Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-08-17
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which may develop into something
tangible. W. w. Kradwen reports a
stranger coming to his store the night
following the murder and displaying
a large amount of money and also ask.
ing that some change be converted in
~ bills. He was later seen walking
on one of the highways out of Bara-
boo. The night police report car
containing three suspicious looking
characters as passing through Bara-
boo early in the morning following the
crime. Just about enough time had
elapsed from the supposed time OF
the murders to allow the men to reach
Baraboo
Another Pla Hsible Theory
Forr1er Chief of Police Pelton ad-
vances a clue which is quite pIausi-
BILE. 1t seems that about ten years
ago rumber of Chicago children
were sent by Fresh Air FUND So
ciety to Sauk county and some OF
them spent time at the BaIzer home.
About two weeks ago two young wo-
men from Chicago came to the Balzer
home, it is said. and insisted on.
spending a few days there, rather
against the wishes of Miss Balzer.
The visitors said they wanted to spend
their vacation in the country and
were finally accommodated. They are
reported to be relatives of one of the
fresh air boys that stayed at the Bal.
ger home ten years ago and II has
been suggested that they might have
been sent there to get the lay CT the
land and discover if possible where
the Balzers kept their money. A neigh
Dor lady reported to Mr.. Pelton that
Miss Balzer had complained to her OF
how the Chicago visitors were always
"Saooping" around.
Near where the body Of the slain
woman lay, was found an envelope
containing a silvery powder which
might possibly have been dropped by
the murderers or by others passing
by. The envelope bore the address
A. j. Vinje, Madison, and was from
the supreme court chambers of the
Capital City. How the envelope came
into the hands of the murderers. if
they are the ones that dropped it, is a
mystery.
interior Of Garage a ShambIes
The interior of the garage where
the two men were struck down was
covered with blood. the car, extra
tire and even the windshield being
smeared, showing the fight that the
younger brother, Julius, had put up
for his life. He was q strong, broad
man and the number of
wounds on his head indicated that the
murderers had difficulty ia subduing
him. The head of the dead man was
practically beaten to pulp one wound
on the top Of the head in itself being
sufficient to cause death. The appear
ance of the wounds would indicate
that they were made by the round
head of an automobile hammer or
similar instrument.
The older brother, William, who is
still alive, was found under the auto
mobile and 1t is believed that his sur
vival is due to the fact that the at
tackers believed him dead and did not
give him another fatal blow on ac-
count Of his not being easily acces-
sible under the car. He had a frac-
ture at the base of the skull.
Many persons were attracted to the
scene of the crime yesterday and au-
tomobiles were parked on both sides
Of the highway. The farm itself lies
on either side of the road the house
being across the road from the other
buildings.
(From SATURDAYS Daily.l
The condition of William Balzer
Town Of Troy farmer, whose murder
was attempted Tuesday night when