The evening world., 1922-05-18
Victim, Douglas w. Hay, Was
Walking Away From Scene
When Michael Traviano
Opened Fire on Him.
Murderer Emptied One Revol-
yer at Three Other Patrol
men Closing in on Him and
Used Another as They Shot.
Fusillade Attracts Thousands
at Claremont Parkway and
172d Street Who Witness
Capture of Slayer.

Policeman Douglas w. Hay OF the
Bathgate Parkway Station observed
Michael Traviano, of No. 1892 Third
Avenue. a fish merchant who has a
stand on Third Avenue. between
Claremont Parkway and 172d Street,
throw a handful OF fish heads into
the gutter in front OF his stand this
afternoon.
The policeman wrote out a sum
mons for Traviano to answer in West
Farms Court tomorrow for a viola
ton of the sanitary laws and handed
1t to him.
AS the policeman closed his book
Of summons blanks and turned away
Traviano whipped out heavy re-
volver and fired II point blank at the,
policeman's back. Z
The street was busy. The shot was
heard not only by those on the side
walks but by passengers in surface.
and elevated cars and hundreds saw
the policeman reel and fall. They
saw Traviano shoot again. The
gathering crowd started to close in
on the market man.
Brandishing his revolver Traviano
ran through Claremont Parkway to-
wards Crotona Park.
Policeman Slater on duty on
Washington Avenue, had heard the
shots and ran to intercept Traviano,
Traffic Policemen Martin Howley
and Jerry Clifford, who had seen the.
disturbance from a Third Avenue car
on which they were going home,
jumped off and joined In the chase.
The three policemen began shooting
at Traviano as he. neared Fulton
Avenue. He replied to each of them
shot for shot. When his revolver was
omptied he drew another smaller
weapon from a back pocket and re-
sumed firing
Howley and clifford on one side of
the street began a cross fire at Tra,i-
ano, attracting all his fire after he
had taken refuge behind a lamp post.
Slater, who fought overseas with the
Sbth Machine Gun Battalion, crouched
low against the building line on the
other side and began making swift
advances stealthlly.
He was the width OF the sidewalk
from Travlano when the market man
whirled about and fired at him. The
bullet struck Slater In the right hand
and knocked his revolver from his
grasp, The policeman's gun had been
emptied Of bullets lie picked Il up
with his left hand and with a Wild
yell leaped at TraviAno. aa Howley
and Clifford came running across the
street TO his aid, ny this time the
guns OF all the hunters, as we'll as OF
tho hunted man, we're empty, Using
their pistol barrels AZ clubs, they
knocked Traviano sensoless and took
him away,
Following the nghtlng at - fairly
safe distance were nearly nVe thou
sand persons besides tho hundreds
who were watching from the windows
VI apartments and street cars,
Meanwhile Hay had been taken 10
Fordham Hospital, from which he had
lust been discharged after injuries
suffered by him In stopping run
away horse which threatened the lives
If II score of school children, lie was
lead when the hospital was reached,
HAY was forty years old, He was
appointed policeman Aug, z, 1913,
md not single charge stands against
lis official record.
Hay lived at No, III Clinton Avenue
With his wife Anna, and their two
aughters, Lillian fourteen and Daisy
ins.