Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-06
HAS HAD FIVE WIVES.
The Career of McWalters Alias
e Major Nave.
He Will Spend Eighteen Months al
y San Quentin.
A Much Married Man Pleads Guilty to
BIgamy at Santa Barbara-De-
tails of His Ca
reer.

SANTA BARBARA, May 5.-Yesterday
afternoon, as was stated by dispatch
in this mornings HERALD, Douglas
Walter McWalters, alias Maj. A. H.
Nave, etc., appeared by special permit
before the superior court and plead
guilty to the charge of bigamy, preferred
by Miss Carrillo and her brother. He
told pitiful story of how he was de-
ceived by lawyer by the name OF Mil
ler, whom he paid two years ago $3.50 to
procure divorce from Miss Carrillo,
because she refused to accede to his de-
mands as husband, and follow him
about in his ramblings. This Miller, he
related, wrote him at Guatemala, say
ing that the said divorce was granted,
and that he was free man. Under
theee circumstances he Immediately re-.
married. This was his story, but Judge
Cope did not fall down as was expected,
He reasoned that the story was false up
on it's face, and sentenced the willy
rogue to IS months at San Quentin.
Thus ends most remarkable matrimo-
nial career.
McWalters is man of small stature.
His matrimonial tact is wonderful, and
his amount of gall is inexhaustible. He
has great history in the matrimonial
line. and his list of wives is almost as
long as that of presidential possibilities.
Sunday he leaves for the north, and
about Tuesday the iron gates will close
behind him, shutting him away from
captivating woman, and out of reach of
irate husbands, brothers and fathers.
Some FIVE years ago he was first pub.
liclv noticed, At that time he first took
unto himself wife,
In 1888 he married young lady in
San Francisco, by whom he had one
child, Prior to this marriage it is said
he had a wife somewhere in the eastern
states, After spending about year
with wife No. 2 he departed, taking the
title of Mai. A. H. Nave. Under this
nom de plume he travelled as a single
man throughout Mexico. He was a
hiph-flyer and entered the best of 60
cietv. His frequent debauches were re-
ported to the United States officials, it
being supposed he was the real Maj. A.
H, Nave of Tennessee. His imposition
was exposed and he left Guatamaia in
haste, coming to California. He had a
great story to relate regarding the inn
portant part he had taken in the revo-
Iutionary war there, and exhibited
magnificent diamond ring given him by
President Daiz.
He had about $4,000 cash, and soon
married young lady at San Diego. His
stay there was short, but, short as it
was, he married wife No. 3. While re-
siding there wife No. l turned up and
proclaimed herself. Two women in the
same town was too much for him, and
he came as far north as Jerusalem,
Ventura county, where he met and
welded Miss Carrillo after a few days.
courtship. With wife No. he came to
this city, residing here about eight
months. While here he met a "Mrs.
Eva r. Lysle," whom, as will be seen
later, he met in Mexico previously.
Eight months after his marriage with
Miss Carrillo he took her to San Fran
cisco, where child was born. While
the lady was yet unable to travel, the
brutal impostor left her, returning to
Santa Barbara, and taking "Mrs. Lysle"
back to the metropolis, married her q
few blocks distant from the place where
his fourth wife was with a new born
babe.
With wife No. he started for Guate-
mala. There they entered the social
swim, and were made a great deal of
until his credit and cash gave out. He
then left Guatemala, leaving the fifth
wife behind, coming to this part of the
country again. He went north, remain
ing some months.
On April 18th he arrived in the city
on the evening train. and was recog-
ha hrothnr Af hTioo ~ In
and arrested. His preliminary hearing
came up in Judge Craw's court OH the
22d, and on Tuesday, May I'd, his case
was called in the superior court. He
was given until Friday to plead, but
asked special permission to plead yes
terday afternoon.
Considerable astonishment was ex
pressed at his action, but were the feat
so. Report has it that McWalters while
in Guatemala was maintained as in
structor of arms by the government
that while acting in that capacity he
was implicated in the death OF two
prominent political prisoners, and thai
he was compelled to depart therefrom tc
save his life.
Your correspondent spoke to him or
C06 EuDJcCU GulS uOIuluS, Out AC uCnlcC
the same, saying that he had nothing to
do with the political prisoners. He was
very talkative and related many of his
adventures in South America. He was
greatly agitated for fear something con
cerning Miss Emma Boals would get in
to the papers, and requested that moth
ing be said. He said his highest ambi
ton was to become lecturer, and that
when his term of imprisonment expired
he would enter the lecture field.
This Miss Boal5 is his fifth and last
wife. She is a charming appearing
young woman of demi-blond type, and
is about 80 years of age. She also has
quite history. 1t might be said, how
ever, that she was married twice prior
to meeting McWalters, her husbands
being prominent linguists of Mexico.
McWalters met her first in Mexico,
where she went by the name of Eva
Lysle, professor of the English language.
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