The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-08

lo,es is the name Of negro vocalist
ubo has attracted some attention mere.
AS ia so Often Che case with persons OF
bor race. she is marvclously gifted with
musical instincts and singing power
They call her the Black Patti, but the
tiIc is an absurd one, for She does DOT
s..r with art ,tc finish or musical lh
telircnco She is simply phenomenon
ae WAS Blind Iom SHE IS The only SINGER
have yot hoard who can All Maoi'o"
eonsre Garden with bier tones They are
low. H.. s.l flexible. There Us DO enn
toI.r-o commas. and uo .mlt 90 heI power
SAW about thousand people D" .''e gu
dom listening with Noilp, H'u9 ioi'H" ~
bo- notes. au3 then rcerctiing ~i"V sNe was
srol,rca woman. They accepted inc coioI
iD lervoioe out not iu beer face.
Nature occasionally laughs at art WIN
tl,.. rarit.cs -isIcrctta does with am iu-
efi.of wlatit takes other women years 20
scguire. To See this vocalist pour herself
without knowing how She does IL, sailing
mo and down tho camut from j In alto 10
lower G.. throwing u her own untutorcd
t1n- shake. and sweils. emitting Albam
notes and Patti cadeuZas, taking breath
"Ae'' ''' '.' VA ..',,,,...h
t. make musical culture sick.
We arc DID," "..e,''.~ '' -'', o'N ''.l
what May oe cameo INC moran 'i'0, .'''''N
that has succeeded lhe eAu4oiuln"i9
Parkhurst shaking up. The situation
is "a remarkable one When the now
celebrated clergyman made Ai7 sweep
ius Charges against ,.e ponce anu -1
prosecuting oineeis' l"eIs ",o'' ou IL '.i-
si'es I--';' ''"' W 'e.t..-.,l,,.a
wee ana eio'i l r....,.+
L',D sup ''-o,.,.+;,,.s
A'''''vl -'.'' - a,.9 ti,o 49,
orle q u '"e o'l~,'9 oi cue i''"
bl' "1en '"e c.e't i'',H anu ''' '0' D''"
the 8ifna jury ueDiHie" l""0 '-o poi'Oo
captains received enormous sums ifon tne
dive keeper. ana gamblers and GIN mills DO
payment loF lheiI fi.sH'e ana pio'e0,'on'
they simply stated "AA1 A''o lot years pee"
t.e convection % " very large proportion non
Oh lLe 'esi to'"0'' comm. '-'' o''1S
captains ol" e'e men ""r "o"'O5 Oo"''
H-uie N ou' No" e"'s O'N 10 ~" '',''.
salary. 4AeS ooli',9I''y Ioi'o''eu 'aa'
sAete were "o gam '''D7 No"909 20
citizens were well aware that these places
were no fall blast within the glare OF the
station house lamp.
ln order To fight vice e1ectually the
moran CONN.,. '''.' ~ ''-' ,'''''7
SION OF Flarug evils, and from tho very
start DO hos been the continual complaint
of those societies that the police stood be-
tween them and the lawbrcakers, and
whenever they attempted "a raid informa-
tion Of it was carried in advance by the
paid projectors OF the community.
IN spite OF aA this as | said, virtrous
howl Of Indignation went up from police
headquarters when Dr. Parkhurst tormu-
lated public opinion and lurnlsheo speclAc
tac'- 20 suostanuate his charges.
But what is taking place now
let us begin 40 ponce headquarters
Every captain has been transferred. There
has been what the papers coll "a "shakeup"
ln obedience 10 what Three designations
have taken place. DE resignlng officers
iu Two instances avcwcdly regarding the
change of precinct as an accusation and
rcprmand New Instructions have been
sent out New vieilanceis exercised Two
hundred arrests have been made.
How to make these facts compatible with
che assertion that The police were doing
their iull duty before Is the problem pre-
scented 60 the minds OF their defenders
Now we go to the district attorneys
Office Nr Delaney Nicol has $500 cx-
else cases staring at him from dusty pigeon