Post St. Blues-Fiona at the library

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SENT TO THE HOSPITAL

Lute Pell, of Post Avenue, fell from a stoop and was seriously injured. For want of proper comforts at home Dr. Hopkins caused him to be sent to the City Hospital.


UTICA MORNING HERALD - JULY 3, 1881

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POLICE BUSINESS

A verdict of guilty was rendered by the jury late yesterday afternoon against James Williams. The indictment was for burglary, 3d degree, and grand larceny, 3d degree, for breaking into Samuel Mallman's store on Bllecker street. Williams and his pal, James Weltman, will be sentenced Monday morning by Judge Hazard, Dora Williams told how the two came home to Post Avenue with the booty.

UTICA OBSERVER - APRIL 17, 1911

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BRUTAL ASSAULT
ON YOUNG GIRL
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Negro Youth Arrested on Suspicion of Having Committed a Heinous Crime[/size]
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Guy Anderson, colored, 16 years old and a resident of Post Avenue. the Mecca for the colored inhabitants of the city, was arrested by Sergeant. Corroe shortly before 11 o'clock this forenoon on a charge of criminally assaulting Edith Way, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Way of 314 Catherine Street. The girl was dragged into a hallway by a colored youth about 10 o'clock and brutally assaulted. Anderson was taken before her shortly after his arrest and identified by her as the assailant. He denied the charges.

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The girl was cared for by Drs. F. J. Douglas and R. L. Baker and it is believed that she will fully recover from the effects of the assault, although brutally hurt by her fiendish assailant. She is confined to her room in the home of her parents.

Word of the crime was received by the police shortly after its commission, and Sergeant Corrou and Officers Wright, Miller, Stein and Ferrari detailed on the case. The officers received information that led them to believe that Anderson was the person who committed the assault and and the officers scattered in search of him. Sergeant Corrou found him on Post Avenue after a short search and placed him under arrest.

Anderson has a police record. A short time ago he was taken in custody on a warrant charging him with petty larceny and was sentenced to 15 days in Utica jail. He has been out only a few days. Another colored youth was taken along with Anderson to the home of the Way girl but the child declared that Anderson was the guilty party and that the other youth had not harmed her. The prisoner will be given an examination before Special Judge Lewis in City Court this afternoon.


UTICA OBSERVER - JULY 13, 1909

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COCAINE USERS
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In Some Manner They Procure the Drug
Despite the Law[/size]
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Complaint has been made with the authorities against the wrongful sale of cocaine in this city, which should lead to some drastic action. This is the favorite "dope" of the colored people, and where the ordinary man or woman gets drunk on whiskey or other intoxicants, the colored folks take the cocaine.

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A colored woman, the mother of five children, made complaint to the Department of Law in the City Hall to-day. She said her husband, immediately upon securing his week's wages goes into a dope joint in Post Avenue, where he goes on a protracted cocaine spree until his money is all gone. Then he goes back to work. The man's family is compelled to go without necessities of life because of the man's craving for the drug.

There is a State law against the sale of cocaine except upon the prescription of a physician. It is believed, how after, that there are some physicians who make a practice of giving the colored man prescription fo for the drug and it is believed that some druggists are even selling the dope without a prescription.

The city authorities will probably take measures to stop the liberal sale of the drug.


UTICA OBSERVER - MARCH 3, 1909

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CITY COURT AND POLICE NEWS

Robert Thomas, a colored waiter, was to-day arraigned in city court for larceny. It is alleged that last January he stole a watch from an old man who strolled into Post Avenue. Thomas has been out of town until a few days ago he returned from Syracuse. Last night Officer Clark arrested him. Thomas pleaded not guilty, and his trial was put over until Thursday morning.

Joseph Flint and Jerry Olita, boys who found a pocketbook and made no effort to find the owner, were this morning discharged, so they returned the purse and the money which it had contained.

Edward Wallace, a boy who was one of the party which recently broke a window, was also discharged to-day, as there was no appearance on the part of the complainant.

Joseph Kernople, the young man arrested for grand larceny, was discharged, the complainant not wishing to prosecute him.

Charles Clark, arrested for vagrancy, said that he was ill and that he was endeavoring to make his way to Raquette Lake, where had a brother who would assist him. He was discharged.


UTICA OBSERVER - AUGUST 9, 1902

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FARMERS VISIT

Several farmers visited Post Avenue Saturday night. One of them lost $4 and a numver of notes nearly due. He believed that "Della Fox" had robbed him and he complained to the police. Policeman Mullen and Dilla tried to find the farmer's valuables, but failed.

"Ikey" Lieberman 12 years, arrested Saturday for stealing a cap from Booth's store in Genesee street, was paroled.

UTICA OBSERVER - MARCH 27, 1899

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DEPUTY SHERIFF
STOPPED THE MILL
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THE "CYCLONE" DISAPPEARED
WITH THE CASH[/size]
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The Fight Had Just Started at Hinkley
When Matters Were Brought to a Close by the Law[/size]

There was a prize fight at Hinkley last night, it came off in a hotel just outside the village and attracted a crowd of about 200 people. The result, however, was anything but satisfactory, and a number of Utica sports who went up to see the mill returned this forenoon tired and thoroughly disgusted with the affair

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The pugilists interested were Sam Lacey of this city and one Frank O'Neil, otherwise known as the "Western Cyclone," who hails from anywhere. That Lacey got the best of O'Neil in what little fighting was done is generally conceded, but it's certain that the "Western Cyclone" got all the best of matters in the end. For he skipped out with the proceeds after the fight had been stopped by the deputy sheriff, and if Lacey and his standard bearers had not fallen among friends they would even now be counting them along the line of the Mohawk & Malone tollway.

