New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
SAVED BY 4 BOY COMPANION.
A LADS HARD FIGHT TO PREVENT
ANOTHER ONE FROM COMMIT
TING Suicide.

story Of heroism displayed by one boy In
nrcventing another boy from committing sui
| eide was told yesterday afternoon In the JEFF
| ferson Market Court. Jacob Singer, homeless
| lad. fourteen years DID, tried to throw himself
| under the wheels Of streetcar. at Sixth-ave.
and Fourteenth-st He saved from death
by Thomas Kinnery. boy of the same age. who
| lives at No "a Christopher-st. Singer fought
| desperately, but was held fast by his rescuer
until a policeman arrived
| When the policeman took the boys to the
| court the Singer boy acted and talked as II ne
| was insane. He said he had been in an asylum
| for Hebrew children because his mother and
| father had been divorced when he was five
| wears old His father he said. had changed his
| name to Witte and was living with second
| wife at No % Hester-st. After leaving the
| asvlum. the boy said he had worked In tall
| or's shop for time and had sold newspapers.
but from Monday night until yesterday morn
ing he had had nothing to eat Yesterday he
was sitting on a bench in Union Square when
he saw Knnery who had worked with him at
one time as district messenger. Young Kim
merry said to the Magistrates
~ went up to him and asked him wot he was
doln', and he says nawthin'. Then he says that
he is hungry. and as has 10 cents, / takes him
to restaurant on de BOWeTy anu we potH hiiS
up on grub. Then we goes to Thirteenth-st.
and plays golf and I beats him bad This
makes him sore. and sees that he is mumblin'
TO hisself wen starts to walk uptown Den
he begun his monkey business.
When the two boys got to the corner Of Four
teenth-st and Sixth-ave.. Singer. without say
ing a word to his companion, suddenly darted
into the middle OF the street and threw himself
across the tracks in front Of a car Of the Sixth
ave line that was going downtown. Kinnery
jumped after him and pulled him from the
track Even then he would have been too late
had not the driver applied the brakes and thus
stopped the car sufficiently to give Kinnery
chance to pull his boy companion of OF the
tracks.
Kinnery spoke sharply 10 Singer, but as Singer
promised that he would not be guilty OF such an
action again, he did not keep hold Of him, and
proceeded to walk uptown. When they reacned
Fourteenth-st Singer again made a dash for the
street and Kinnery ran after im singer Threw
himself before another Sixth-aye car bound
downtown and the two boys had fight before
Kinnery could pull Singer off the tracks. The
car was brough. to a sudden stop by the driver
and crowd gathered around the boys singer
broke away and running over to the new build
inc being erected at the southwest corner or
Fourteenth-st and Sixth-ave. he picked up some
bricks and threw h.m at his rescuer 10 force
him to keep his distance.
At that moment a crosstown car passed
,hrough Fourtaenth-st Singer ran for this car.
end Rinnery followed This time Singer threw
himself under the car but Kinnery. in spite Of
the lights that Singer had given him. bravely
followed him. crowd gathered but no one
tried 10 help the brave boy. Singer ard his res
cuer were both nearly run over this time, and
their lives were only saved by prompt work on
the part OF the driver.
Policeman Kennedy arrived at this time and
fo,.nd the two lads fighting desperately. Singer
was trying to break away and kinnery was en-
Seayorng sS to hold him. Kennedy arrested Singer.
and the crowd, which was large. cheered Kin
narv again and again for his bravery
In the Jefferson Market Court Singer admitted
~ he had tried to kill himself three times but
aid that he had nothing to live for. The Mags-
trate ordered a charge Ct vagrancy to be placed
against him. and when this was done. committed
him TO the Gerry Society for further investiga-
tion Of his case.