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Show I Prominent Greek Resident of Ogden Shot Dead ly Fcllow-Countryman. Fcllow-Countryman. SLAVER MAKES ESCAPE AND ELUDES OFFICERS Victim of Tragedy Well Known and Respected in Junction Junc-tion City. II Special to Tlio Tribune. OGD15N", April 3. lohn Cantos, (ho Greek proprietor of Fryer's ico cream and confectionery store on Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth street, wns shot and almost instantly in-stantly killed at his place of business shortly beforo midnight; by Nick Vegas, Ve-gas, a fellow countryman. Vegas is the proprietor of the California fruit-stand, fruit-stand, air the corner of Lincoln avenue ave-nue and Twcntj'iifth street. Another Greek, who works for Contos, Con-tos, says that Vegas walked into the fitoro and, without a word, stepped up to tho oonfectiouery counter as if to nmko a purchase, suddenly drew a largo sized revolver, and fired. Tie thou turned and ran down Twenty-fifth street. The bullet entered the loit breast of Ooutos about three inches above the heart. A. B. Brown, who happened to bo passing at the time, rushed to (he wounded man's assistance, assist-ance, catching him just beforo he fell to tho floor. Dr. H. B. Forbes was hurriedly summoned, sum-moned, but the Greek died a few seconds sec-onds beforo his arrival. Trouble is said to have originated over some business differences. Contos, it is said, held a mortgage, upon the fruilsland of -Vcgns and had taken steps to close. Vegas up. Oontos Was Prominent. Contos was one of the leaders of his race in this city. Jfc was naturalized some time ago, and was well liked by the Americans of Ogden, some of whom wero his regular customers. I Tc was about -50 vear3 of age and unmarried. City Jailer Hagberl. Anderson was passing on I he opposite side of the street as tlio shot was fired, and saw Vegas as lie ran from the store. In a few minutes after the shooting a argo crowd gathered about the front of the place, and much excitomeut prevailed. pre-vailed. Learning of tho tragedy, scores of Greeks swarmed about the store, gesticulating ges-ticulating violently. A posse was soon organized from their number, which is now out looking for the fugitive. The polico and deputy sheriffs aro also searching for him and lie will probably be caught in a few hours. The shooting of Contos will doubtless doubt-less acccntuato the factional strife which has caused a number of outbreaks out-breaks between two religious clans of ihn foreigners for several weeks, and further trouble is anticipated. |