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M’COY’S STORY
RIDDLED; HOPE
FOR CONFESSIONI
Detective Chief De-
clares ExPugilist IS'
Breakdown ——
Near
N o Suicide
L03 JINGELES. Cal., Aug. 15.——"I
wan;
bort Mora today. The divorced hus-
band of the beautiful Theresa. Mors.
who was found dead in her apart-
ment. bitterly demanded vengeance
on the pugilist movie star who is
held on suspicion of murder.-
"I knew from the beginning that
nothing good ever would come from
my wiis'u association with McCoy,"
said the husband as he Wept with—
out restraint. “His story
drove Theresa to suicide is a lie/'V
More said he had protested to her
many times.
"My fears have come true, I think
it was nothing short of an act of
God that'I. too. am not dead," said
More.
"Theresa. and I were friendly when
we last saw each other. so I could
not have been the indirect cause of 1
her death.
drove her to it."
Predicts Confusion Today.
Detective Captain George K. Home
and Captain Herman Cline of the
Homiczde Squad, announced today
that McCoy seemed on the verge of
a break down and confession several
times during the night.
“I expect him to confess before
another sundown," Captain Home
said.
Evidence to be presented to the
County Grand Jury today will dis?
provo completely the story of Mc-
Coy that Theresa. Mors killed her-
lelf. the police detectives declared.
But while Mors was demanding
the noose for McCoy and the police
were pursuing their relentless object
of fixing the guilt upon the ex-
puzilist, there was one in another
part of the town who believes in the
"Kid's" innocence. That is Mrs.
Mary E. Selby, mother of McCoy.
"I can’t seem to think very well."
she said. “Surely in Couldn't have
done it. He loved in l‘ too dearly.
She loved him, too
"He came to see me Wednesday
morning very early. It was ten
,mlnuteo to two. I heard his voice
outside, under the window—I know
his voice so well. He said. ‘Mother.’
I had been expecting him all day.
~ He came in and put his arms around
in. and said. 'How's my mother?’
‘ He didn't say anything about any
trouble. He just wanted to know
how I was and asked what time it
fun. - It was ten minutes to two.
"‘11. loved her too much. He used
to tell me about it."
His. Selby said she would visit her
son's: soon as the authorities Would
, fiat Fighm’s Rival.
”on. tound in the dead woman's
of an endearing nature
“Sam" led the police to-
nnother man in connec-
murder.
think‘ this man, whose
e! have been unable to
.. may disclose the motive
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Kid McCoy to hang—and I
wan: to pull the rope." declared Al-
ihat I;
PREMIER SEEKS TO
1 REPEAL DRY LAW
; OF NEWFOUNDLAND
Walter S. Munroe. premier of
Newfoundland, is taking steps to
McCoy lies if he says 1,__
a repeal the Newfoundland prohi-
. bition law, and to allow the sale
of liquor, under»
definite restrio
Lions. .
ousy on McCoy’s part.
A coroner's inquest over the body
will be held today. Blenntime fun-
eral arrangements are being made
by Mrs. Mors' mother.
The developments yesterday
clude:~
Questioning of Mrs. Jennie Thump
son. sister of McCoy, whom police
say they were told by an unnamed
informant had listened to
sobbingly confess that he killed Mrs.
Mors-—"tho only woman I ever lov-
ed."
Talking of formal statements from
numerous friends of McCoy's shoot-
ing rampage.
Sticks to Suicide Claim.
During a two-hour grilling. Mc-
Coy stuck to his statement that Mrs.
Mors committed suicide by slashing
herself with a butcher knife and
in-
then shooting herself through the
mouth.
"Whose gun is this?" Detective
Lieutenant Jarvis asked McCoy.
"That gun was given to me by Hu-
bert Kittie some months before he
blew out his brains." McCoy assert-
ed.
(Kittie, a former policeman. com-
mitted suicide recently after con-
fessing that he was involved in) a.
bank robbery for which three inno-
cent Mexicans llad been sent to San
Quentin Penitentiary.)
