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Show CRIMINALS RENEW NIGHT ACTIVITIES Two Burglaries and One Holdup Are Reported: One Thief Takes Child "s Bank. Two burglorios and one hoidup marked the renewed activities of Salt L-ake City's nocturnal prowlers last nilit. One of the burglars- victims ma William A. Leatham, -oiuily assessor, whose home at 415 East Sixth South street was entered while llie family was absent. The burglars had pried open a screen door, then used a master key on the main lock. Mr. leatham immediately reported the matter mat-ter to the police. Mr. Leathani's visitor Is thought by the police to be an amateur, since he took whatever be happened to run across while ransacking the house. A child's savings bank, a collection of old coins, $." in cash and two pounds of chocolate candy were amonir the articles missed. The second burglary reported was committed com-mitted at the home of F. K. Wooley, "75 Seventh avenue. This work was' done by a proiesslonal, say the polloe. He piled his trusty "jimmy" on the front floor, breaking out an entire panel by snrineing it away from the facinjr He. secured a cold watch and chain; two necklaces, one pearl and one. cold and severnl smaller articles of jewelry. C. b. Ix-ng, who lives at South Fifth Fst street, reported to the police at 12:J0 a. in. that be had been held up bv two well-dressed young men as he neared bis home. By a lucky chance, he had no money or jewels on his person, and bad even loft his watch at home Ho was very elated over the fact that lie bad "cheated" the highwaymen. The description of the men which be furnished tne police tallies with those in other reported re-ported holdups. |