The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-01
WITH A PRETTY GIRL.
YOUNG LAUGENOUR's DISAPPEAR
ANCE SAID TO BE CLEARED UP.
Had Young Lady Companion to
Ogden and Then Went on to
Chicago-Cause Said to Have Been
Marital Unhappiness.

The recent disappearance of Henry
W. Laugenour. the young California
politician, created much interest In
this city. He was secretary of the
silver conference here and besides that
was well known from having engaged
in the real estate business several
years ago. According to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle the mystery is now
cleared up, as it is said young Lau-
genour had a premeditated plan OF
escape from unpleasant domestic az
fairs and carried it into execution
without a break. The gay young horse
man and rancher left San Francisco
on the Central Pacific overland train
on the evening of July 90, with two
first-class tickets for Chicago in his
pocket, and a drawing-room fin the
Pullman reserved for him at Sacra-
mento.
The following story is given by the
Chronicle:
"Laugenour was travelling under an
assumed name, for he adopted the
alias of Francis to conceal his identity.
Shortly before the Sacramento bridge
was reached that evening Laugenour
notified the Pullman conductor that
he had reserved the drawing-room and
rendered payment for it's use as far as
Council Bluffs. The two first-class
tickets that the departing Yolo poll
tician had with him were accounted
for as soon as the train stopped in the
Sacramento depot. There a trim,
brown-haired girl tripped. up to the
train conductor and inquired for Mr..
Francis She was directed to the
Pullman coaches, and was presently
ensconced with Laugenour in the re-
served drawing-room.
THE young mans companion subse-
quently said she was a niece of Cen
eral A. l.. Hart, of Sacramento. She
told the trainmen that her name was
Nellie Hart, and that she was off for
frolic.' Laugenour was expecting
her arrival. He greeted her Affection
ately. Laugenour demeaned himself
we'll during the trip and gave no sign
of overindulgence in intoxicants, or
any indication that he was not in a
normal condition. There was nothing
10 attract attention from the pair dur
ing the trip to Ogden, where they I'M
eXpectedly separated The train they
were aboard reached Ogden a week
ago yesterday morning. Miss Hart.
however, left her companions at this
point for some reason not yet ex-
planned, and permitted him 10 continue
his journey eastward alone The last
SSS4A VI ti4c yOuIS t&-dSSeIQD lyman was
when he boarded the Chicago car of
the east-bound train at Ogden. Miss
Hart waved him an affectionate good.
bye, and then retired TO the Union Pa
cltlc hotel, above the station Miss
Hart grew communicative upon her re-
turn trip to Sacramento. which began
the next day. IN conversation with
trainmen she told the story of her
escapade with the utmost sang froid
h. ii
man with whom she Travelled until she
neared the city again. In order to
allay the fears of her relatives Miss
hart continued her westward Journey
to San Francisco. From there she
telegraphed message to a sister in
Sacramento
When she boarded the train at
odcranento to meet Laugenour, the
young woman was not prepared even
with a Satchel for an extended Journey
she complained once while en- route
that Chicago was too warm for her
and she did not believe she would con-
tlnue the journey there Miss Hart
informed one of the trainmen on the
return trip that Francis. as she still
called him. had carried off her dia-
monds, but she explained that they
We're in safe keeping, as he had lots
of money"
Laugenour did not display a great
zeal OF money on the trip, but an
peared to be well prepared to meet
any emergency. He rendered three $50
gold pieces in payment of his drawing
room fare to Council Bluffs. Miss Hart
was full OF stories regarding her com
panion. To one of the trainmen she
said that LaugenOur had been the vic
tim of youthful marriage He had
welded, she said, at the age of II and
his wife was a cousin
She was a scold' explained the
young lady, and he finally got tired
of her and decided to leave. He has
lots of money. He owns race horses in
san Francisco and is a fine fellow
She ratified away volubly during her
homeward-bound journey. but ex-
pressed great solicitude lest her people
should discover her whereabouts dur
ing her absence. She said she sang in
the choir of the Episcopal church in
Sacramento, and was so well known
that she would be obliged to find some
way to shield herself from the danger
of the runaway affair becoming known.
and so she devised the plan of going
through to San Francisco on her re-
turn. That was her ostensible desti-
nation when she left with Laugenour
on Saturday evening. The last seen of
her was when she left the train al
Oakland pier some days ago. bound to
San Francisco to carry out her plan to
fool the folks -