The sun., 1916-12-10
EIGHTH MRS. MCCOY
SAYS 80 LONG,, KID"
Hero Of Prize and Wedding
Ring in Another Divorce
Bout.
LOSES TO YOUNG CUPID
Norman Selby's Life Has Been
Just One Wife After
Another.
LOSES TO YOUNG CUPID

Ma MCCOY eigntn marriage mas
failed TO take. The e~x-pugiiist. who IL
known as Norman Seiby In private life.
vas sued in the Supreme Court yester-
day for a divorce by Mira. Edna va,cn.
tine Selby. who has found the going too
fac, FOR her In McCoy's latest bout with
Kid cupid.
Mccoy, who was once w%eiterweisht
Champion OF the world. liz now conceded
to hold the divorce championship at any
weight. Altogether seven matrimonial
training partners have caused him to
take the count in the courts. Onc woman
came back for a return match twice
after she had won the decision over tho
Kid, but finally left the prize fighter to
GO on with his record ~ An Intermittent
husband.
According to Emil Fuchs, counsel for
the current Mrs. SelbyV who was the
daughter OF one Of the Valentine broth
ers, wealthy mining men of south Amer
lea. McCoy's recent duties as orderly
With a National Guard regiment from
New York on the border stimulated his
desire to keep on the move constantly.
When he returned In September last. the
lawyers story went on. the Kid kept
moving everywhere except toward his
own home. and Mira. Selby. putting
scouts on his trail. became convinced
bis errands were not concerned with
saving his country.
Took Trunks and Punch.
The detectives learned that the Kid
had taken his TRUNK and the famous
"ccrkscrew punch TO the Hotel Seville.
.nl ,I,av araifnd ~ Sao vchut also thA XIII
might install In his suite. Two days ago
they were rewarded. according to their
reports. by observing "a doll faced
blonde with saucerlits eyes OF blue"
enter. and the detectives. breaking In.
found ZONE evidence.
The name OF the correspondent was not
made known and unless this divorce Is
added to the Kids other trophies n the
identity OF the owner Of the saucer eyes
Ia made known congratulations for any
one would he decidedly bad form.
Mn. Selby met the expert on rings
prise and w~edding-when she VAS Mrs.
Helm. wife Of the Vice-Consui for Hon
duras In this city. with whom she lived
until the Kids celebrated light tattooed
her husbands eye. The Helms were din
ing at an uptown restaurant one eve-
ring in 1909 when Mccoy passed and. 80
the husband averred. his athletic figure
drew a bow from Mrs.. Helm. =
Later. when Helm came back to the
table after having stepped out a few mo-
merits. he found he had made a tactical
tlunder. for the Kid. executing a nank
movement. was now In possession OF his
chair and accompanying the orchestra on
the celery. Afterward the Kid. not rel
khing the husbands linking OF hie name
with Mrs. Helm, dropped his fist into
Helms eye.
In the Order Of Appearance.
Mrs. Helm obtained a divorce and In
the summer Of 1911 she became the Tta'-
lists latest bride. Before her temporary
liens on his affections were held by--but
the KID 'scrapped' romances must be
taken u, in chronological order to avoid
confusion.
He started out un~pretentiously enough
IN 1894 with Lot,ie Piehler as hts bride.
but she dropped him the next year. Then
came Charlotte Smith In 1897, whose
romance wore u even more quickly.
In the same year ne mad p determined
effort 10 get used 10 married life. taking
Mrs. Julia crosselman for his bride. but
ne couldn't stand the strain more thar
three yaaes.
In 1901. however. they had managed
Nv uN"h tto - s"s' 49,
riage and 80 took a fresh start. Tho
second marriage rubbed of In the fall.
but after a pleasant little vacation from
each others company they decided In
the folk ewing spring to come back for
more.
BY this time they were growing really
tired OF revamped honeymoons, and
finally in 1905 Mrs. Crosselman-Selby
obtained the third divorce that con-
vested her married life with. the fighter
into a past performance. Then Indian
ola Arnold. an actress. filled q brief en-
easement as the Kids wife, In 1908
Mrs. Edward c. Ellis. widow OF the
grandson Of the founder Of the Ellis
Locomotive Works. was starred In the
role-starred in It because her marriage
with the Kid lasted for the unprccc-
dented run OF Ave years.
Just az the KIDS friends were begin
ming 20 suspect that he had been over
whelmed by matrimony, he escaped from
II once more. Then came the present
Mrs. Selby-and II looks as though the
Kid might have to go through It all over