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Show Xreander BIchardaoD. Leandur Richardson, the brilliant but lightly erratic journalist, who has been sumI by Mrs. James O. Blaine, Jr., is the sun of the late Albert D. Richardson. Most readers know that James G. Elaine, Jr., married and soon after repudiated a young woman, who then turned to the stage for a livelihood, and It is stated was afterword stricken dowu with a serious illness. In a late Issue of The New York Dramatic News, Mr. Richardson published an alleged "humorous article" to the effect that she had been riding on Long Island with De Lancey NicoU, Esq., and that he bad his arm around her waist. Dr. Girardus W. Wvnconn promntlv wen Cetore tne grana jury of iew 1'orK county LKAJTDBR R1CHABDSOH, and made oath tbat tbe lady was a helpless help-less invalid and for many weeks bod been unable to turn in bed without assistance. as-sistance. Mr. NicoU Ni-coU followed with t bit affidavit tbat the entire story was false, and the grand jury promptly indicted in-dicted Mr. Iticnard-' Iticnard-' eon for criminal li- beL Ha was arrested and admitted to bail, ' with Harry Miner as his security for tl.OnO. His excuse is that tbe article came to him frotn a reliable source and he printed it only "in a spirit of fun." Leander Richardson is not ojnite 80 years - old, and his father was the noted writer Albert Al-bert P. Richardson, who was killed by Mc-Farland Mc-Farland in December, 189. The son has don ail iramnA amount of good newspaper work, and has been somewhat of a literary ' star. He began bis career in Chicago soon after the firt and made a complete fail ore as local reporter. Later he made a great success suc-cess as correspondent at large and general writer. Recently he has devoted himself chiefly to writing on dramatio affairs. |