Show O DEN DEPARTMENT ENT BRANCH OFFICE PHONES f Independent Twenty Fourth Street I Bell I I DESCRIPTION OF GONTOS j Witnesses Tell of Killing While Prisoner Displays Much Nervousness Republican H Special Service Ogden April 9 Tho Tho preliminary ex examination examination examination ex- ex of oC Nicholas charged with the murder of or John Johi Contos was wa begun besun this morning In the county count coin m IKS loners loners' room In the court house The prisoner sat through the proceedings proceedIngs proceedings proceed proceed- I ings of or the tho morning session apparently apparent apparent- ly 1 unmoved and little realizing hi his I position He Ito has entirely recovered reco from the hardships endured while beIng being be- be beI I Ing hunted h by tho the officers macos has little to ta say t-ay and clings to the tho Idea that he lie will be he sentenced to fo at term In tho penitentiary which may be re reduced reduced re- re by br good behavior Tho The prosecution for Cor or the state was vas represented by County Count Attorney David ld Jenson and J. J P. P a Greek who was named Interpreter Gus ts was first frat called as a witness Ho rio said told him Saturday a afternoon after arter- noon about I 30 o'clock that he Intended In Intended Intended In- In tended to kill Contos If It Contos did not allow him to open Ollen his storo on Monday morning Dr II B. B Forbes Forbe stated that the bOll body was cold eold In death upon his arrival at the store lie IIo also testified the manner mannor In which tho the bullet bullet bul but let passed through the tho bo body Thomas stated ho he was present pres pres- ent out at the time of oC the murder lie He said ald Contos himself and were Hit nl- Hitting ting In the tho storo store and that entered entered en en- terp shaking hands with them He lie appeared to be Intoxicated as he commenced commenced com corn telling of or his friends although he said he had hind no mone money rhe The murdered murdered murdered mur mur- dered man and talked about the thc foreclosure of oC the fruit stal stand d and Contos Contos Con Con- tos said I have given you vou plenty of or time but you ou have not hot paid me a nickeL You ought to pa pay mo me me j then asked how It was he owed oved only I I S an and that over OO had been charged ed i against him hini Contos Cantos told him It was watt wasI I I legal ut that he lie would stand standI I I for or that should acos PU pay the prin prin- cipal Then said got gotI I up from the tho stove where hero lie he had been heen 1 sitting sitting- and walked out to the door peering up tip and down the street as If tf looking for some one At that moment I II I a customer entered the store storeS request- request I lug ing that a tL bill he be chan changed ed As Mr 11 I Contos was making milking the change came back and drew his gun firing tho shot eliot which resulted in tho the death of or Contos The hearing was isas continued this aft aft- I A Jarg crowd watched from rom the he outside and and was ru rushed Into I the lie count county commissioners' commissioners room hen Vl Louis ouis Doukes Boukes and J. J the only witnesses of or the crime described the thc I scene cone of or the shooting ho lie became nervous In the tho extreme was waR then put on the tho stand first IreL lb JIo stated he had bach heard beard the tho shot eliot and nd went into the store aiding Contos after fter the shooting lie Ifo told how bow the murder took and the tue light of or after arter the murder n und rid what was said BRit pl tho the fatal hot PioL cR corroborated corroborate t tip evi evidence 0 dence j nce of oC In In J X J. II Cosmos ContoR partner In merely t testified to incidents Incident loading ading up to the crime not having hn been cell present at the murder K V. I Cannon O. O O. O Ol Oldham ham and I 12 II 0 O. isler were called the they tolling toiling that they hey heard the tho shot shortly shortt before midnight an and that th they Y lind rushed to the he scene and had seen the murderer fleeing being down tho the street although when called ailed upon to Identify who stood tood up they could not positively do to so BO I |