Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-11-19
Reveal. CLUES
IN CRIME OF
8 YEARS AGO


Through bonds which disappear
O. at the farm home OF Mary, Will
ian and julius Balzer, wealthy
Town Of Troy farmers, at the time
ol THEN brutal murder more than
three years ago, District Attorney
If. ] Bohn has secured a possible
clue to the solution Of that mys
terry which shocked the entire
countryside on Aug. 8, 1922.
Delber Bills, formerly a resi-
dent Of the Balzer neighborhood
and his brother William, tenant
oh the Balzer farm after the muir
der and now residing "a farm
near Payne's Corners are in the
county Jail here, charged with re-
ceiying stolen goods in connection
with the murder and it is hoped
That further questioning may re-
veal more.
Among the papers which could
lot be found at the time OF the
murder were two $500 Interstate
Power bonds made out to julius
nalzar. When these could not be
located. District Attorney Bonn
notified the Chicago trust company
which held them and instructed
that firm to watch for anyone MAX
ng application or presenting the
bonds for payment. During the
three years which have elapsed,
Mr. Rohn has kent up a correspond
cuce with the bond company and
ON Nov. 9 his efforts were reward
cd by telegram from the company
stating that the bonds had been
presented for the Boloit Savings
hank
Investigate in Beloit
In company with +. M. SheareE
Madison detective. Mr.. Bohn went
Ia Beloit and took the matter up
With the bank, finding that the
hank had sent the bonds in for
Delber Bills, employed at the
Yates Machine company plant in
Eeloit.
Bills was taken into custody. He
first claimed that he had bought
the bonds from a Madison bond
company then changed his story
and said that he found them, lat
or duplicating his brother William
IN the finding. The officials Drought
Bills to the farm that he might
how them Just where he found
Tie strong box which he claimed
contained the papers, but the maR
was unable to find the spot, al
though he was very certain about
rat hole in the granary floor
undor a board Of which the box
had been concealed.
Unable to locate the box, Dedber
finally told the officials that it was
his brother William who had found
the box during the time he was a
tenant there, since the murder,
aud lie claimed that the brother
had told him about it and given
him the bonds,
The authorities went at once TO
the home Of William whore he was
arrested at midnight last night and
the two brothers were thought To
Tie Jail here. After questioning.
William felt sure that he could find
Tie box and he took the officials
to the granny where by his de-
sclfption aud assistance the heavy
cast iron box was located, under
stairs. iii the strong Dox were
sin other papers which could not
be located at the time Of the muir
der and this evidence was brought
to the county jail here,
Consulted Lawyer
William claimed that after find
ing The bonds he had given the
matter careful consideration and
had finally consulted a lawyer who
advised him to give up the proper
II to the administrators, He ad-
mitted that he now wishes he had
taken the lawyers advice.
The bonds might have run to
1888 but were called for payment
on Jan 1, 1925. No coupons had
been presented or clipped since
the time Of the murder. When
called in, apparently in order to
make the bonds look good, coup
ons had been clipped off, to the a
mount that might be presumed te
be correct. Not knowing that they
had been called for payment. one
that fell due on q subsequent date
had been clipped, Bills claimed
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