The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-19

A Mysterious Party.
After the Penneys had left Wah Wah
from one to two hours parties drove up
10 water there horses. they having
three animals. There were two men
and a woman. Not much notice of
their appearance was taken at the
time, but every subsequent description
given by the sheepmen and those re-
siding at Wah Wah tallies with an
outfit who spent one night just below
KanOSh at the village of HattOn, where
they staid on the night of the 14th of
November, the same day the Penneys
left home. These parties were known
to have two new saddles and brides
and were well supplied with firearms
and looked and bore evidence Of being
a hard lot. They traded a large bay
mare for a gray horse with Hyrum
Robson.
On Nov. Il. Mr.. Ord of Nephi.
sheepman, saw a light wagon standing
near the road some eight or ten miles
from Wah Wah on the Black Rock
road. In it was a woman, and one
horse was tied behind, covered with
quilt, Mr.. Ord, thinking something in
the nature of an accident had hap
-Dened. approached the wagon TO in
quire if he could give assistance. The
woman, who was wrapped in d quilt,
replied rather roughly, that he could
give the horse a drink if he choose, but
he did not have water.
But previous to this Mr.. Booth, a
sheepman, had met these people. One
man was riding a horse, the other man
and the woman were in the wagon, Mr..
Booth spoke to the man on horseback.
making inquiry about snow on the
other side of Wah Wah. She wagon
had stopped when this interview took
place, and a man put his head out be
hind, making the inquiry of what the
hell is the matter there? Come on"
Pursued the Penneys.
Several sheepmen tell of seeing two
hOTsemen rapidly riding in the direc-
ton of the travelling Penneys, and
these hOTsemen would avoid contact
with the sheep wagons. They were
seen to ride past where the Penneys
were last seen and are thought to have
gone on ahead Of the Penney wagon
on to an elevation where they could
see the road clear for several miles.
Then they are supposed to have turned
and met and murdered the Penneys.
father and son, and hauled the bodies
from the locality in their own wagon.
while one of the murderers took the
saddle horses back to their own
vehicle. where the woman was left, and
they then left that vicinity in the
night and went on to the desert
No trace Of this woman, or the outfit
has been found since. Nor has either
of the men. nor a single vestage of the
Penneys nor their outfit been discover
ed, although some fifteen 10 twenty
men have, under the direction of the
county sheriff, searched the country
thereabouts for weeks.
Trail of Blood.
A trail of blood was discovered some
three or four miles west from where
the Penney5 were last seen. but the
searchers are divided in opinion as to
its freshness. and whether il wa.
human blood dripping from a wagon. or
that Of a sheep. The sheriff will cest
this blood
All have given up hope Of either of
these men being found alive, but it will
be a great consolation to the family
even TO find evidence of their manner
of going
An Old Resident.
E W Penney was born at Saltwater
MINI. He came to Utah in the early
days with his fathers family who
settled at SpTingville. Then they came
on, about 1866 to this place Ezra has
a wife and three sons and four daugh
tiers living here today. For years he
was an enthusiastic student OF phreno-
logy. He gathered up means, went to
New York and in 1898 he received a
diploma as graduate from the &meri-
can School of PhrenOlOgy. Five Years
ago he received the Republican nomi-
nation for the Office Of prosecuting at
tOrney. and the day after election he
returned to New York to attend a
chronological conference held there. He
visited Minnesota and Chicago. At the
latter city he met Mr.. Brice of gold
making fame, and became interested in
knowing that anthony could be trans
muted into the precious metal Having
worked for Benjamin Hampton and
knowing that gentleman owned anti
mony property Penney was the means
of bringing these gentlemen together
and was made superintendent of the
mines in Coyote. Mr.. Penney Skinned
two carloads of anthony ore To Mr.
Brice in Chicago. and got some exDeri-
ence. He has since worked the mines
for Mr.. Hampton UP to the time of
closing down a few weeks previous To
the time of making this last trim ia
Wah Wah Springs. Mrs. Penney and
family are very grateful to Mr. Hamp-
ton and also to Mr.. Bixby of Salt Lake
City for their sympathy and help in
trying TO unravel the mystery of her
husbands and sons going
The apparent long delay in startiy,e,
thorough search for these peopIe Is a.
counted for in the nature of their mic
sion, the time of the year and the sub-
gestiOns of mining fever and rtlnnins-
off to find the new Eldorado afar 81
all of which nave no foundation. ana