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Show ii n FIGHTER ARRESTED IN GEM ROBBERY KID M'COY. "aaaaKftaT j ' f " ' BP-P it HHiajAM e ' ' aaBaal vHHnaBr aawaffB KID M'COY HELD II mmmm American Boxer Is Alleged to Have Stolen Jewels From Russian Princess Special fhle to The Trlhuno LONDON July ?. Norman Pelhy. the ex-puglllst and health expert, popularly known aa "Kid McCoy." was arrested this afternoon in his apartments In the Hotel Cecil at the request of the rtdftfari government, gov-ernment, on charge of grand larceny, alleged to have been committed last Sunday Sun-day at Ostend. Ball waa refused and Befby was takn to Brixton Jail to await extradition papers, which will take a wek In coming. The thrft, according to Scotland Yard authorities consisted In the t d-.ing of 1160,000 worth of Jewelry belonging to the Princess of Thurn and Tals; formerly Mrs. Oerald Fitzgerald of fjnlontown, Ph.. who in stopping at the Palace hotel. Mrs. Selh admlttpr- to the orreKpondent of the InlernHf'.cinal News Service tonight that her husband visited the nay Belgian catering place Sunday for the purpose of attending the opening of the race meetlne and aiso to arrange a prize flht In the autumn She said he saw a number num-ber of noted crooks ha w.is there, got wind that there was ome crime soon to he committed and lhn len so as not to become Involved In any results. Most of McCoy's, friends here believe he is Innocent and that the arrest hit.- been caused by his beinc seen m company with the guilty persons at ("intend and then suddenly returning to London Three arrests have heri made .it OStendi two Belgians and one notorious Kngllsh crook, known is "the Squeaker. Several friends. Including Marc Klnw and Charles PIlHnghnm. motored to Prix Ion to give ball, but were not allowed en to kcp Ihe prisoner. The nrresl l as CEUBed much feeling, becavuss the prisoner is an American Amer-ican and has been ooiAd ur ami refused hMll by another and frlendlv government McCoy ha- been In rndm several months, promulgating his health ldens from a sajiltarlum patterned after Mul-doon's. Mul-doon's. The Princess of Thurn and Taxis Is the wife of Prlnc- Victor Of the Austr'an royal family and was married only a few months ago. Josephine Moffllt. a former New York chorus girl, also claims the title, saylnr she was married to Prince Ictor In Newark. N J.. several vears ago. |