Asked to explain the cuts
bruises on Mr. Mors’ body.
said:—
‘- "Well. you see. it was this way.
We had been out all afternc’on. After
we got home I cooked a leg of lamb
and a lot of ‘other stuff. You know
I am a pretty good cook. Then we
sat down to eat.
"All during the afternoon Ther-
esa and I had been talking about
her troubles and she was pretty sad.
\Ve quarrelled a little. too. 'The
butcher knife was on the table. We
had been using it to cut the bread.
“'rcstle For Knife.
“Without warning. Theresa; leaped
and
McCoy
to her feet and said she wan
McCoy
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iself in the breast. 1 saw the bloom?
Espurt out and [hell I grabbed her”.
f\\'c struggled about the room and.
Jshe cut herself on the left wrist andl
'also slashed her upper lip. She was
holding the knife in her right hand
and l was trying to get it away fromi
I her. 3
"Some time before she got hold}
of the knife 1 had taken the cunt
{from my pocket and put it on the:
ftnblc. During the struggle for the.
i knife we bumped into the table und;
with her left hand she seized the re-
volvcr and shot herself. That's all
tllcr is to it."
Asked where he Went after the
shooting. McCoy acids--
“VVcll. I remember getting into
Theresa's automobile and after driv-
ing around for a while calling on my
sister, Airs. Jennie Thompson. in
Glendale. but I don't remember what
I told her or how long I remained in
her home.
"After I left there I went to Mors'
house to kill him. He was not at
home and then I drove away out on
West Third Street and went to sleep
in the automobile. You know what
happened in the morning."
' RAY SCHALK IS
FAST FADING
Catching Eleven Years,
But Bad Fingers May
Cause Him to Quit
Two of the best catchers in the
American League. stars of the cir-
cuit for a decade. are gradually slip-
ping. Ray Scllalk, brilliant. backstop
of the \Vhite Sox, is unable to keep
up the pace that has made him the
most. talked of catcher in years. His
services are lost to the Sox just at a.
time when they have rounded out
another great pitching staff. . Cy
Perkins, Connie Mack's backstop
around whom Connie once said he
was building his great team will
probably be traded to the Boston
Red Sox next year, as Cy has not:
been hitting and his backstop work
has been the weakest since he joined
the Mack organization.
For 11 years Schalk has caught
100 or more games, but this year he
will be unable to accomplish that
feat. He had hoped to go through a
dozen years of workbehind the bat.
with 100 games a season to his cred-
it. It was a feat that had not been
put acress in the history of the
American League and it looks now
as though it will remain unaccom-
plished for many years totcome.
Schalk makes no bones of the fact
that the years of hard work behind
the bat for the Sox have taken their
toll. He believes that 100 games a
season are too much for him pow.
His hands are in bad condition, but
he says there’s no telling What he
might do if his hands rounded into
good condition.
Three fingers of his throwing
hand are badly injured. and that
alone keeps him from coin: in re;-
ularly. He has grit. will power. and
above all a. love of the lame. Which
frequently has found‘hirn with the
chest protector on when he should
have been nursing his hands. '
Catohersjlike Steve O’Neill. of. the
Red Sox have the 111“.th for
record breaking amount!“ Han):
Severeid. the direct opposite. is able
to keep up theypsoe of every day
9km. ,. - 1' ,7? :
" yacht“: is built on My “but
in" ‘, W s I tut
THURSDAY .- FRIDA;
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FOR
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BRANDED, HE SAYS
Lucien 800 Sand, newspaper
reporter in Woonsockct, R. l.,‘
says he was branded with a "K"
on his forehead and wrist when
he was caught in the vicinity of
. Ku. Klux Klan secret. meeting
our Woossocket.‘ .
year 101' ll years.
