The New York herald., 1868-06-11
TINE ALBANY PeNITeNTIARY.
Reception of Collector CaIIicoit and Colonel
Enright.


From the Albany Argus, June 1O.1
The sentence OF ex-Speaker Callicott and Colonel
Enrght to the Albany Peniientiary Tor violation Of
public attention. Especially IL this the case III this
community, where Callic0tt was well known. His
first appearance here In 1850. when he took his
seat as q member Of Assembly from Kings county.
lie was man OF pleasing manners and address, and,
although but little known at that time outside OF
BROOKLYN, was the democratic nominee for speaker.
He was returned in 1865.
The House was tie, being composed Of six
Tie change OF vote was all that was
necessaryt0 turn the scale. Calilcott voted
for over two weeks for Gilbert Dean, the
democratic nominee for speaker, and then made
bargain with the republicans TO go over to them,
provided they would elect him presiding officer.
The bargain was consummated, and the republican
State Committee paid Callicott twelve hundred dol
lars In addition TO the speakership This was the
sale he made of himself at that time gave the or.
ganization of the House to the republicans and ena-
bed them to elect Edwin ID. Morgan to the United
By virtue Of his Office as Speaker Callicott became
q member OF the Board OF Commissioners Of the
Land Office trustee sry ol 'he h S'a,e n, capitol &c
speaker bears his signature and thus his
name Is placed 80 hundreds ds. Of times upon
the State archives Through the influence OF senator
Morgan Calicott was afterwards appointed a United
states Treasury agent and located In the south
ern states In TINS capacity 1t was reported he had
made considerable money. Al later period, and
through the same influence he was appointed Col
districts In connection with this position he was In.
dcted for practising frauds upon the government,
and upon trial was convicted by the Jury and sen.
fenced by the court to two years. imprisonment in
the Albany PenItcntlary and to pay fne OF $40 O0O
Five years ago Calicou visited Albany as speaker
OF the Assembly and member Of the Board Of Land
Commissioners. on Monday night he came. in Gus
tody of sheriff 70 take lodgings for two years in
when received vt the prison. Callicott remarked to
General Plsbury that the last and only time ne ever
visited the Penitentiary was In $780, when he came
there as member Of the House Committee ON WAYS
and Means on Official business. He added that he
little expected then that he should ever enter the
building ~ the capacity Of q prisoner lie appeared
as cneerful as the circumstances would permit and
Ianky toid General Pillsbury that he was ready 20
conform TO the rules His whiskcrs were shaved Oh,
his hair cnt Close and dressed in prison attire, he
was locked IN q cell for the night.
Colonel Enright was put through the same process.
lie s sad and d0wn.hearted and says but little. lie
was recently married to young and estimaoie lady,
OF Brooklyn, and he appears 10 feel keeny tue dis.
grace his present position brings upon all connected
with him.
Caillcott stn holds the once OF Revenue Collector
He has never resigned ana has not been removed.
ne was simply suspended 10 await the result OF the
examination Of the charges made against him. He
steadily refused 10 reeiG6 and was constant IN his