The New York herald., 1878-02-22
ROONEY'S REWARD.

A DISTRICT TELEGRAPH BOY TO RECEIVE A
GOLD MEDAL FOR sHREwDNEss.
gold medal will be presented to-day, at ten o'clock
A. NJ, TO william Rooney, messenger In the employ
ment Of the American District Telegra Com pany
at the district Office No So Bridge street. william
Rooney is the lad who February aided In the de-
lection and capture Of the alleged forger Charles h.
FlsheRe Renl "a q reward for the courage and intei-
gence he displayed on that occasion tho directors Of
the company promoted him to the rank OF sergeant,
aud voted him gold MEDAL which should commemo-
ratio his exploit. full account OF the operations OF
Fisher and OF hts capture has already been published
In the HERALD AMI tho reader will only noed to be re-
minded that he was IN tho habit OF buying goods
from various nrms, paying for them with checks
Of which tho certiacations were forged,
and receiving change Ia money alter soIne
hours delay, through the medium OF the
messenger boys Oa tho afternoon Of February 8 ho
had conducted an operation oi this sort He to
the Office al No. $50 broadway, obtained messenger
whom he Tor his change and with Instructions TO
meet HIM at the junction oil Prince and Crosby streets
to deliver 1t. THIS pciug contrary to the rules
Of the company the by returned TO the office,
whereupon young Rooney put the case. HIS
suspicious were and he induced Inspector
0i one VI tho company Is stations TO give Information
Of the affair a. Police Headquarters From
the description OF Fisher wuicn Rooney gave IL
was supposed that lie was an individual Tor whom The
police had been looking Tor some time He was not
caught that day, but whom lie camo 10 the district
0iice next morning to look after Ills change young
Rooney, under prctcnce OF taking him to tho house OF
the boy whose services he had nrst secured got MN
into hallway at No. 10 East THIRD street, and thcn
making an excuse ior going OUT went TO look Tor an
officer. lie met Sergeant KING. OF the Fifteenth pre-
cinc,, who alter long chase captured Fisher
BoY's
HERALD reporter saw young Rooney last night at
tho resiuenco OF his parents No. SO Barrow street.
und IN conversation With him learned the iollo wing
facts In his liie He Is over sixteen years vi ago and
was born In this city. Hc attended Grammar school
No. IA, In North Moore street, for several years,
but left II before graduating, In June, 1879,
when he entered the service oi tho
American District Telegraph Company rs u
messenger. He has, since the occurrence above mar
rated, bccn promoted to the ranK of sergeant, and
hopes time TO rise hi her on the stan of the
piny. He Is shrowd looking lad OF medium size Tor
his age, bright eyed, dark compexioned aud
with u very largo heod. lie talks clearly
and iDtelIigcntIy and has evidently cultivated
his powers OF observation. In answer 10 tho
question what had first aroused his suspicion
to get away IRON tho olee; no restless aud un-
easy, ana when he henru VI HIS wanting 10 mceJ the
other boy IN the street thit there money In
the matter he elt sure thore wus something wrong
"Bcsidos" said he, ''thero was thing about tho
man anyhow that made mo mstrust him.
Ibe medal Is mauo Ia tbe form oil u Maltese crosH,
aud Will bear It's lace The words s:"Pr,scntod 10
William Rooney by the American District Telegraph
Company, February ~, 1875" On the reverse, a
gwen Will be engraved. ALI tho boys shat cah DO
spared from the various olces will DO assembled TO
witness tho prcscutattoD, which Will be made by Mr..
Il. W. Andrews, tho president oi tho company.