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Show GREEK TELLS STORY OF lURflFCOITMM Vacos Puts in Trying Day on Stand; Testimony Almost Al-most All In. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN Jan. 28. For practically the entire day Nick Vacos, charged with murder mur-der in the first degree, occupied the witness wit-ness stand In tho district court today and time and again was required lo review re-view the tragedy in which John Contos, a fellow countryman, came to his death at tho hands of the prisoner. At frequent times In his examination the prisoner exhibited extrcmo nervousness. nervous-ness. Many times he took his handkerchief handker-chief and mopped tho porsplration In streams from his brow. Again, when he attempted to explain somo particular point for which ho could not remember tho correct word In the English language, the prisoner would rise to his feet and gesticulate excitedly. Despite his nervousness, the prisoner showed a wonderful degree of caution In framing his replies. Ho refused to answer an-swer any question until he thoroughly understood un-derstood It. Attorney Sam King, Vacos's counsel, carried him over the transactions which led to Contos's death step by step. The witness declared that Contos wna trying to get his fruit stand away from him, and had stalod that he didn't care so much for the small sum he owed him, but wanted his business. Vacoa said that he went to Contos a number of times nnd begged him for more time- Tho prisoner said he literally got down on his knees to Contos and took his hand nnd kissed it, and then Implored him not to take away his only means of livelihood, but that Contos turned a deaf ear to his pleadings. The afternoon of the killing Vacos said ho saw Contos In Carr's drug store, with his hands behind his back, and with the butt of a rovolvcr plainly visible beneath be-neath his coat. Later on he went to Contos's store to make a last plea for his business, declared the prisoner. As he walked In the front of the confectionery confec-tionery store, Contos was selling a Jap a small package of candy. The defendant said he waited and then stepped up to Contos and asked him to be more lenient and give him a few more days tc pay the Indebtedness. For a reply, Contos called the defendant a vile namo and reached toward his pocket as If to draw a weapon, when, the defendant declared, ho fired ono shot and then left the building. At the time Contos was killed, Vacos swore, he was wearing a white apron which reached almost to his collar, col-lar, and he was trying to get his revolver re-volver from under this apron when the defendant fired. The defendant explained his actions after af-ter the killing, when he remained at large for sevornl days, as having been due to his excited condition, which, hi: said, caused him to temporarily lose his mind But for the examination of several other oth-er witnesses on immaterial matters connected con-nected with the case, nothing additional was brought out at today's rial. When the hour of adjournment arrived tho court declared that he would take tho matter of allowing evidence as to the reputation of the dead man under advisement until tomorrow morning. The defense now closed Its case, and with tho examination of one or two more witnesses for the stato in rebuttal the trial, which has been on for over a week, will come to a close. It is probable that nil the testimony will be in bv tho noon hour tomorrow, when the arguments of the attorneys engaged In the trial will begin. |