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

natural that when returning IrOm the Iu-
neral Mrs. B. said that her husband must
have taken poison, but didn't know why she
made the remark that she was not sad but
cheerful that she said, if the deceased had
been poisoned he must have taken it himself;
that when she 1.-THE witness) saw be was dy-
ing, she said she would run over to ask Mr..
and Mrs. Fitzpatrick to come over that the
defendant then said, "there was no use of
hurrying :" that witness started after Mr..
and Mrs. fitzpatrick without defendants
consent, saying she was sure he was dying
that defendant prepared his food while be
was sick; that during his illness defendant
brought dishes out in the kitchen and told
the witness to be careful in washing them,
for there had been food in them for Mr.. B.;
that defendant was very friendly with Walk
er that the night after the funeral Mr..
Waleer staid in the room with defenda Mt.
That she saw improper actions between
Walker and the defendant, and saw Mrs.
Bilansky undress right before Walker that
night" as well as other improper actions
between the parties. Witness stated that
the deceased had expressed to her desire
to recover, and also that he was jealous of
Walker. That once while at defendants
house an old gentleman passed by, when Mrs.
B. told the witness she "had better set her
cap for him, for he had money!" that she an
swered she didn't care anything about an
old gentleman, the defendant replied eff you
could not love him, you could give him
something to sleep himself to death :" and
said there were great many things it could
be done with, and mentioned arsenic, opium,
laudanum, paragoric, etc., but that one must
know how much to give them so they would
wake up; that the defendant was not kind
and attentive to deceased during his sick
ness, as wife should be; that deceased told
the witness he did not believe Walker was
his wife's nephew, and did not want him
about the house.
Mr.. Wolff, apothecary, was sworn for the
prosecution. He testified that lady, whom
he afterward recognized as Mrs. Fitzpatrick,
in company with another woman, called at
his store, and that the one last named asked
for arsenic that he refused to sell it her,
and said he had something more safe to kill
rats with. That she didn't purchase, but
| left, saying that arsenic would do.
VIM. Branch testified that Bilansky said
he had been told by some man, of having
seen Walker sleeping with defendant, when
deceased was absent, and afterwards come to
him and apologized, saying that he was drunk
when he told him of it, and that deceased
said he would not suspect his wife's fidelity,
if his boy had not told him the same thing
he never had seen anything in Bilansky, ola
tendency to commit suicide.
William Chubbuck testified to having
worked for deceased in the months of No.
vember and December, 1858; that he had
seen the defendant leave her room at night
and 20 into Walkers room a number of
times during the deceased's absence of seven
days in December, 1858 that she went out
about three or four o'clock in the morning;
that he watched and saw her with his own
eyes out three nights, and the other four
nights he thought he would rather sleep /;
that he had seen her come out of Walkers
room early in the morning with shirt or
| >lLo- .,x1ou J~oco hor hand
DR.. Potts testified that the internal or
mucous coat of the stomach was in high
state of inflammation.
DR.. Morton, the chemist to whom the
examination of the stomach of the deceased
was confded, was examined at great length,
and testified that Bianskys death was &C.
casioned by inflammation of the stomach and
bowels-that their contents had been sub
jected to chemical tests, and arsenic found
in sufficient quantity as to cause death.
Tubes containing the several deposits were
produced, and inspected by the court, jury
and bar.
The above is the substance of the evil
dence for the prosecution, although there
was much other that was con6rmatory. The
defence was very slight, and we deem it
unnecessary to recapitulate it, as all can
judge whether the evidence for the prosecu-
ton was sufficient to warrant conviction.
The jury brought in o verdict Of guilty
| of murder in the first degree. s,sf
Motions were made and argued in the
District Court and in the Supreme Court,
for new trial, and denied, the latter re-
handing the case below for sentence.
ESCAPE OF MRS. BILANsKY.
On Monday evening, the 25th of July,
Mrs. Bilansky was permitted by the
jailor to remain in the hall of the
prison much longer time than usual. tits
customary to lock up the prisoners immedi-
ately after supper, but on this occasion Mrs.
Bilansky remained in the hall until nearly
eight o'clock. At that time the TAILOR left