The Archive · 1929

PONTAGES HELD IN CUSTODY

Appeal for Release on Bail Denied by Court — Nos, SPECIAL SERVICE Los Angeles, Dee. 27

Bail was to-day denied to Alexander Pantages, wealthy West Coast theatrical magnate under sentence of imprisonment following conviction for assault upon a girl who called at his office secking employment, Attorneys for Pantages had asked that he be released pending the hearing of his appeal. Pantages' personal physicians testified that confinement may kill him, as he is at an advanced age and in poor hhealth—United Press.

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