Show I TWELVE DAYS LONGER Peter Mortensen Gets Short Lease of Life LAWYERS ARE FIGHTING HARB Gain Twelve Days in Which to File a Petition Present Effort Is to Secure a Rehearing Rehear-ing of tho Case and Every Advantage Ad-vantage Is to Be Taken An additional twelve days time has been granted by the Supremo court in which the attorney of Peter Morten ccn may file their petition for a rehearIng rehear-Ing Attorney B J Stewart appeared before Justice McCarty and upon his nhowlng that It would be Imposslblo to prepare the petition for a rehearing within the statutory time which expires ex-pires September 1st tho above extension exten-sion was granted Stewart Stewart representing the convicted murderer are making every effort possible and doing all that is within the power of an attorney to do to save llortensens life In the event that the efforts of the attorneys are unsuccessful in securing a new trial the delays of the law will be used in such a way as to prolong the llfo of the convicted slayer of John R Hay as long as possible The defendant has f until September 12 1903 in which to Hie his motioa for a rehearing of the cause |