Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-26
ISLOW IS LOW--..VERY! !
Dastardly Conduct of Married Man, Who
Deserts His Wife and Steals
for New Love.
Robert IsIow Arrested Last Night for Lar
ceny-HiS Wife and Children Left Des-
titute-Ais Advances to an In
dianaPolis Widow.

About 7:3O last night Martin l.. Rice filed
an affidavit before the mayor charging
former clerk of his, Robert lsiOw, with
larceny. Later in the evening Officer Nick
las found Isow and jailed him. This arrest
brings about the exposure of one of the
crookedest cases that has been known in
Springfield for some time.
Robert Islow is man about forty years
old. who was formerly the proprietor of a
large shoe store in Youngstown. Ohio.
He was man who was always in
trouble. and squandered almost
all he had in legal squabbles.
He gradually went down until he had little
or nothing left in the world. He came here
during the last week in October, and began
clerking in Rice's shoe store. on Main
street. Ever since the first of October
the firm has been missing goods. and the
cash drawer has been tampered with more
or less. but there was nothing to fasten sus-
picion on Isl0w. About two weeks ago Mr..
Rice received letter from Mrs. lsiow at
Youngstown. inquiring after her husbands
welfare. II was long letter. evidently
written by a lady of refinement. In it she
stated that she had not heard a word from
her husband since the first week he was here
although she and her children had
written to him repeatedly. She had three
small children. and the time was close at
hand when she would again be confined
Islow had not sent her cent of
money. although he knew that his
family was in need of coal. -four
and money to pay house rent Before GO
ing away he had taken about $40 of his
wife's own money and not even returned
this. Mr.. Rice replied to the letter as best
he could and gave Islow talking to.
In couple of days he got a
letter written by lSlow'S little daughter
twelve years old. thanking him for his
kindness. and stating that they had re-
ceiyed two long letters from her father.
containing stories in explanation of his
conduct which they did not much believe.
Islow was discharged and left town a
week ago yesterday. On Nov. 10 Mr.. Rice
received a letter from Mrs. Joseph Schuster.
of indianapolis. asking for information
about Islow. She stated that he had just
been paying her visit which was matri-
monally inclined. Mr. Rice wrote 10 her
for further information, enclosing the letters
from lslow's wife and child. and on last
Monday received long reply. The
letter said that Isiow had adyer-
tised in the Cincinnati Matrimonial, his
number being 24l. He had brought her
eleven pairs of shoes, slippers and a pair for
herself. her children. and their doll babies
He had told her that he had bought them
from Rice at wholesale. He said that he was
divorced from his wife. who was untrue
To him. and that he had no
About his circumstances here. he
said he was getting Sl2 per week and 81
per day for spending money. He had a
room in the court house (he now has one
very near there), and had a colored
valet. Every woman he met was
in love with him. and he seldom
waited on lady customer without a sweet
kiss thrown into the bargain. The lady de-
scribed the shoes very minutely, and proved
unquestionably that they had been stolen
from Rice's. This letter formed the basis
of the arrest last night .-