Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-12-16 | Page 2 | Court Halts Execution of Price Slayer

Court Halts Execution of Price Slayer John Cerar Due to Face Firing Squad Today Will Appeal to Supreme Court John Cerar sentenced to die at the Utah state prison today has been granted a new lease oase of life This lease will In all probability be extended ninety days from December 10 on oil which date there was flIed filed in the district district district dis dis- dis- dis court of Carbon county a writ wiLt of probable cause The filing of the writ automatically stopped the execution I Cerar was charged with the slaying of his roommate Leo Masser In the cabin in which they lived at Sunnyside Sunnyside Sunnyside Sunny- Sunny I side in March He was tried by a Jury in the tho Seventh district court He was sentenced to die and he chose the method of death at shooting Today was the date for the execution A week ago his attorneys flIed filed In Inthe Inthe inthe the Seventh district court a petition for a writ of probable cause Cerar having sixty days from date of sentence sentence sentence sen sen- tence to file fHe this writ and the court Issued an order in compliance with the petition This stopped all proceedings pro pro- I in the case In that it was notice notice no no- tice Uce that an appeal would be taken to the supreme court The attorneys in tIle the case und under r. r the order have thirty days In which to perfect the record and file the same in the supreme court This time may maybe maybe maybe be extended by the court o 0 petition petition petition peti peti- tion of the attorneys who may not have havo their appeal ready due to Various various various va va- rious reasons