The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-06
ogden, Tuesday, April 8.

stand. but half a mile had been covered
before this was accomplished. Back over
the track rushed the posse, and Nakos
diSa ppeaTed into the country going east
T. V Steed informed the officers when
they reached his place that he had seen
the man sitting BY the side Of the road.
He took a shotgun and Joined in the
chase. Through a lane, by the side Of an
empty canal. and finally along an irrigat-
ing ditch they followed the footprints, and
Valzos was discovered lying in the bottom
Of the ditch covered with dry weeds and
debris. Two Of the Officers had passed
him -Four guns were leveled and he was
ordered to throw up his hands For
mement he hesitated. The order was re-
peated and then up went one hand, fol-
lowed by the other. The poor wretch was
completely unnamed from hunger and
lack of rest
Taken to Jail.
The officers with their prisoner were
waiting at Clearfield to flag a train in
order to get back to Ogden when Jacob
Jensen Of the Healy cafe came by IN his
automobile. Into this VakOs was bun
died with "A part of the officers, and In
short time was behind the bars in the
county jail He made no attempt to deny
the killing OF COntOs, nor TO shift the re-
SpOnSibility.
Poor john he said at the Jail Hes
dead, and 1 suppose 1 will be soon. It's
too bad"
Vakos verified the statements made as
Sunday. He admitted being in the Fash
ion rOOming house, He admitted being
at the Ogden Canyon sanitarium and buy
ing a sandwich. This was all he had
had TO eat until after his capture. OF
the s. stolen from Clarence J. Naisbitt,
ne still had $3.50 when caught All day
Sunday he watched the officers from his
hiding places in the hills.
Sunday night he spent in a barn be
longing TO 3. +. Pace near the corner of
Thirty-first street and Pacific avenue. In
the morning, when the Pace boy unlocked
the barn. the murderer presented his re-
volver and escaped Officers surrounded
him in that part Of the city, but once
again he slipped through the lines ard
escaped to the country south Of the city.
How Discovered.
The next heard Of him was from James
Albert, q railroad fireman. at Roy and
former Constable l. Stoker of that place.
They caught sight of the man and TecOg-
nized him from the descriptions sent
broadcast. They at once communicated
with the officers I'm Ogden, and prepared
Of the officers. They did not care to un-
dertake the capture themselves. as they
we're unarmed, while Nakos still carried
his .A-caliber Colts automatic. While
they were debating what to do. a freight
train came along, and VakOs jumped
aboard. The brakeman recognized the
man and tried to get him into the cab on
the preteXt that he should shovel coal to
were on the train A mile and a half out
the fugitive jumped off and again took
to the open country. James and Stoker
continued on TO Clearfield, and made the
wires hot communicating with the author
tiles The capture followed.
An inquest on the body OF John COntOs
will be held this morning and the ar
raignment of the murderer will quickly
follow. John Cosmos. who worked with
VakOs for the Olympia Candy company in
/ Salt Lake City, and who processes to
know him well. says he has a wife and
l two children I'm Greece He does not deny
I that he served time in an eastern peniten-
| tiaTy. but does not admit that it was for
murder.
State Treasurer David Mattson was ap-
pointed special administrator Of the estate