New-York tribune., 1867-09-23
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OfIlCE-boioIo
Commissioner BETS.
ALLEGED PERSONATION OF fENENUE In
The United state. ngt. Bernard Hess.

The United states agt Bernard Hess
The defendant is charged with laVlhg' Oh
tcrna Revenue The evidence for the prosecution was
to the effect that the defendant aePt & tne ~ Nag @ 5
s07 and 500 Avenue A. under surveillance at the tnes
above mentioned assuming TO have authon m so @ 20 IJ
"spotteTs' from the place for the sum oi 5000 -, -
For the defense IL was claimed, and partially proven
that defendant, who was some time previous to the
alleged transactions Internal Revenue Inspector nnl
had been removed for alleged was & On aT
the authority of attorneys Courtney ana tracy
and il was claimed by defendant that he simply ala ms
duty in trying ferret ont frauds in the establishment IN
question and that the offer to hribe hn was %
cSaInrtep ny @ pT Of fI Inc eisbmct in question: and that
the day of the profer OF the be one 5th s p i1
Attorney Courtney TO whom he had from day day laue
reports in relation TO the establishment that no had
received the letter I'm question and he believed on me
5th inst The following is the letter in question r,o
ei Hteratim, and as VIII DC seen, IS r"'"oi "N'l0
epiS'ie' .s-~ SrvYorx Sept 5 1861
Hon O. COURTNEY rhiicd Disiria -fao11ey ~, A. A.,
beg leave to aoT@ yea aa as 'sge % ,a ma S h a. aae
prove sh matters but WI not leni n!sei 70 ,h I'm % 49,
nv ss assured large amount money for the p please inform
me shall nabe report to you agan am d'r ~, your
The further hearing Of the adjourned 10 Tues
day next when the evidence for the defense VIII bo M
r Bell for the United States; D. c. Brdsal for the de-
fendant.
In the matter OF the United States act Hart, Cam
mack and others, previously reported. which involves
charges Of fraudulent removal aud smuggling OF cigars,
&C. 10 the amount OF nearly million Of dollars moion
TO reduce bail from the amount asked $4,000 sath Was
10 have made and argued but by desire oI counsel
has been indefinitely postponed
SVRROGATE's COTRT-Before the Hon. GIDEON j.
TuCKER Surrogate.
The following wills have been admitted TO
probate during the past week: Patrick Hollywood Chhs
bcmorcst +. W. &. Echncr Mary A. Gilbert, Margaret r.
Rockefort r. Byron Chrsty jeremiah CuIyman Charlotte
IL Mortimer, Anne Miller, Eliza Bramhnll, John smiih,
Peter Gruber DAVID Board. August fhln, Harriet L.
Dodge Gerhart schmltt. Richard Law c. James FItE-
gerald, Simon Rosenfeld, Henry Hub, Patrick Henry,
Adolf JacOby. Caroline Rosentha
Letters OF Administration were granted ON The follow
ing estates: Henry Rockwell Julia Dalton, lawrence
Dalton Israel Jackson, William Castillo, Margaret tith
John B. Kelly, Edward OBrcn, Andrew Peterson, MARY
A. Smith Maix Wimpfhemer, Ann Culln, wv; Hammer
Albert Philips. Margaret Mckhillip John Loughin.
The following letters or Guardianship were granted :
Charles H. BraInhall guardian John T. Biamhall WI
liam Meadows, guardian William Campbell Beiainln
Frankenbergh, guardian Sophia. Amelia, ana Joseph
Harris; Lucy &. Ieiich. guardian John ID Murphy
Daniel T.. McSwccny, guardian Francis T. McSWe'ny;
Jane NewcoInb guardian Phebe J. Newcomb; Gcslnsr,
Fehlix, guardian Gcsner, Frederick NJ, and Julia
Felix Maria Garbrant, guardian Frank. George g. aud
John GaTDrant