Evening star., 1932-02-15
FAMILY,
| EXPECT HIS RETURN
State Police Say There Is
Something Wrong" With
kidnapping Case.
BY the Associated Press.
Y.AYE pI,ACID N '

By the Associated Press.
LAKE PLACID, N. Y, February l5.-
Harry H. Blagden, wealthy sportsman,
reported kidnapped, was still missing to-
day, but his family had announced the
case would be cleared up before night
fall.
The relatives Of the man. missing
since Thursday night, appeared deter
mined to make the case strictly family
affair after blaming publicity for the
failure of the kidnapers to keep rem
devious at Tupper Lake yesterday, at
which the $1,000 ransom was to have
been paid for Blagdens release. They
clamped lid of silence on develop
ments. merely saying everything would
be cleared up today.
State troopers added to the mystery
by saying. There is something wrong
with It," The troopers did not add to
this statement. except to say they were
sitting tight and waiting for things to
break"
Disagree on One Point.
On one point the troopers and the
family disagreed When Blagden'S
disappearance was reported on the tele-
had suffered head injury in an auto
mobile accident and might be suffering
from loss Of memory. This was de-
MED by Edward N. Cady, cousin and
business partner of the missing man.
An emissary of the family went to
TIE place designated in a letter from
the missing man, which said he was
kidnapped and asked $1,000 ransom.
Tom Blagden. the oldest Of Harry'S
five brothers, went to Tupper Lake with
the 81 900, but the kidnapers did not
meet him.
The family and the troopers were not
working together. When the brother
went to Tupper Lake with the ransom
money. troopers trailed him
What the authorities could not under
stand was that Tupper Lake should
have been the place selected for the
payment Of the ransom. They said a
man absolutely could not get out Of
the place" once it was paid: that
troopers could easily guard the few
roads. The place was reported well
guarded.
Taken From Cottage.
Blagden, one of five brothers and
socially prominent, was kidnapped from
a cottage at the exclusive Lake Placid
Club on Mirror Lake. He planned to
and Mrs. E. Roland Hartman and
knight Wooley Of New York. Harri-
man is a son of the late E. H. Harri-
man. railroad builder and financier
When they arrived at the club Friday
morning. Blagden had disappeared.
Blagden As. a bachelor. lived on
Upper Saranac Lake. where he operated
camp for boys He also was inter-
ested with Cady in sports good store
at Saranac Lake
No fear was felt for Blagden's safety
when his disappearance was first re-
ported. although the State troopers and
forest rangers. here to assist in con-
ducting the Winter Olympics, beat the
foothills and passes Of the Adirondacks
in the belief that he might have been
lost Blagden, however. was an expert
enced woodsman and knew the noun
tain regions of Upper New York as
well as many guides.
Seizure Termed Daring.
The seizure of the man was daring
The cottage assigned to him, Midknoll,
is surrounded by other cottages and
day and night during the Olympic
games there have been people passing
to and from their quarters in the club
grounds. Near Midknoll were the
quarters Of Mrs Alfred E. Smith, wife
OF the former Governor: Mayor James
J. Walker of New York, and Mrs. D. w
Dupont.
Blagden. with Mr. Wocley. was to
have been the guest of the Harrimans
over the week end. He arrived early
Thursday night. deposited $4,000 in a
Lake Placid bank and took up quar-
tiers at the club. A maid. who was the
last person to see him, said he was pre-
pairing to retire. When the Harrimans
received no answer to their call the
following day a club attendant went
into the cottage The bed had not
been occupied. There were many foot
prints in the mud and snow outside a
window