The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-14
PUGILlST CLAIMS WOMAN VICTIM
 OF OWN HANDS
'Kid' Mccoy Runs Amuck With Gun In Los
 Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1ss--NOr- man SeIby, known to the prize ring as 'sKid Mccoy" confessed the mur> der of Mrs. Theresa M0rs, to his sis- ter shortly after Mfrs. MOrs was shot here carly today, 1t was announced tonight by Assistant Captain of De- tectivcs Herman Cline
 The sister will Do questioned fur. ther by the district attorney ton1Or. row.
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1S.--The most thoroughly tangled case in the recent police annals of Los Angeles with Norman Selby, Kid Mccoy of prize ring fame, as its central living figure, and Mrs. Theresa w; Mers, divorced wife of wealthy antique dealer, shot to death, tonight claimed the atten- ton of the Los Angeles police homis eide squad
 MeCox dazed and ineoherent, is held by police on euspiciOn of murder. {
 Albert Mozss divorced husband of the dead woman, also has been located after frantic search for him follow. ing the discovery of Mrs. Mors' body this morning.
 The ex-pugilist, nine times hus- band and who, common reports said, was planning to make Mrs. Aors his tenth wife, in the first hour or so after his arrest would make only one statement and that was The killed the only woman I ever loved"
 s.She committed suicide last night" he mumbled. First l put her on the davenport. Then l moved her onto the floor"
 Detectives found what apparead to be coroboration of this, a large blood spot on the davenport and a smaller one on the floor where the body was found this morning by the apartment house janitor.
 Near the body was 32-calibre au- tomatic pistol and bullet to fit 1t was taken from the woman's head by police surgeons. Clasped in the hand of the woman was a photograph of the ex-pugilist. They had been living at the apartment as Mir. and Mrs. N. Shields"
 Shortly after the body was discov- cred Mccoy threw the first complica- tion into the case.
 Brandishing a .45 calibre pistol and shouting incoherently, he appeared in the residential district brokerage office run by Sam Schapp ana his wife, Ann. William l. Ross, New Yorker, was standing by the counter.
 Mccoy, swearing and cursing, ac- eording to these three, proceeded to rob them and ordered the men to dis robe, apparently to block pursuit.
 Ross attempted to disaFm the former fighter and received two bullets in the thigh. Mccoy fired four more shots and slightly wounded Schapp and his wife when departed, running.
 Captured By Policeman
 As he fled across Westlake park his pistol fell from his pocket and a pa- trolman arrested him.
 McCoy's apartment was searched and a note was found as follows:
 .sTo whom it may concern: All my belongings to go to my mother, Mrs. Mary E.. Selby, 6111 Mesa Drive,
 Norman Selby."
 The note was dated August 12.
 Mrs. Mors was killed or committed suicide about midnight of August 12, according to police surgeons.
 Closer examinations of Mrs. Mors' body revealed further complcating evil dence. The lip had been cut through as though by a heavy blow. There were other cuts on the arm, indtcat- ing q possible struggle.
 Bullet Entered Temple
 The bullet had entered her left temple, ranged downward across the fnce and lodged under the right eye. Mccoy was taken out to the scene of the death, but was unable or unwilling to throw any further light on his pre- vious unconnected statements.
 Mrs. Mors and her husband had been divorced recently. Then she charged Mors with having robbed the antique firm of $50,O0O in securities and valua- bles while a property settlement was being arranged.
 Mors was brought into court several times and last Monday his preliminary hearing was set for August 15. His bail was fixed at $62,OOO, which he furnished.
 At all the court sessions excepting that of last Monday Mrs. Mors ap- peared accompanied by Mccoy.