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Show DID CONTOSi INTEND TO . SHOOT I DID NICK VACOS KILL HIM IN - SELF-DEFENSE. j Attorney for Defendant Makes Sensational Sensa-tional Declarations In the Murder Mur-der Trial Was Vacos Insane? Upon the resumption of the Vacos murder case this morning the state rested and Attorney S. R. King, for Vacorf, outlined the defense. Judging from Mr. King's outline, it t soems likely that the defense will en- dearor to prove either Insanity or self- : defense, as an attempt was made at I the morning session to show that Va- ; cos was uivaccouutable for his ac- f lions on the day of the tragedy, and J that Contos had previously displayed a weapon with which he bad said he feared being obliged to use on Vacos. Briefly summarized, Mr. King's statement was as follows j The defendant, Nick Vacos, Is thirty-1 three years of age. Is a married man, j having a wife and two children, and has been in America ten years. Vacos Is a native of Greece. Since being 1m tBIs country he has lived in Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, Chicago, Nashville, Minneapolis, Salt Iake and Ogden. For two and one-half years he has been in the re-1 tall fruit business. lu Salt Lake Vacos borrowed sufficient money irom Tom Polltz with which to open a fruit and confectionery - stand on Twenty -Jin h street, this city. Tho defense avers that, shortly after Vacos begaji operations opera-tions hero, he was approacned by John Contos, who proposed auvnrclng sufficient money to pay off the Indebtedness Indebt-edness to Politz. The money, $171. GO, was accepted without the rormallty of signing any note. A short time thereafter there-after Contos induced Vacos to sign a demand note for tho money. Shortly following this transaction contos haG a writ of attachment served on Vacos, maintaining that the defendant was secretly disposing of the property. Vacos consulted George McCormlcK, an Ogdcn lawyer, and found that the writ had been fraudulently secured. The defendant, on divers occasions, pleaded with Contos for leniency, begging beg-ging fifteen days' time In which to j pay the debt. On April 3, 1909, the ' two met at a candy store, nt which i place it is claimed that Contos maiie a movement as if to draw a gun. The tragedy followed. .1. R. Lemme was the first witness cnllod by the defense. He testified that Vacos was highly nervous practically prac-tically crazy on tho day of tfi shirring; shirr-ing; that the defendant had neon ;u his (ljmme'M) store on th morning of April 3 to purchase a vest, hut, not appearing to be' suited with the article proffered, wes el7.vi with a violent tfenzy and had thrown tho vent Into the street. Jim ' Kolonis stated that he was present at the time wiien Vacos pleaded wiih Contos for time to par the debt, which led 1o the trouble, that the defendant cried piteously and sreroed fairly beside himself. Constable Rogers, who served the writ of attachment,, testified tnar Vacos was of a highly nervous disposition dispo-sition As the clock struck 12 a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. Afternoon Session, A half-filled court room was the seen'1 this afternoon of an attempt on the part of John Pitchos to translate from Greek into English Christ's eov-mnn eov-mnn on the Mount. Pitchos was engaged en-gaged at Vacos' prellmluory hearing to translate such of the testimony as a number of Greek witnesses were unable to give in English. Attorneys llalverson and Harris, for the state, are endeavoring to prove that the man Is incompetent to properly perform the work entrusted to him. At preim time, Pitchos was being closely questioned. ques-tioned. It is possible that the case w ill reach the Jury some time tomorrow. |