From 1912 to 1924 Schalk has
taken part i n 1,444 games. an aver.
age of some 131. games per season
over a period of 11 years. The big
league schedules call for 145 games
This will give some idea of how lit-
tle the rest. of the \Vhite Sox catch-
ing staff has had to do over that
stretch of play. ’
Schalk's record of 11 consecutive
years in which he caught more than
100 games each season is more than
double the best National League pet--
iormance, five years by Chief Myers
when with the New York Giants.
Schalk's career in the American
League fairly teams with brilliant
performance. The feat that pleases
him most is that he has made a. put-
out at tvery base in the infield. quite
unusual for a catcher. .
While Schalk may never again
catch 100 games during a. major
league season hols tantrum being
through as a. catcher-rand still is one
of theTmo’st valuable in the majors.
As a. matter of fact there will prob
ably be'a place for Sohalk in base-
ball as long as he cares to stick to
the game. His knowledge of the cat-
ching-game makes himsinvaluable to
a. club in its development of pitch-
era. - '
- Always noted as a. smart player.
the managerial field is open to mm
should he care to take a whirl at
directing a club. .
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Unlike Bob I“ Fonda:
I may take this opportunity of
expressing my regret that it «he:
been "so" often stated that the dim-‘
cultiea we, encountered in this part
of our work'wero created by the
bankers and financiers. They con;
fined themselves to advising on to
the state of'min'd of
. t‘i'xe investing
produce the loan required. Wears
gunmen indebted“: ' ' f ‘ ~
and
,SMALLGIRLIS '
, ly hurt last night
time of the election :0: the; con-
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{MerchantS’ Suburban Days Announcments
’ 'Aug. 22
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HURT BY AUTO y
[N SllMFORD;
Mildred Austin, 8, ing
Serious Condition --
Harold Fallon, Driv-
er, Under $2,500 Bail
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STAMFORD. Conn. August 15.-—- j
Mildred Austin. eight ears old. of l
Hope street. Springdzilc. was serious-i
when she was}
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istruck by an automobile driven by
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llarold Fallon of New Conan. The
accident occurred a short distance"
from her home.
According to the police the Aus-
tin girl was riding a bicycle in com-,
pany with three other girls when the i
automobile driven by Fallon pullodi
out from the curb. He had gone but ‘
a short distance when he saw thei
four bicycles lined across the road!
and slowed down so that they could ‘
go to one side. As he did the Ans-l.
tin girl. probably confused by the‘-
headlights. pulled over in front ofl
the automobile and the cur struck:
the bicycle throwing her heavily to‘
tho ground.
The girl was picked, up and rushed
to the Stamford Hospital where she
was attended by Dr. Voyle A. Paul
who stated that she was suffering
from a fracture at the base of the
skull and probable internal injuries.
As far as could be learned last night
the car driven by Fallon did not run
over the body of the girl after it had
been thrown to the pavement.
Fallon was taken to Police Head-
quarters where he was questioned in
regard to the accident by Captain of
Detectives Thomas Foley. Fallon
stated that he did his best to avoid
hitting the child but she evidently
upon seeing her plight lost her bel-
anco and tumbled from the wheel.
After a. brief grilling Fallon was re-
leased under a property bond of 8:.-
500 pending the outcome of the
child’s condition.
, firstborn.
Defenders of primogeniture. back-
bone of the English hereditary prim
ciple received a. formidable blow
when Dr. Robert Hutchinson stated -
before the British Medical Allociar ,
tion that two-thirds of the menmiry
deficient children he had had to deal
with in his practice had been first-
born children. Defenders of primo-
gepiture point to the emcioncy of in-
numerable European monarchs
which history reveals. while the
backers of Dr. Hutchinson's conten-
who was the fifteenth child of his
parents. 'hlstory being mute regard~
ing the achievements of the first
fourteen children of Josiah Frank-
lin—Associated Press.
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Beating Child Labor To It -
. (Exchange) ".
It is not.
the 20th amendmentto“ the consti-
tution Will boono to change the date
62 Mdenthl inauguration. or att-
least to bring the datewhen a new.
congress takes office closer-toa‘them
are going to
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