New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-27
MARTIN FAY PROMOTED
WHILE ON BED OF PAIN
Detective Wounded in Fight at
EIsemere Hotel Advanced
to First Grade.
DOCTORS HOPEFUL NOW
News Taken to Racked Man at
Lebanon hospital Causes
Him to Smile-Tracked
Diamond Thief.

Martin Fay. Of the Central Office,
the detective who was dangerously
wounded on the night OF November 49,
when ne and other detectives tried to ar
rest Henry Voge, and his wife at the
Elsemere Hotel in The Bronx, was lying
on his cot yesterday in the Lebanon Hos
pital. when Acting Captain Tunney en-
tered the ward and leaned over the
wounded mans bed.
Tunney whispered for a minute in Fay S
ear, and then a smile played over the
detectives pale, pain-tortured face. weak
as he was he half raised himself in ms
bed and shook hands with his superior.
Pm weak yet, captain" he said, ana
can't show, as much as l would ike
TO. how I appreciate this. Please tell the
Commissioner I am truly grateful"
As Captain Tunney left and the nurses
and doctors gathered about rays cot the
wounded man smiled again and told thehi
the reason for his happiness captain
Tunney had been instructed by Conlhiis.
sioner Waldo to go TO the hospital ana
inform Fay that he had been proihoteu
from the second grade OF detectives u
tho first grade. In addition TO the honor
Fav gains his present salary of N'4V
wear Is now raised TO $3.50 year.
Ever since he was wounded in the apuo'
men by a bullet from the revolver III the
hands Of Vogel Fay has been ho'erihe
between life and death. SO slight were
his chances Of living thought to be tha'
the last rites of the Church were auli'ii''
istered and the Coroner took MS ante
morten statement.
Fav was unconscious until two days
ago. and each night at the hospital lhe
doctors said he would not live unui INC
dawn Of another day.
Within ten minutes after Captain run
rev had brought the information Oh HIS
promotion Fay began TO improve ms
face lost some of it's pinched look and ms
ewes snarkled with new found hope. lie
even ioked with the nurses and began 10
Law mans for his removal from the hos
pital
Last night the physicians in charge OF
Fays case said he was on the road 10
complete recovery and probably would De
out of the hospital within a reasonable
time unless Unforeseen complications set
in.
The act for which Fay was promoted
was one Of singular and conspicuous ora-
very. He and Detectives Allen and Ger
ade. who were working for private
agency, went to the Elsemere Hotel, at
l54th street and Courtlandt avenue, The
Bronx, to arrest Henry Vogel and his
wife, who were charged with series OF
diamond jewelry robberies.
When the detectives were taken to the
room occupied by the Vogels the door was
opened and the detectives rushed In and
told the man he was under arrest. Nogel
started to dress himself to accompany the
detectives, but his wife suddenly put her
hand under pillow and pulled out two
automatic revolvers. She handed one to
Vogel and kept the other herself
The detectives had not drawn their own
reviewers, and before they could make
move to do so Vogel and his wife began
firing.
Allen, who was the first to enter the
room, was soon laid out with fatal
wound. Cerade and the proprietor OF the
hotel were seriously wounded and Fay
got a bullet in the abdomen.
Fay kept up the unequal battle and
presently vogel and his wife fell, both
dead. Then Fay fell and lay unconscious
on the floor. All the injured were were
rushed TO Lebanon Hospital. Allen died
the next day. The others were IN a
serious condition for several days, but
were all able 70 go TO their homes later
except Fay. for whom no hope was held
out.
Milwaukee, Nov. 26.-That Joseph Vo-
gel who was shot to death in New
York several days ago. and Sam" v
Davidor. former Milwaukee club mem
Der, stock and mining promoter anc
man about town, were one. is the opln'
ION OF Milwaukee police of1cials.
The police to-day received a communi'
cation, accompanied by a photograph,
which declared that Davidor had gone
10 New York to engage in the brokerage
business on a scale similar TO his meth
DDS of operation in Milwaukee.