New Britain herald., 1929-10-18
THREATEN ANOTHER
 PANTAGES WITNESS
Wife Of Man Already Indicted
 May Face Similar Action

Los Angeles. Oct. IS tP)-A prose- cutor's threat of grand jury action hung over another defense witness in the Alexander Pantages case to- day as the multi millionaire theater man continued his fight against the charge that he criminally assaulted Eunice pringle, 17-year-old dancer. District Attorney Buron Fitts in- timated the grand jury may review testimony given by Mrs. Floy Biffle yesterday, partially corroborating the sworn statements of her hus- band, Garland Biffle, who was in- dicted on a perjury charge Wednes- day after giving evidence considered favorable to the theater man.
 After testifying and undergoing searching cross-examination by Pitts, Mrs. Biffle broke down and implorcd court officials not to take her to jail
 "They arrested my husband; are they going to arrest me 2" she cried. "I don't want to go to jail'
 Fitts said no immediate action would be taken against her but in dicated that her case might be put before the grand jury
 Biffle was indicted after he testi- fled that he saw Miss Pringle and Nicholas Duneav, author of the dancers vaudeville skit, enter the pantages theater building on the day of the alleged attack.
 Biffle further averred that he overheard Miss Pringle tell Duneav that Pantages would be sorry if he did not accept her act for his vaudeville circuit
 Supports Husbands Story
 In spite of her husbands ar rest, Mrs. Biffle testified that she also saw Duneav and the dancer in the theater building, but said she did not overhear the remark which Biffle declared he overheard.
 Mrs. Bifflc said she was standing In the lobby and saw DuneaV and Miss Pringle enter and pass at arms length from her
 Under cross examination by Fitts, Mrs, Biffle admitted that she had talked the case over with her hus- band several times, both before and after his appearance on the witness stand, and that she had not brought her story to the district attorney E office because she did not know that he was Interested in that side of the case"
 Three Doctors Testify
 Three physicians also were defense witnesses yesterday, the first of these was Dr. Peter o. Sunden, who testified he gave the Pringle girl a physical examination at the request of District Attorney Fitts on August 13 and at that time could find nc evidence of an attack. Dr. Sterling Pierce, who also was present and made a similar examination at the same time as Dr. Sunden, gave similar testimony.
 Dr. E. H. Gibbs was the last med 1cal man called and still occupied the witness stand on direct eXamina tion when court adjourned for the day.
 Gossip Repeated In Court
 Neighborhood gossip found it. way into the records of the tria when the grand. jury testimony 0 Leo Zlaket, who lives next door tt the Pringle home. was read to tht jury. In this statement Zlaket saic his wife had told him that a 19-year old neighbor girl had told her tha she had heard rumor that Eunic' Pringle had once broken up fam ily." Zlaket admitted that he, 0 his own knowledge, knew nothing that could detract from the girl reputation.
 Fitts, on cross examination o Zlaket, drew an admission that o1 August 21 he went to see AleXande. Pantages at the lattcr's home and { few days later went to see one o Pantages' attorneys. In direct tes timony Zlaket had said he say Duneav visit the home of tn Pringles "50 Jor 75 times.' Whel questioned by Fitts he said he di' not know Duneavs name until h. was told it by Pantages.