The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-05

stern command rang out from the
officers to surrender. Vekos raised
his head and drew himself To his
knees
Its me- I'm the msu," he shouted
in apparent terror.
Put up Your hands, or We'll shoot
Put up your hands. mani" came back
the orders from behind the leveled
guns.
Lifting his hands high above his
head, the murderer regained hie feet
aud advanced toward his captors. NUT
tcring his identity and expressing his
Intentions to surrender without trou-
BILE
He was quickly hand-cuffed and dis
armed and start was made for Clear.
Held, one mile and half distant, to
await the next train for Ogden. Dur
ing the journey. Vekos repeatedly ac-
knowledged his guilt and expressed re-
gret over the terrible crime which he
bad committed John Cosmos, part-
ner OF the victim, conversed frequent
ly with the man, but beyond express
Ing deep regret and horror of the
crime. made no effort TO revenge his
partners murder.
AT Clearfield, Standard dispatches
regarding the capture were telegraph
cd TO the Ogden chief OF police. and
steps were taken 10 flag the next
north-bound train. Mrs Oscar jar
ratt, wife OF the agent at Clearfield,
kindly contributed lunch to the cap
tured man who stated that he had
had nothing TO cat since the day be-
fore. II was feared by the officers
that the return Of Vekos to Ogden
would provoke a demonstration on the
part of the Greek population. but be-
fore further plans could be discuss
cd, Proprietor Jensen OF the Healey
cafe. arrived In his automobile and
offered to take the officers and their
prisoner into town, thus avoiding the
waiting throngs at the Union station.
The offer was accepted, the remainder
of the posse returning via the next
freight trai nfrom the south.
The capture of this murderer, while
actually affected by the posse. was
more or less the result OF activity on
the part OF Albert James, a railroad
fireman. at Roy, and exCOnstable l..
Stoker OF the same place. Yekos came
into the station house at Roy, hay
Ing walked from Ogden in the early
morning following his escape from the
been locked In Mr.. PAGES barn. at
Thirty-frst street and Pacific avenue,
over night, and were still searching
for him In that vicinity.
James recognized Vekos instantly,
having seen descriptions of the MUIR
derer as they were flashed along to
the various stations of the road He
notified the police department at Og-
den and then told Stoker The two
capturing him then and
there. but decided to secure gun be-
fore attempting the act. as Vekos ap-
parently kept his gun In hand in his
right coat pocket.
Just at this time freight traip pull
ed out OF Roy for the south and both
Vekos and his would-be captors board
ed It. The train brakeman who was
aware Of the identity of the passenger,
tried to induce him TO enter the en-
gine cab 10 pass coal for his passage.
Vekos replied, however. that he was
afraid to and about 2 mile and half
out from the station, jumped off the
tram end disappeared.
James and Stoker continued on to
ClearAeld, where they telephoned the
news back to Roy and Ogden, and, sc
curing gun, started back to head off
the fugitive They arrived just as the
latter surrendered.
Vekos was brought to the. county
jail for safe-keepinc He will prob
ably plead guilty to the murder of
John Contos.
Completely exhausted, Vekos. after
a change of clothing and be-
ing compelled TO discard the clothes
he wore, fell asleep in cell in the
west side Of the county jail.
In reciting the various routes and
avenues OF escape by which he had
eluded the officers, Vekos verified in
almost every particular, the reports
as published in the Examiner since
the night Of the murder He stated
hat he entered the Pace barn after
5ark Sunday evening and was there
all night, being locked in by the young
son of Mr. Pace. This morning when
the boy unlocked the stable to at
tend the horse. Vekos flashed his gun
and hurried In the direction Of the
in that vicinity, Here he
was surrounded soon after by the po-
Ice but managed to slip through the
Ines 10 the railroad, which he fol-
Owed TO Roy.
When searched, he had -44-calibre
automatic pistol fully loaded |
which. with $3.50 in cash. were his |
sole possessions.
John Cosmos. partner of John Con
os. the murdered man, stated today |
hat Nick Vekos was about 80 years of |
lge and had wife and two children |
low living at Sparta, Greece. Cosmos /
sed to work for the Olympia Candy |
in Salt Lake at the same
ime that Vekos was employed there,
bout two years ago, and AT which
ime the TWO became more or less ac-
Iuainted. Cosmos is Of the opinion
hat VekoS came to this country fol
owing his killing OF a countryman in
Ireece. and that he has done i've years
n the Idaho penitentiary Tor COM
licity In murder in that state. Cos
nos states that he would enjoy seeing
yekos meet the fate OF condemned
nurderer In Greece, where executions
re carried out by means OF car
sort OF guillotine With
uSe knife which is dropped from
eight under a weight of 5000 pounds.
ecapltating the victim strapped full
eDgth upon a plank below.