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In Los Angeles on Aug. 15, Norman Selby, known as Kid McCoy, allegedly shot and killed Mrs. Theresa Morse during a shooting spree, also wounding Mrs. Anna Schapp Miller, Sam Schapp, and William C. Ross. However, witnesses claimed Mrs. Morse shot herself, and McCoy was arrested with a gun.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-Norman Selby, known through his long ring career as "Kid McCoy," yesterday afternoon shot and killed Mrs. Theresa Morse, formerly the wife of Albert Morse, a former millionaire New York manufacturer, in an apartment here in the exclusive residential section.
According to the police, the "Kid" went on a shooting rampage and didn't stop until he shot another woman and two men.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15.-Others shot by Norman Selby, otherwise known as "Kid McCoy," who, after killing Mrs. Morse, as charged by the police and who had promised to become his tenth bride, were Mrs. Anna Schapp Miller, her husband, Sam Schapp, a New York broker and William C. Ross, a Cleveland millionaire manufacturer.
After cross examination all sustained that Mrs. Morse shot herself in a room in the Nottingham Apartment, from which McCoy was seen running away with a gun in his hand. He also had the weapon upon his person when arrested.
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Los Angeles
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Aug. 15
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mrs. theresa morse shot and killed; mrs. anna schapp miller, sam schapp, and william c. ross shot; witnesses claimed mrs. morse shot herself; mccoy arrested with gun
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Norman Selby, known as Kid McCoy, allegedly shot and killed Mrs. Theresa Morse in an apartment in Los Angeles' exclusive residential section during a shooting rampage, also shooting Mrs. Anna Schapp Miller, her husband Sam Schapp, and William C. Ross. Police charged McCoy, who had promised to marry Mrs. Morse as his tenth bride. After cross-examination, all sustained that Mrs. Morse shot herself in the Nottingham Apartment; McCoy was seen running away with a gun and arrested with the weapon.