Post St. Blues-Fiona at the library

[jon]

REAL ESTATE

was worth high prices, was purchased for $470. It is a small house and small lot; is assessed for but $150; insurance way down; rent $7 per month, steady, year in year out, in advance, or between sixteen and seventeen per cent, clear every year. Why should the owners want a change of tenants? To their credit be it said some of them do want a change of tenants nevertheless. But nine persons own property on Post Avenue, and is not long since several of them signed an agreement to

EXCLUDE ALL COLORED PEOPLE

from occupancy of houses on the street, and to improve their dwellings so that decent people would occupy them. The agreement was only to be building when signed by all the property owners. One or two of them wouldn't sign; the project fell through. The old tenement houses are still occupied as such, and at this day there is one of them that for every room in the house has every night

[jon]

SIX HUMAN BEINGS

sleeping between its four walls. It contains no large room either. We have said comparatively little about the wickedness of the street. It is not necessary because it is notorious. But the street as it stands to-day is an eye-sore to the city. It is a satire upon civilization.

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THE DAILY OBSERVER - AUGUST 14, 1875

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BLACK AND WHITE
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A Negro Weds a White Woman - Lives on
Post Street

Rev. Charles W. H. Lloyd, the colored evangelist, living at 83 Broadway, united in marriage on Saturday evening, a member of his race, Fredrick A. Jackson, and a white woman, Gerile Helmer. In the afternoon the couple called upon him and profusely expressed their mutual affections. The clergyman furnished them with the necessary marriage certificates and instructed them to fill them out and return in the evening. The parties appeared promptly at the appointed time and in due form were made one. The groom is 42 years old and is prominent among the darkey population of this city. His better half is a year older. They are at present living at 16 Post avenue.

Elder Lloyd told a Union reporter this morning that he had known the groom's father, Albert, who has supposed to have died sometime ago in Boston. The bride he understood to be a Canadian, although he claimed that he had seen several negresses in the South that were lighter in color than the one married Saturday.

Among the residents of Post avenue it was learned that she had come here from Buffalo about two months ago and had lived at various places on the avenue. The husband when seen contradicted the statements
as to his marriage.

THE DAILY UNION - NOVEMBER 5, 1895

[jon]

NEW CENTRAL FIRE STATION WILL BEGIN
OBLITERATION OF FAMOUS STREET IN CITY
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Post"Avenue" Will Become Thing of the Past When Modern Quarters for Department Are Erected - Thoroughfare One of Oldest in City - Original Site of First Frame Structure Erected West of Albany- Tumble Down Section Long an Eyesore to Progressive Uticans
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When the city builds the new central fire station at the northwest corner of Elizabeth and Burnet streets, there will be the beginning of the end of one of Utica's most famous streets, Post avenue - or to call it correctly, Post street.

Post street is one of the oldest in the city. It was named after a trader by that name, whose store is said to have been the first frame building west of Albany.

Of late years Post street has earned the so brignet of "the ave." a street running from Charlotte street to Burnet street, and inhabited mainly by negroes.

The new fire station will cause the doing away of a somewhat tumble-down section, which has long been a thorn to those who wish to see Utica a city progressive and beautiful.

UTICA SUNDAY TRIBUNE - FEBRUARY 26, 1911

[Dave]

That's great, Jon! Thanks!

[jon]

The last article from the Utica Sunday Tribune has a wealth of information, and answers to lots of unanswered questions in my opinion.

[jon]

COUNTY COURT

Trial of the Case of the People vs
Albert Grimes
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The trial of the case of the people against Albert Grimes occupied nearly the entire session of the County Court yesterday. Grimes was indicted by the last grand jury for rape to the second degree, alleged to have been performed upon the person of Miss Lucy J. Wormworth. Both of the parties are colored and reside on Post Avenue in this city. Miss Wormworth has a child, which was born in February. The defense is that Grimes is not the father of the child, but that the real father is a white man. This latter claim is based upon the complexion of the child, which is very light. After swearing several witnesses District Attorney Klock rested the case for the people and L. N. Southworth of the firm of Southworth & Gaffney moved to have the defendent discharged. The grounds for the motion were that no corroborative evidence had been offered to show that Grimes was the father of the child of Miss Wormworth. The motion was denied and Mr. Southworth opened the case for the defendant. When placed upon the stand Grimes was subjected to a rigid cross-examination by District Attorney Klock. He swore to the same very remarkable statements and became very much excited in answering Mr. Klock's questions in the description of marriage laws on Post Avenue. Grimes has a wife and children in another city. The case will be continued this morning.


UTICA DAILY PRESS - JUNE 9, 1911

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LOTTIE JACKSON
IS AGAIN JAILED
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MISERABLE WHITE WOMAN WIFE OF NEGRO
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THREE MONTHS' SENTENCE
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She Pleaded Guilty of Keeping a Disorderly House - Charles Ray in Court To-day Charged With Stealing Carpenters Tools[/size]

Lottie Jackson, a white woman who married a colored man some years ago and who has lived in the neighborhood of Post Avenue since, was sent to jail for three months by Judge O'Connor in City Court this morning. A week ago Officer Frank Clark entered the woman's room and found her in company with a white man. She was arrested and charged with keeping a disorderly house and, that she appeared to be ill, she was sent to General Hospital.

