The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-17
R|CH WOMAN s DOWNFALL.
Remarkable Confession of Milwaw kee Millionaire's Wife to Chi
 cago Police Officials.
ROBBED MANY HOUSES WITH IApUAITi
Mrs. Charles Romsdke Arrested in Restaurant on Complaint of Woman who Recognized her Stolen Jewcis-- Her Plan to Hire out as Servant and Rob Employers.

Chicago, Oct. 11.---In a remarkable confession to the police "Wednesday night Mrs. Charles J. Romadka, ol Milwaukee, wife of millionaire manu facturer, admitted that she was re sponsible for a series of burglaries and petty thefts that has baffled the authorities for weeks. Mrs. Romadka's confession was the latest development following her arrest for a robbery committed at the home of c. E. Beck when jewelry valued at more than $1 ,000 was stolen.
 In her confession Mrs. Romadks said that her first theft was com mitted in April of this year.
 T saw an advertisement in paper she said, for q trained nurse. ] went to the home of Mrs. David Pfael ger, at 4514 Forrestville avenue, and secured the position. I stayed there about day and half, stealing a diamond ring, diamond bracelet and a silver card case"
 After detailing several other similar experiences, some times securing DO sitiops in families in one capacity or another through advertisements, some times deliberately walking in where she found door standing open, secur ing in each case few pieces of jew. elry. Mrs. Romadka continued:
 Then went to Milwaukee to my home for time and succeeding in stealing sealskin coat from Mrs, Cady at iS6 Eighteenth street. l shipped the coat to Jones and he sold 1t for SIS. I found out how easy it was to steal while was in Milwaukee before the coming to Chicago. 1 got a job as nurse girl and one day while the woman was out I noticed that she left her jewelry on her dressing table. This gave me the idea that I could get positions and steal jewelry just as easily as not. 1 came to Chicago last April I met Jones in a place at 2630 Wabash avenue and later he told me how to do the jobs. He gave me two trunk keys and showed me just how to get into house. 1 would take the stuff and Jones would sell it. don't know that he stole anything himself"
 Attorney l. F. Donovan of Milwau- kee, who represents the woman's hus- band and who will defend her in court, said that Mrs. Romadka went to Milwaukee from Oshkosh when she was 19 years old. After a short court ship she married Romadka, the cere- mony taking place at Oshkosh. Ac- cording to the attorney, the new life into which her millionaire husband introduced her turned the woman's head. After short period of travel she insisted upon moving either to New York or Chicago. After much opposition the husband permitted her to come to Chicago She brought with her her daughter, then a baby, and was kept we'll supplied with money by Romadka.
 Mrs. Romadka was arrested last Sat urday evening at a downtown restau- rant after jewelry, which she was wearing, had been recognized by Mrs. Beck, wife of the restaurant proprie- tory. Mrs. Romadka at the time was in the company of H. B. Jackson. a broker of Chicago, and Mrs. Finucane of Milwaukee. The police were noti- fled and upon being questioned Mrs. Romadka declared that the jewelry had been given to her by a man whom she knew as Ralph Smith" Mir. Beck refused to enter a complaint and Mrs. Romadka was allowed to re- turn to her rooms at hotel where later, however, she was arraigned be- fore Municipal Judge Sadler at the Harrison street court, the case being continued for ten days. Mrs. Ro- madka meanwhile was released on bond
 Upon information secured from Jones after is arrest Tuesday night, Mrs. Romadka was again taken into custody by the police and her con fession was the result. She was held Wednesday night at the Harrison street police station.