Show Fear Caused Kidnapers to to Free Louisville Gambler Gambl r Police Policy Believe LOUISVILLE Ky K Dec 6 AP- AP Al Fear lear because of widespread publicity publicity publicity pub pub- today was b believed to have haye caused gentleman kidnapers to abandon an abduction plot and re release release release re- re lease Ed Alve Alvey 60 wealthy Louisville Louisville Louisville Louis Louis- ville gambler and colorful figure of the racing world after altel holding him I prisoner nearly four fifty-four hours Alvey none the worse for his long captivity returned to his home shortly before 1 o'clock this mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing having lUl been released without payment of ransom mone money lie He had been shortly after 6 o'clock Monday night while out for fOI fora a It walk in front of his home and was forced into an automobile by three unidentified men one of whom covered him with a l pistol From the moment of his entry into the car until his ina Louisville suburb about midnight identity of the abd abductors was vas carefully carefully carefully care care- fully shielded from Alvey by bandages bandages bandages ban ban- dages placed over his eyes TREATED ROYALLY Regarding Regarding his imprisonment al almost almost almost al- al most as as' as asan an an adventure Alvey told his wife and friends who had gathered gath- gath g gath gathered th- th ered at his home when he hc arrived that he had been treated royally and would not mind re remaining longer with his hosts as a guest t. I I lost nothing but the time he remarked Alvey Ahey I recalled conversation that had passed between them and declared de de' Glared his captors acted as gentlemen gentlemen gentle genUe men and were pleasant and thoughtful throughout his captivity The kidnapers he declared ih- ih formed him that they had out a plot to kidnap him Sunday Sunda night and had laid in waiting near ilear his home about midnight but that he evidently had beat them in Alvey said that altho although gh his c captors captors cap cp p tors appeared to be professionals he lie believed they decided to release him for fear of losing out Alvey said he did not know where he had been confined but thought it must have been ben somewhere across the tho river possibly in or near New Albany Ind as he lie believed tho th car cal had been driven over the Ohio river bridge into New Alban Albany after alter he lie had been taken prisoner KEPT HANDCUFFED Most of the time his captors kept him handcuffed but occasionally removed ed the c cuffs to allow him him ex exercise cx- cx x- x he said Alvey said the room where he had been imprisoned was lavishly furnished and that he had been served excellent meals and had been all allowed the luxury luxury- of a barber Adhesive tape used as a hoodwink hoodwink hood hood- wink had b been en changed at intervals intervals intervals inter inter- vals and a handkerchief substituted to relieve the he strain on his eyes eyes eyes' he added but lut during during- the substitution substitution substitution tion his captors had been careful that he could not see sec their faces Tho bookmaker sa said d tho the kidnapers kidnap kidnap- ers rs frequently hinted at ransom but never made a direct demand Before consenting to release him Ah Alvey y declared his captors exacted a promise that he would would not at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to tp discover and prosecute them The bandage ove over his eyes was not removed until he ho had been put out of the automobile at midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night and his captors had disappeared disappeared INVITED FOR RIDE Alvey told friends that he left his his' home shortly after aCtor his wife's departure Monday night pl planning on a walk for fOl exercise Near his home he was was was' accosted b by an unidentified unidentified unidentified un un- un- un identified pedestrian who addressed him as Mr 11 1 Alvey and invited him to ride with him to the business ss district Alvey said he declined the offer but almost simultaneously an automobile drew up to the curb and the pedestrian suddenly flashed a pistol and ordered him to tG get into the c car r. r The rhe bandage of adhesive tape was clapped over his eyes immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately after he entered the car he said Alvey declared he could not de describe describe describe de- de scribe an any of his capto captors |