Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-14
KID NJ COY IN.
CELL CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Veteran of Prize Ring Faces
Most Desperate Battle
of His Career
RICH DIV0RCEE, VICTIM
Wounds Three After Dead
Woman Is Found
Suicide, His Claim

Los ANGELES. Cal, Aug. a.
Evidence to be presented to the
county grand jury today completely
will disprove the story of Norman
Selby. (Kid Mccoy, that Theresa
w. Mors, latest of the ex-pugilist's
heart fancies, killed herself, police
detectives declared.
The woman, Mrs. Theresa Mors,
divorced wife of wealthy antique
dealer. was found dead early yester-
day in the apartment she and Nc
Coy, whose true name is Norman
Selby, had occupied for several weeks
as "Mr, and Mrs. N. Shields" In
her head was q 80 calibre bullet,
nearby was an automatic pistol OF
the same calibre and a note signed
by Mccoy bequeathing all his world
ly possessions to his mother.
When Mccoy was arrested several
hours later, after terrorizing en-
ployes and patrons of two fashion
able shops and shooting and slightly
wounding three persons, he was
stubbornly silent for a time, but
finally talked freely. Mrs. Mors killed
herself, he said, the shock and grief
put out his lights" and filled him
band, "who drove her to it." to kill
all those who stood in his way and
finally to kill himself"
But fate hid Mors from him, and
his plan to kill himself was lost in
the swirl of events.
II was going to kill myself" he
said, explaining the note found In
the apartment, "but-I 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 to her home
soon after the shooting of Mrs. Mors
and burst out with:
at just had to kill that woman"
Late last night detectives called
at the Thomas home, but after con-
| ferring with the woman's attorney
| they agreed not to question her fur
ther, on the understanding that she
would tell the complete story of Nc
Coy's visit and alleged confession to
| District Attorney Asa Keyes at 10
| A. M. today.
Mccoy, under re-grilling at the
| city hall, admitted that he had call
| ed on his sister soon after Mrs. Mors'
death, but Couldn't remember what
1 told her or how long l stayed"
| He clung to his suicide version of
the shooting. telling detectives that
| Mrs. Mors was driven to despair by
i'her troubles with her former hus-
band. that she suddenly cried out
that she Couldn't stand it any
longer" and attempted to stab her
self to death with a butcher knife.
| When this failed he said, she took
pistol from a dresser drawer and
fired a bullet through her head be-
| fore he could stop her.
Police declare. however, that
what Mrs. Mors really planned was
reconciliation with her former
husband, and that McCoy's jealous
rage over this impending reconcilia-
| ton led him to kill her and then
to go out seeking to kill Mors.
In his search for Mors he went to
the Mors antique shop, where, ac-
cording to his own story, he planned
to shoot Mr.. Mors and then Kill Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Schapp, who operated
a shop next door and who recently
| had made efforts to bring about "a
reconciliation between Mr.. and Mrs.
| Mors.
! What he actually did was to
| wound William Ross, a patron who
| happened to enter the Mors estap-
lishment and Mr.. and Mrs. Schapp'
+! whom he pursued into their shop
! when they refused to be lured into
| the Mors place. None of the three
was wounded seriously.
| Another of McCoy's intended VIC
tins was believed discovered when
the desk sergeant at the Hollywood
police station reported that at A
M. yesterday few hours after
Mrs. Mors' death-McCoy appeared
and asked to see Patrolman Ray
| mond f. Puissegur. When told
Puissegur was not at the station
| Mccoy said:
"He will consider himself lucky
when he reads the morning papers
Puissegur is one of the officers
who answered call at the Mors
| Hollywood home, August 4, wher
Mors, accompanied by Mccoy, ap'
peared es unlimited guests at a din
ner party given by Mrs. Mors ano
caused a disturbance. Mr.. Mors re-
quested McCoy's arrest, which Puts
segur refused, saying IF he came tt
my home under these circumstances
I would throw him out"
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