New Britain herald., 1924-08-14
KID M'COY IS HELD
 0N MURDER CHARGE
Tells Wild Story, Saying Victim
 Killed Herself

Mccoy, veteran of the prize riN
 Nhoss fists fetched him ighilng Ti
 neHh more than quarter Of eeI
 tury ago, sal in Jail cell here loda
 facing the mosi desperate hattie (
 hls eareeF-s light 10 free himself (
 the charge of murderlng woman
 The woman, Mrs, Theresa Mau
 divorced wife of q wealthy anlinu
 dealer vas found dead early sfsieF
 day in The apartment she aAi MeCos
 whose true name Is Norman selhS
 had occupied for several weeks a
 'NF, and Mrs, k, Shields" la he
 head was a ,ss ealibre ballet, nsarhl vas an automatic pistol nf ihe sam ealihre and q note signed hy AeCol heausathlng all his worldly possession te his mother,
 Iinaily lie ialks
 When Mccoy was arrested sfhera hours later, after terrorizlng tmployei and patrons Of two fashionable shnpl and shooting and slightly w0undlnG three persons, he was stnbhornly sl, lent for time, but hnally talked freely. Mrs, Mors killed herself, he said: the shock and grief "pul out his lights" and illed him with an insane rage 10 kill her husband, "who drove her 10 it." 10 kill all those who stood in his way and finally to kill himself"
 But fate hid Mors from him, and his plan 10 kill himself was lost in the swirl of events,
 Forgot To kill Himself
 ''f wss going to kill myself" he said explaining the note found in the apartment. butt forgot"
 Police believe portions Of McCoy's story. but declare his suicide defense has already received its knockout blow from the kids own sister. Mrs. Jennie Thomas. whom they quote as saying Mccoy came 10 her home soon after the shooting of Mrs, Mors and Burst out with:
 T just had 10 kill that woman"
 Late last night detectives called at the Thomas home, but after confer ring with the womans attorney they agreed not 10 question her further. on the understanding that she would tell the complete story of Mccoy's visit and alleged confession to district at- torney Asa Reyes at h a. m. today.
 Mccoy. under re-grilling at the city hall. admitted that he had called on his sister soon after Mrs. Mors' death but Couldn't remember what l told her or how long 1 stayed"
 Insists on Suicide Tale
 He clung to his suicide version Of the shooting, telling detectives that | Mrs. Mors was driven to despair by her troubles with her former husband, ] that she suddenly cried out that she | couldn't stand it any longer" and at empted to stab herself to death with | l butcher knife When this failed he ,aid, she took pistol from dresser irawer and fired bullet through her lead before he could stop her.
 Police declare. however, that what Mrs. Mors really planned was recon- .iliation with her former husband. nd that McCoys jealous rage over his impending reconciliation led him 0 Kill her and than to go out seeking Q kill Mors.
 Searched For sfors Tn his search for Mors he went to he Mors antique shop, where, accord- , lg to his own story, he planned to boot Mir. Mors and then kill Mir. and ITS. Sam Schapp. who operated a ,op next door and who recently had ,ade efforts to bring about recon- -liation between Mir. and Mrs. Mors. | What he actually did was to wound rllliam Ross, q patron who happened enter the Mors establishment and { r. and Mrs. Schapp, whom he pur- ,ad into their shop when they rcfus- to be lured into the Mors place. one of the three was wounded seri- lsly In telling of thus shooting affray, " cCoy explained over and over again at he had been drinking, and that U . was crazed with shock and grief u pd out of his head. II
 saved By Breakdown
 Police for time believed that Me ,,. Id N had found Mors and killed him, .l fl after a search of several hours his t' torney reported to central police sta U m and announced his client vas w adv to be question d. It was then p' yeaIed that Mors was on his way to ''' , shop about the time Mccoy enter .I it. and, but for the fact that his N' broke down, would have t' lchcd his place of business in the 'u dst of the former pugilists shooting yy. ,,e By the time the machine could be '7 ,aired, however, newsboys were W. ,uting extras whose headlines U rned Mors that Mccoy was amuck. q" accordingly remained away until no Coy was safe in q cell at the city charged with suspicion Of mur- ln !, assault with deadly weapon, lh h intent to kill, and robbery. 'e' ' thi