The sun., 1910-01-10


or 20 Commune with POmpey. the
Old p. ID. Horse, on a Farm In Rye.
William Van Hove. an orphan, 10 years
old. was taken to the Yorkville police
court yesterday and charged with. at
tempted suicide.
Wat show has a kid like me to get
along? Nobody wants me. Me married
brudder puts me outer his home cause
couldn't get work" the boy said to
Magistrate Krotel.
What do you work at when you do
work." the Magistrate asked.
Il can work as a grocer's boy or a
butchers boy or run errands or almost
anything. but me clothes re full o. holes
and couldn't get a job. I'm on'y in the
way and a kid like me q better OF dead.
the boy said.
Policeman Haverty Of the East Fifty
first street station told the Court that on
Friday last the boy went into the restau-
rant at 1872 Sixth avenue and with his last
nickel got a cup Of hot coffee. After he
drank the coffee he was drinking iodine
from vial when a waiter interrupted
him. He was taken to Flower Hospital
where he remained until yesterday.
A tell man in a fur overcoat stepped
up on the court bridge and said to his
Honor:
IF you will turn this boy over to me
l will give him home and make man of
him. I'll be grateful to you il you will
give me the opportunity OF befriending
one in trouble. l am interested in the
downs and outs and l have another
uDfortunP te New York boy on my farm
For rafpr0no0 I NAV infnrnN Won that
Brother William. the director OF the
Catholic Protectory in Westchester. is
my hrother-in-law."
who are your" Magistrate Krotel
asked
srm Redmor d p. Keresy, a retired po-
liceman. You may have heard of me
and my mount Pompey when we did duty
in the Bronx and along Seventh avenue
He was a fine horse in stopping runaways
and often got his and my name in the
at Rye
Keresy said that after twenty-five years
in the New York Police Department
he retired four years ago and went to
live on his farm.
The wife and have brought up ten
children and she and find comfort and
happiness in them think we have had
our share OF luck in this world and at
tribute il to holding out a helping hand
to those that need help. Three home
less boys that l took home are now doing
well. One is in Wall Street in a small
way and another has been successful
in business"
Keresy went on TO explain that the
Police Department bought Pompey in
1888 when he was years old. keresy
got him then and the two were compan-
ions for eighteen years. In 1902 the de-
partment pronounced the horse too old
for police service and put him up at auc-
ton keresy bought him and took him
to his farm, where he had plenty to eat
and no work to do. Pompey is now 2S
years old.
DO you want to go with this man who
oilers to give you homer" the Magistrate
asked the boy.
Yes. ri go and thanks" the boy re-
sponded.
You won't try TO kill yourself gain?"
-S'long as l have a home and work
don't want to die
The Magistrate discharged the boy,
who left court with the former policeman
On the sidewalk a man sought to take
the boy away. The policeman led all
hands back to court.
Are you related to this boy?" Chief
Clerk Richter asked the man who wanted
TO take the boy.
NO. I'm not, but my wife is distantly
related to him and | guess that's good
enough
You'll have to guess again. When
the boys relatives had him they turned
him away He has a protector now by
direction of the court, If you interfere
with him you're liable TO arrest"
All right, said the man. as he walked
away.
Van Hove and Keresy took the next
train for Rye.