ON SUSPICION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 August 1924, Page 5

ON SUSPICION.

CHARGED WITH MURDER, ■WELL-KNOWN BOXER, IN DOCK. TEMPORARILY CRAZY. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. Norman Selby, known in the prizering, where he was famous years ago, as “Kid” McCoy, lias been arrested and charged on suspicion with the murder of Mrs. Theresa. Moers, says a Los Angeles telegram. Mrs. Moers, with whom McCoy said he had been living, was found shot dead. Later McCoy attempted to rob a grocery store, but he was foiled by a bystander, who was shot in the scuffle.

Albert Moers, a wealthy antique dealer, the divorced husband of the dead woman, was at first reported to have been killed, but later reports stated that he was wounded. The police searched for him and found him alive. He has been detained. McCoy is stated to have confessed the murder to liis sister at her home, where he went after the shooting. Later he told the police -that the woman committed suicide, and the evidence tends to corroborate this statement.

The police at Los Angeles had a wild chase fo rMeCoy through crowded streets. The police commandeered automobiles and finally ran him down. He submitted quietly. McCoy figured in the recent divorce between Mrs. Moers and her husband - . In the settlement thej husband gave his wife £IOO,OOO, including a large antique shop. Mrs. Moers told the court she intended to marry McCoy. McCoy appears temporarily crazy. He evidently killed Mrs. Moers in daylight in the apartment where he was living with her. Then he tried to find Moers, evidently intending to murder him. Going to the antique shop he failed to find .Moers, but found William Ross, a millionaire merchant and three other people. These he lined up against the wall, and with threats of death ordered them to remove their clothing. He robbed them of all their money and jewellery, and as fast as customers entered the shop he robbed them and they joined the party standing against the wall.

Occasionally McCoy approached and smashed some man with his fist, knocking out his teeth. In an hour McCoy had fifteen more or less fainting people standing against the wall, fearful of death. Suddenly Ross made a break for the door, ■ but McCoy shot him on the side-walk, and a oreat crowd gathered. McCoy fled, shooting until his gun was emptied. Ross will probably recover. Two others were seriously wounded. McCoy, who is fifty years of age, married nine times.

[The above message adds another •chapter to the life of one of the most famous pugilists that pulled on a gjove. Round about a generation ago “Ki.-i McCoy’ > .was one of a galaxy of middle-weights, the like of which lias not been seen since. He was a contemporary of Fitzsimmons and ‘ Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien, and -fought for the championship several times He has been given credit for heina-’en* of the most scientific boxers of any ge/.c-v ation.]