The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-30

those of the Catholic Church, and mani
tested, apparently, an earnest desire to make
preparation for the great change that
awaited her. ,.ro,..s-..- ... -
At the same time that she appeared truly
DESTROYS of this, her manner of speech often
was such as to shock the sensibilities of
those who were laboring with her for that
object. A single instance will suffice. In
her walks around the inner wall of the jail,
she made the acquaintance of other prison
ers. On one occasion she was talking with
q sick prisoner, and he told her that he was
afraid he should never get off from his bed.
" What do you think of me-" said she, " in
less than week old Gabriel will blow his
trump for mel wish he would blow it be-
fore that time, and knock Ramsey county
Jail higher than kite"
PLANS OF ESCAPE.
After the warrant of execution had been
issued, and every legal device exhausted to
laid plans to assist her to escape, by means
of changing clothes with her, and one wo-
man was caught in the act. In connection
with outside parties, she had also concocted
a scheme to render the lock to her cell use
less, by means of aquafortis, and had been
provided with phial of chloroform, by
which means she hoped to Supply the night
watch, take from him the key of the outer
door, and make her escape, and she after
wards informed the jailor the name of the
family in which she expected to be shell
tered until pursuit had been suspended.
These and other schemes were thwarted by
the vigilance of the jailor. Some of those
engaged in them moved in sphere in life
where we should least expect to find such
violators of the law.
THE CONFIRMATION.
On Thursday morning an altar was erect.
ed in the Jail, at the east end, between the
outer and inner wall, and Mass was cele-
brated, and she received the solem rite of
confirmation. By the Sisters of Charity
she was prepared, and assisted during the
imposing ceremonies. Her demeanor was,
on this occasion, above reproach, and it was
a touching sight, as she knet with the
Sisters and received the Sacrament. The
clergy were the Rt. Rev. Bishop Grace,
and Reverends Caillet and Oster.
INTERVIEW WITH MRS. BILANsKY.
Thursday afternoon, by the kindness of
Mr.. Hoffman, the Jailor, we were permitted
to have an interview with Mrs. Bilansky.
We sought this, not on our personal &C.
count, but that we might be enabled to
crafty, to some extent, public curiosity.
She was seated in her cell, upon narrow
bed, and rose and shook hands. She looked
very pale and thin, with dark circles around
her eyes, as if occasioned by incessant weep
ing, but at that time she appeared perfectly
composed She soon commenced the old
story of her trial, and the manner in which
she deemed herself to have been wronged
during its progress. She recapitulated all
the evidence, the conduct of Judge and
lawyers and jurors, and all connected with it,
and continually asserted that if she had had
a new trial she could have cleared herself.
She insisted on our taking down in writing
what she said of this matter. 1t was
strongly denunciatory, and as we believe it
was groundless, and has been repeated to all
who have visited her, we shall not publish
it.
She positively asserted that she never
gave her husband poison, Gin large or small
Doses"
Of the Judge she said : I" I earnestly en-
treat him, as my dying wish, that he might
correct the mistakes made at my trial." and
"since he has been so kind as to ask God to
have mercy on my soul, return the com.
pliment, that God would have the same on
his"
She further said, Ramsey said the motive
in itself was a crime but there never was
a motive, nor was one proven" CDR.
Stewart also made speech, in the Senate,
without any foundation"
Of the witnesses in the case for the gov,
eminent, she said "Mrs. Fitzpatrick made
q great many false statements. l always
believed that her husband forced her to do
so. Rosa Scharff also made false state
ments, influenced by the Kirkpatricks; Mr..
Wolff was correct" &c. &c.
Of her personal history she was not dis
posed to communicate much information.
She stated that she had father and mother
still living, very aged people. Her maiden
name was Evards. She had been married
before she came here, to man named
Wright, who died in North Carolina from
a hurt he got on railroad. She said, At
have never been the mother of a child"
She stated that the reason she came to st.
Paul was, that she heard her nephew, John
Walker, was sick she came up in May, and
was married in September, 1858; and that
she had no relations who were acquainted
with her present name and condition.
On being reminded of the severe things
she had said of individuals, she said ." say
to my enemies, that 1 truly and heartily for
give them-and as we are commanded to
pray for our enemies, pray that God will
forgive them" ..t
a We proceed further, in Mrs. Bilansky's
own language -" 1 expect to meet my
God prepared, because know we have
just God--I feel myself prepared ex>
pect to be judged by a just God-there will
be no suggestions and no mistakes there
I have suffered enough this day for all the
wrongs have ever done in my life. Prin.
tiers should never state before man or wo-
mans trial comes of, what the facts are
always let the witnesses come up and tell
the tale before it is published. You might
have to answer for character and life for
few wordsiyou put in before"
tn Mr. Hoffman the tailor shn soomed