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Show FIIUC1AL GER NIPPED II TIE BUD Leonard Washington. Colored Financier, Fails in Endear- or to Oct Rich Quick. ! The promising llnnnc-lnl career of Leonard Leon-ard Washington, aged 20 years, and colored, col-ored, has been nipped In tho bud. Tho genius of the young Napoleon of Finance, however, still shlnex, de'apllo the cloud that has dimmed his endeavors to get rich milelr The young man Is the son of an ng:d nnd respected colored woman, who has huon In the family of li. B. Ciltchlow for innnv vcars. On Augrtst IS, Leonard tele, phoned to Druehl . Frankon's drug stor ami asked for Mr. Frankcn. Mr. Frankcii promptly responded and wan Informed, that Herbert Crilchlow. a son of K. It. flrltchlow wan tilklng at tho other end of Ihe line. .Mr. Kranken v.-ns also Informed that Herberi wan ted $S at once, and ho was asked If he could send the money out by messenger. Mr. I'm liken, always obliging, and not suspecting Ihat he was being cleverly "worked." called a messenger and sent the money out. Later he learned that ho had been bunkoed and the young financier Is now accused of obtaining money by falt?e pretenses in a complaint Issued from the offlco of the County Attorney Tuesday. Tues-day. The truth of the charge Is admitted by" Washington. |