The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-24
MARRIED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
bnnd of Nlany Wives, ut Last.

Da SILVA, the Accomplished Villain, nud Hus-
bnnd OF Many Wives, captured ut Last.
1t safe to assert that any villain of good ad-
dress can travel from one end of the Union to
the other, tarry awhile in many places, dress
well, and live we'll, miugle in the best society,"
marry at least one wife in every town he
chooses to live three months in, all the time
possess no credentials and no money, except
such as is the fruit of swindling or stealing,
and yet not be brought to justice. The only
requisites are that the scoundrel shall be smart
and self-assured, and shall not conflue his ope-
rations within too small a space. In proof of
this we offer the subjoned article from the
Alton Qll.) Telegraph of the 10Th inst.:-
Many of our citizens remember, to their sor-
row, an individual who sported the name of DIR.
Da Silva, in this city, some three years ago. He
proved to be accomplished swindler. He
hourished here for O few weeks, during which
time he taught, or pretended to teach, class in
German or French. But he brought his lessons
to sudden close by marrying and running off
with French girl leaving many debts behind
him. The girl he took to Chicago, where he
abandoned her, leaving her destitute From the
following extract it will be seen that he has
reached the end of his rope. The st. Joseph
(Mo.) Union says:-
On Saturday night DR.. Louis Da Silva lectured
in this city; on Sunday he was engaged to be
married; on Monday he was drunk; on Monday
night his bride-elect fished him out OF a drunken
blGCp dnu leu ulll ~ JuO Ou lu6Suhy alJtT-
noon policeman escorted him to the Gala
bOose, dead drunk and at night he was arrested
on United States warrant as o deserter from
the 18th Infantry and lodged in Jail, where he
is now meditating over the chan of six years
at the Dry TOrtugas. In May last, DR.. Louis
Da Silva, of the Cuban army, spurged in Provi-
deDce, r. |. Soon after he went to New York,
and enlisted in the 14th Infantry. In June he
came to Omaha with a detachment of 200 men.
On the 9th of August he deserted. He lee
tured in Conncil Bluffs and Red Oak, Iowa, and
thence went to Highland, Kansas, where he
eplurged hugely.
The Pittsburg Commercial of yesterday, in
referring to this accomplished rascal, says
This is probably the same Da silva, Surgeon Gene
ral to the Emperor MaXimilian, who Iectured in
of the Republic and would have lectured for the
Mercantile Library Association, had he not been
drunk on the appointed night and in the lookup
IT is the man thai afterwards made much OF in
Springfield, Ohio, until he came to u gentlemans
table where he was invited to dine, drunk and car
ryinG a notorious woman OF the town each arm.
He afterwards dourished in southeastern Ohio
town for o. time, marrying respectable girl, whom
he deserted. Still later he was the public pet at
Oswego, n. Y, lecturing and taking a prominent
parL III public affairs, finally marry ing estinable
lady, whom he deserted The last we heard of him
he went through his usual role at Portland Me-,
where he was again married. and where he was con-
ronted by few OF his wives, including the first and
and only true one, with whom the matrimonial con-
tract was made many years ago. 1t was at Portland,
if our memory is not at fault that he got into this
difficulty, out Of which he must have escaped in
some way that augurs poorly for his remaining in
the regular army or going to the Dry Tortugas.