New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-19
.KERESEY, FRIEND
OF HOMELESS.
AItruist Ex-POIiceman Who
Adopted Would Be Suicide.
The FATHER OF Ten CHILDREN
Promised to Show New York Orphan
Nobody Wanted That Life Is Worth
Livina-Tooie Him to His Farm to
Make Man of Him.

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Livine-Took Him to His Farm to
Make Man of Him.
When William Van Hove, an Or
phan, sixteen years old, was taken to
the Yorkville police court in New York
city the other day and charged with
attempted suicide he said to Magis-
trate Krotel:
''W'at show has kid like me to
get along? Nobody wants me. Me
married brudder puts me outer his
home cause I couldn't get work
what do you work at when you
do work?' the magistrate asked.
Il can work as a grocer's boy or
butchers boy or run errands or almost
anything, but me clothes are full O
holes, an I couldn't get a job. I'm
ony in the way, an kid like mes
better off dead" the boy said.
Policeman Haverty of the East Fif
ty-frst street station told the court
| that on Friday, Jan. Z, the boy went
| into q restaurant at 1852 Sixth avenue
and with his last nickel got cup of
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he was drinking iodine from vial
when a waiter interrupted him. He
| was taken to Flower hospital, where
he remained until taken to the York
! vile police court.
Found a Friend In Court,
A tall man in fur overcoat stepped
up on the court bridge and said to
his honor:
eff you will turn this boy over to
me I will give him q home and make
man Of him. I'll be grateful to you
If you will give me the opportunity
of befriending one in trouble. I am
interested in the down and outs, and
I have another unfortunate New York
boy on my farm. For reference may
inform you that Brother William, the
director Of the Catholic protectory in
Westminster, N. Y, is my brother-in-
law"
"Who are you?" Magistrate Krotel
asked.
"I'm Redmond P. Keresey, a retired
me and my mount Pompey when we
did duty in the Bronx and along Sew
enth avenue. He was a fine horse in
stopping runaWays and often got his
and my name in the papers. He's with
me now on my farm at Rye
Keresey said that after twenty-five
years in the New York police depart
ment he retired four years ago and
went to live on his farm:
''The wife and I have brought up
ten children, and she and find COM
fort and happiness in them. l think
we have had our share Of luck in this
world, and I attribute it to holding
out helping hand to those that need
help. Three homeless boys that took
home are now doing we'll. One is in
Wall street in a small way, and anoth-
er has been successful in business"
Companions For Many Years.
Keresey went on to explain that the
police department bought Pompey in
1888 when he was six years old Ke-
companions for eighteen years. In
1902 the department pronounced the
horse too old for police service and
put him up at auction. Keresey bought
him and took him to his farm, where
he had plenty to eat and no work tc
DO. Pompey is now twenty-eight years
old
do you want to go with this man
who offers to give you a homer" the
magistrate asked the boy.
Eyes; III go, and thanks" the boy
responded.
"You won't try to kill yourself
again?" -
49, loag as I have home and worl
!, I don't want to die"
The magistrate discharged the boy
who left court with the former police
man and took the next train for Rye.
} It was one of Keresey's own boy!
+ who had pointed out the newspape
, paragraph telling about the youths at
tempted suicide. This had suggested
his action in trying to help the boy.
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