Wife Robber

SMOLA, MITTAKER

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 5/6/2009 at 22:42:31

Maquoketa Sentinel, May 8, 1856.

John Smola, a German of this place, was indebted to Francis Mittaker some sixteen dollars, and in order to cancel this liability, eloped with his better half on Monday night inst. This is a rather novel way of paying debts, and does not appear to be quite satisfactory to Mr. Mittaker, who is endeavoring to discover their whereabouts. Should our brethren of the press at Davenport or elsewhere discover this “wife robber,” they will confer a special favor upon the disconsolate and inconsolable husband, by passing him along with a warning to all Dutch ladies to be on the look out.

Maquoketa Sentinel, May 15, 1856.

WARNING
My wife Josephine, having eloped with a man named John Smola on the night of the 5th inst., I hereby warn all persons from harboring or trusting her on my account, as she left without any just cause or provocation.
FRANCIS MITTAKER
Maquoketa, May 8, 1856