated, which leads me to think that if the accusation was made in 1883 it could be that he could not be found for military service. Johann Seitz emigrated in Sep 1876. A great deal has been written about the geo-political unrest in that area and is to complex to include in this family history. Note that his mothers maiden surname still appears as late as 1883.