Yesterday she was discharged from the hospital. When brought into court yesterday afternoon she declared her innocence and demanded a trial. This morning she was again arraigned and told that witnesses were ready to testify against her, if she insisted on a trial, but that she would get off easier if she pleaded guilty. She accordingly changed her plea and took three months.

A man who gave the name of Charles Ray was sent to jail for 13 days for stealing a number of carpenter tools. The complainant was H. R. Davis. When questioned Ray said that he received the tools from a stranger at the New York Central depot. The court declined to believe the tale about the generous stranger and declared the defendant convicted.

John Bilski paid a fine of $3 for intoxication.

Harry Roycamp, a vagrant, who had a lame foot which he said he hurt by falling on the ice, was discharged and sent to General Hospital by Overseer of the Poor Bachelor.

A number of vagrants were released.


UTICA HERALD DISPATCH - MARCH 17, 1908

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[jon]

MATTERS IN COURT

Before court adjourned Saturday a jury had been secured in the case of the people vs. Floyd F. Peresett, who is under indictment for manslaughter. The story of the crime began the afternoon of Thursday, September 7, 1893, when a game of "high five" was in progress in Pell's dive on Post Avenue, Utica. Peresett was a waiter at the Genesee apartment house, Utica, and William Fox, the victim, who was a southern negro, was about to go to Booneville to secure a similar job when they became involved in a row which cost him his life. A dispute arose over the cards. Fox insinuated that Peresett's wife was a woman of easy virtue and struck Persett over the arm with a chair. Then Persett felled Fox with a blow on the head from a heavy chair. At 10:30 the next night Fox died from the effects of a broken skull.

The jury to sit in this case is composed of the following persons:

George Oatman, Otis B. Frisbie, G. A. Higby, David Phillips, Patrick Welch, Rome; George W. Smith, Floyd Corners; Hugh Coyle, Jay Bingham, Oriskany Falls; Richard Richards, Marcy; Andrew Seigel, New London; William Witherstein, North Western; John Davies, Remsen.

When court convened Monday morning Mr. Klock spent about 40 minutes in pleading the case before the jury, and in telling what he expected to prove.

Robert O'Baniel colored of Utica, was the first witness. He happened to be in Pell's saloon when the fight took place.

He described the fracas and swore to seeing Peresett strike Fox with the chair, inflicting the wound which proved fatal. Other witnesses corroborated O'Baniel's testimony. The people rested yesterday morning and the defense was opened. The trial will probably be concluded to-day.

ROME SEMI-WEEKLY CITIZEN - MAY 2, 1894

[jon]

SUDDEN DEATH OF
COLORED WOMAN
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EDITH JACKSON EXPIRED AT BREAKFAST TABLE
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CHARITY CLERK CALLED IN
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Family in Destitute Condition - Mrs. Jackson Brought to Her House on Post Avenue Edibles for Herself and Children and Then Dropped Dead


Edith Jackson, a colored woman, died suddenly this morning at her home, 14 Post Avenue. During the earlier part of the morning she had been sitting on her front steps chatting with some of her neighbors and appeared to be in her usual health. A little later she went to a nearby restaurant to get some breakfast for herself and two little daughters. Returning from the restaurant she spread the meat on the table and then in the presence of her children, Ruth aged 9,and Edna L., she fell from her chore dead.

Coroner Dodd was notified and reported the destitute condition of the family to Charity Clerk Manley, who had the body removed to the undertaking rooms of E. B. Cash.

Besides the daughters referred to, the deceased leaves her husband, Thomas Jackson.

The family came here some time ago from Rome, where the deceased has a sister.

UTICA HERALD DISPATCH - JUNE 20, 1904

[jon]

AN IMPORTANT PROJECT THWARTED

Levi Childs, the husband of five wives, four of whom died, and the last of whom deserted him last week, the father of 24 children and of a statement that he is 92 years old, applied to Deputy Superintendent of the Poor Grimes on Saturday for a pass to Utica,where he thinks of starting a barber shop in company with Fennimors Cooper King or some other distinguished colored resident of Post Avenue in that city. Deputy Superintendent Grimes thought it would not be wise to invest any of the county's funds in the enterprise, and denied Mr. Cliild's request. Mr. Child's belongs to Syracuse, and the authorities will make every endeavor to entice him to remain in town. He is a very fine old darkey indeed, and really deserves better fare than he is getting in these days. He is quite destitute, but able to work, and probably 20 years younger than he says he is. - Syracuse Standard.

Thus does the cold charity of the Salt City work against the interests of neighboring sisters.


UTICA DAILY OBSERVER - AUGUST 12, 1889

[jon]

POLICE DOINGS

George Reynolda, white, did what he ought not to on Post Avenue, and was fined $12.50, which he could not pay. Hi companions, Emma Romaine and Ann Smith, colored, were alike destitute of $12.50, and also visited the jail.

UTICA DAILY OBSERVER - JULY 15, 1875

[fiona]

Oh, wow. Mr. Peresett was a waiter at the Flats? The plot thickens.

[Dave]

May 6, 2010 13:16:31 GMT -5 jon said:

POLICE DOINGS

George Reynolda, white, did what he ought not to on Post Avenue, and was fined $12.50, which he could not pay. Hi companions, Emma Romaine and Ann Smith, colored, were alike destitute of $12.50, and also visited the jail.

UTICA DAILY OBSERVER - JULY 15, 1875

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