Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-11
Prince of SwlnsIIers.

The Charleston Courier of the Sd instant, con-
tains somewhat lengthy, but interesting story
of the operations of a notorious swindler, named
David I. Hines, who fortunately was arrested in
Charleston few days since. The relation goes
on to say that, about twelve years ago Hines was
convicted of forgery in Louisiana, and sentenced
to fourteen years Imprisonment in tie peniten-
tiary at Baton Rouge, where he remained until
very recently, when the Executive of that State,
in consequence of his good behavior whilst in
prison, remitted the unexpired term of his sem
lance. Al the Verandan Hotel. IN New Orleans,
Hines represented himself to be Colonel A. Lloyd,
brother of Governor Lloyd of Virginia, and hav-
ing under that name obained an ACQUAINTANCE
with Mr.. Word, succeeded at different times in
obtaining some eight hundred dollars. from him
by means Of deeds, bonds, SC which have since
been ascertained to be adroit fOrgeries. Mr..
Word determined at any cost to bring the swim
dler to justice. After tracing him to various
places in the West, he got fairly on his trail at
New York, in which city the SOs dzsant Colonel
Lloyd had become quite lion with the upper
ten, dining with, and, in turn entertaining
John Van Buren, Henry Weston and others.
But by some fatality Mr.. Word missed his man,
and again had to keep on the move. He how
ever struck upon the right trail, and pursued
Hines thrsugh Richmond to this city, at which
he arrived yesterday week, unconscious of being
pursued He took lodgings at first at one of our
most ia hionable hotels, but subsequently, re-
moved ID private boarding house IN Queen
street. He seems, from the moment of his arri-
val, to have busily engaged in his profession of
obtaining money under false pretenses, and we
learn that on one occasion he called on a gentle
man, repr senting himaelf to be q Louisiana
planter, and stating that having lost his pocket
book he required loan of two thousand dollars,
from which he offered a collateral security in
bonds and mortgages on property in Virginia.
The gentleman applied to, however, politely de-
clined, and Hines operations were interrupted
yesterday morning by his meeting MIR. Word in
King street. He tried 10 escape, but was over
taken, and although he made most determined
resistance, he was taken to the upper guard
house. So much having been acc mplished, q
bail writ was lodged with the sheriff, at the suit
OF Mr.. Word, who, in company with George
Dusenberry, who had been created special dep
uty for this occasion, proceeded to the upper
guard-house, TODD him into custody on the civil
suit, and conveyed him to jail, where he was re-
cognized by the jaior as the same individual who
had called on him few days previously and
represented himself as inspector of iails, stating
that he had received the appointment from the
President of the Unitee States. Mr. Word now
congratulated himself that he had placed his
vistiniger beyond the reach of doing injury to
others, but in this he was mistaken. for Hines
entered complaint against Word for assault
and battery, with intent to kill and had him
arrested and incarserated in the same jail with
himself. Mr.. Word being a stranger he. could
not procure bail, butEsuficient sympathy being
excited for him among the citizens it is probable
that ere this he has been liberated on his on re-
cognizances.