Lacey accompanied by half a score or more of ardent admirers, left Utica for the scene of the battle yesterday afternoon expecting to harness up a big bunch of money and carry away championship honors from the lumber town. As one of the crowd expressed it, they were "dead strong with their game," and if they had known of the "Cyclone's" intent it isn't likely that he would have gotten away with the funds. But the "Cyclone" was wise. He had no partners to deal with and no clerks on the job. And when all was excitement he faded with the cash, and left Lacey and his followers to sing psalms for their portion of the gate money.

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About two hundred sports gathered at the hotel where the fight was to take place about 9 o'clock and a few minutes later it was announced that all was in readiness. The crowd at once made its way to a hall on the second floor and the master of ceremonies then made the announcement that Lacey and O'Neil were to fight for a purse of $300 and the heavy-weight championship of the State of New York. He introduced the pugilists and Frank Hall, Jim DeCosta and John Goff of Utica bowed in acknowledgment to applause as they took their places in Lacey's corner. O'Neil was looked after by a couple of Hinkley boys and a well-known sport was chosen referee.

The men shook hands about 8:30 and the "Western Cyclone" immediately commenced to rush matters. But the colored pugilist had to borrow the expressions of one of his records, "all kinds of nerve" and defended himself cleverly. O'Neil continued his rushing tactics, and finally Lacey landed a blow which seemed to stun his opponent. After that the colored man had the "Cyclone" practically where he wanted him, and the round was generally regarded as Lacey's.

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Just as the second round was about to commence a deputy sheriff appeared and ordered the men to "stop fighting and come down the stairs." Then he declared that all were under arrest and in a moment principals, seconds and spectators went down to the bar room and had a drink. After they had quenched their thirst the deputy, who by-the-way was not "in" on the treat, said he wanted the pugilists to go with him. This they refused to do and an argument ensued, in the course of which O'Neil disappeared after agreeing to "come back in a "little while." The deputy, after some discussion, decided that the contest could go on, and then it was discovered that O'Neil had not returned, and, it's said, he rook the with him the gate receipts. The Lacey men were greatly enraged and one of them wanted to start a general survival of the fittest, but was discouraged, after some argument Prof. Hall revived the spirits of the crowd with a few selections on the guitar.

When the Utican's returned this morning they said that some of the Hinkleyites tried to put up a job to have Lacey "lay down" before O'Neil, that the latter wanted the fight fixed, and that when they refused he arranged matters so he could skip out with the gate receipts. Frank Hall, the Mayor of Post Avenue, acted as leader of the Utica delegation, and on his return said. "just tell 'em that we saw 'em, but we didn't see the dough," while Jimmie De Costa exclaimed "We were there strong with our game, at least I was. 'cause I was interested, but the "Cyclone" moved too fast" And then all smiled.


UTICA OBSERVER - MARCH 1, 1899

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GRIMES JURY DISAGREED
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Evenly Divided After Twenty-Two and One-Half Hours Deliberation[/size]

It took the jury in the case of the People vs. Albert Grimes just twenty-two and one-half hours to agree to disagree. Grimes is a colored man who was indited for rape in the second degree upon the person of Lucy J. Wormworth, also colored, and his trial was concluded before Judge Dunmore in County Court at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Judge Dunmore and the court attendants waited patently for a verdict until 1 o'clock this morning and then the judge retired. Clark Gifford and the attendants waited throughout the night but until 9:30 this morning the twelve men could not even agree to disagree. At that hour they came into court a sleepy, ill-tempered lot. There wee two foremen and each side marshaled the same number. Six were in favor of Grimes's acquittal and six were for conviction. They had been that way from the start, so Judge Dunmore discharged them. Mr. Gaffney for the defense moved for a new trial at this term. He was instructed to talk the matter over with the district attorney and the matter will be decided when court reconvenes on Monday. Grimes was taken back to jail.


UTICA OBSERVER - JUNE 11, 1898

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kind of sad about those farmers down on Post Street. Clean off your boots, slap a little macassar oil on your hair, comb the straw out of your beard and come to town on a Saturday nite ready to roll and then they "get rolled" by a gal named Della Fox.

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Continution of Romance Of An Old Street: Peter Freeman for many years janitor and messenger for the Savings Bank, lived at no. 12 (Post Street) Peter was a faithful hard working servant and stood well in the community. He raised a lot of children, one of whom was Theodore ( Tede) Freeman, the pride of the street and the distraction of all the colored lassies for fifty miles around. Another character of note was Tom Prince. An Indian father and a mulatto mother left Tom stranded on Post Street to sink into innocuous dessitude, while his light skin, straight hair and erect form promised better things. Opposite to Freeman lived Martin Wells, another respectable colored man, and he too had numerous children. Beatrice Robbins, a voluptuous maid, and Jane Ann Suits were among the charmers who graced the Avenue. To few is it known that Jonnie Gale, a white man who was at times living on the avenue, was the first victim of the Civil War from Utica. He went out with the Fourteeth regiment which was stationed near Washington, DC, when the tragedy occured. One unlucky day he was lying in his tent, when a soldier with a new pistol tried to shoot a spider that was crawling along the canvas wall. He missed the spider, but he got Jonnie Gale. Francois De Lepine, a pompous barber and Wellington de Nike, residents of the street, were descendendt of Louisiana aristocracy and were proud of the fact.