, 1870-04-28
CALLICOTS LAST DAYS In
PRISON.
He RcSuac4 to AK for q Pnrdp1-An
Interview with tho E1-Spenker.
4hany {xprl eo} CorT<tro4dtnoe a the Bronk!y7r
Etqk<

He KcSuac4 to Ask for q Pnrdp1--An
Intervtesv with the E1-Spenker.
.3H4ny (Apr,i 10y Correspondence a. the Bruakis7t
Eaal<.
Having m honr to spare, few days since.
/ concluded to occupy It By paying visit to T.
Assembly, c1-rnited states Treasury Agent,
e1-Colfecsor Of the Third Internal Revenue
District tErooklyn>, and now for nearif t~o
years an inmate Of the Albany peuitantiazy,
under conviction for being engaged in \ con-
Eplscy to defrand the Government Of tho
United States.
I had seen him once before in tho paui-
teutia1!, but I still associated him in my
mind with the tast1y-d1essed, cultivated,
preseptable man Of the worid-as hAd known
here in June, 1858, TO serve out = two years
term Of imprisonment. Under tho rulcs OF
tho Penitentiary. for good conduct certaiu
time ia deducted from the term, and in CALI
cots case it is the extreme limit--two months
Cndet the terms Of bis Sentence be is directed
to be held until, in addition to tho term Of i'm
Friaenment he aatiafes the government by
raying fine Of ten thousand dollarr- Tho
aae, il paia or Ferai'ted, vill lears him free TO
50. For. this reason the severity
OF the prison rules has been recently
re141ed ii his Case When last raw him his
hair WIS cropped close to his head, and
bis faee WIS shaved. The hair on his heAd hsa
been su1ezed to grow to the length he ordins-
was approaching its old fulnea4- He was still
attired in the prison unifurm,-a coszse check
shirt, gTs. round jacket and vest, and EraT
rantaloons. He was stouter thsn when saw
him last, but an unhealthy. prison pai1or has
settled upcn bis lace. and, sadder still, he
seemed to lave settled down to couteutmant
with his position,-the jail seema 10 longer
ukaoIna-
He net me in the old WY, md the prison
clothes did not disguise the gentleman ID nan
~ al 6eH
ruined on his affair, he told me- that under th,
regulations Of the prison his term Of service
had expired. OF course the non-payment Of
the fine stood in the 1.y OF his hberahon-
CpfrespouGent. But there viii. surely BE- no
difdcul.y tn your friends obtaining remission
Ct the fine b : pardon.
| Csllicot. viii not .sk pardon from The
government 1t would be su admission OF my
guilt. md. rhatese1 ~ offences may have
| w1s sent here In the eat]v part Of my i'm
! prssGnEuent, at the earnest solicitation Of nv
mother and eo,ne friends, I aided in efforts to
| oltain my liberation by pardon, and it ie-
said that IN order for N! release WAS made
out IN the c1osing hours Of Nj. Johnson'a i'd
ministrauop. but it vas Overlooked in tho COR
fusion tnd hurry Of the Last hours. No ef-
fort has been made since, and dceire mono.
made now.
co11esPoadent~ Wall. ron do not propose to
remain here from raete etuhbo1unees, do you?
tauicot suppose you know that steps vera
taken to test the legality Of my conviction II
| fasorahle decision should be made by the
Supreme Court Of the Unjted States will be
tet 1t liberty without auy favor. and deai.e it
"a
Correspondent. think kyou are standing On
technically. I don't think Iwould do this
| II 1 were yon, md could obtain 4 pardon, I
| would glxdly takeit~ Iwiu be glad TO b oae
! to hslp you.
| EaEcot- Nhzt are = few mnnths more or leea
| in prison To me- nova / suffered IL the puniah1
| usnt IN the diegrAco Of coming here that ia
IL ever now ; thirk, sometimes, Hill be "a
! farpy he1e - outside
+ Correspondent Bat your two eirls-the,,
! must be young women now?
I Ca11icot Que Of them Ia quite Grown mr.
Ihes are with rnr mother md vel sAkea care
Of. They 4.e sa1l 1t school / want to Ies1e
here able to SAY that should never hara haen
sent here Th:s is Whit hope. ~'~'-
Il is not. psThaps, proper to give te ressoss
! Which eeem ID influence the views OF a m.n
whose Lot Is very hAr1 one. Ther auuear 1t
III events to be good ones Time ms saffes,s5 =
OF ohHterAsed al reaensnents seainst catIicol
.no var assured that there would Be- no 6f6
Guilty in getting every membef Of the Lsa.;ais.
ture-rahout respect to pas5-to ]oin HI !
t petition foE bis pardon. u is not pardon mi
IeleAs&, bus rclease alone, that CalGcot h,ue<
for. 0"fs<