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

and 4 o'clock in the morning. rested
awhile in the cemetery, drank beer
with one OF the dcnizens of Electric
alley, secured sandwich at the Og-
den Sanitarium. talked with Thomas
Horn, just east of the city proper.
| near Thirty-third street, and at last
account WAS travelling westward
along Thirtleth street at Lincoln ave-
nue..
The search during the day brought
TO mind that inaugurated for Abe
Majors and his brother, few years
ago, which terminated so disastrous
ly 10 the pursuing party, and It also
brought 10 mind the escapade OF the
| noted Tracy. who baffled the efforts
| and skill of the officers OF the north.
, west country for so long. Vekos Is a
desperate man. as evidenced by the
things he said and did yesterday md
Il is the opinion OF most of the officers
| that he will not be- taken alive While
IL the Fashion rooming house a few
hours after the killing Of Mr.. Contos.
he stated that when he should be TAX
en-. II at all, some one would surely
bite the dust, either himself or some
of the party pursuing him. He also
stated that he had killed men before
and would kill again II his path were
crossed. As he said this he held his
trusted revolver over his left arm,
with the handle firmly grasped In his
right hand. and commanded the night
clerk OF the place to give him what
money he had. which the clerk did
without hesitancy, the amount being
three dollars.
After leaving Twenty.third street
! in his flight from the officers. immedi-
ately after the murder. Vekos ran
| across to the cemetery on Twentieth
street, where he spent a couple of
hours in the city OF the dead. He
then returned Cross lots TO his room
in the Fashion rooming house. where
he secured the things he wanted, and
then made his escape from the build
Ing. The night clerk of the house
Frank Manda, advised the officers OF
the law that the man was at the
house and the place was soon sur
founded by men, every point OF
egress being covered After getting
what he wanted in his room. he start
ed to leave the building by way OF
the front door, but the door being
securely guarded he darted back up the
stairway and rushed down the stair
way leading to the rear door.
An officer was al the rear door. but
the clerk, thinking Vekos had escaped
through the front door and had likely
taken shelter in the Chill parlors next
door. called TO the officer at the e-rear
door to look out for him in the place
above mentioned. AS the officer turned
to cover the rear entrance TO the
Chill Darlors, the willy desperate made
his escape from the building into Elec-
trio alley, The officers here lost track
OF the man and spent the balance of
the night in a vain search for him.
Ii was learned however, yesterday
morning, that the man entered the
room OF one OF the occupants Of a crib
In the alley. that the Greek came
to her place, very comPosedly placed
his revolver on the table and spent an
hour drinking beer with her. She had
not learned of the murder and thought
nothing OF the matter, except that 1t
frightened her considerably 10 be con
fronted by the ugly looking revolver.
From this point Vekos made his way
TO the Sanitarlum at the mouth of
Ogden canyon. where he was seen By
Conductor Coleman yesterday morn
ing at about o'clock. Mr. Kurt. OF
the Sanitarium, stated that the man
purchased q sandwich and asked for
coffee. MT. Coleman rushed to the
telephone as soon as Vekos left the
building and advised the police sta
tlon OF the mans presence there.
"A posse OF officers were dispatched
to the Sanitarlum as fast as horse
flesh could take them. Both Chief
Browning and Sergeant Anderson
state that they saw lone man max
ing his way across the country near
the base of the mountain TO the
southward, whom they were confident
was Vekos. Hot pursuit was insti-
tuted, but il seemed that when the
officers reached a point where 1t ap-
peared next to impossible for the man
TO get away from them. they found
him again missing. The country in
that section, however. 1t Is stated. Is
very rough and broken and covered
with heavy growth of oak brush. so
that fleeing man Is placed to a
very great advantage In evadine his
pursuers
The next hoard of the murderer was
AT the home of Thomas Horn, at
lhlrty-tbird and Taylor avenue. at
about 4 o'clock In the afternoon. Mr.
Horn was on horseback when he sud
denly came upon Vekos. who was
somewhat disturbed over meeting
Mr.. Horn. Salutations were passed,
and Mr.. Horn, immediately recog-
nizing the man as the one described
as the murderer OF Contos, fastened
10 the telephone and advised the OF
hcers of the fact A posse was sent
post haste TO this point, In the mean
tims Mr Horn keeping watch of the |
fellow. When the posse reached the |
place designated by Mr. Horn where |
he last saw the fleeing man. they |
FOUND the Greek had again eluded |
them, In the meantime part OF the |
pursuing party had followed the trair |
ol the murderer from Ogden canyon |
TO the point near the Horn residence.
'eRos was again seen on Thirtieth !
street and Lincoln avenue. travelling |
westward. Darkness by this time had |
oVershadowed the landscape Every
point OF egreSs from the city was,
however, placed under guard during
the night. and IL is confidently ex-
pected that 1t will be question OF only !
n Few hours before the man Will be
apprehended
"A goodly number OF the Greek popu-
latlon oil this city yesterday and last
night offered their services in the