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Show ROBBERS EHTEO TWO LIE SO. TEMPLE HDulES Stolen Automobile Found ; Abandoned Near City Alto Believed to Be Work of Houtebreakert House prowlers wto have been plundering homes on East South Temple street -for the past two nights entered two' more homes Friday night. 'Obtaining several pieces of valuable jewelry valued at nearly $200, The homes entered ; Friday night were those of Bher-' Bher-' man Armstrong, SOU .Cast South Temple street where a wrist watch and a br pin set with small dfa- - snewds and sup phi res irrr stolen,' and F. La, Copening, 107 East South Temple street, where a wrist - watch and a string of pearls valued - at $2 were stolen. Thursday night burglars, believed by police to be the. same aa those who operated last night, entered the home- of Jack Derapaey, champion heavyweight prise fiifhter of the world. They were -frightened away from the champion's home by his mother, Mrs. Cecelia Dempsey, who returned home about II o'clock. Nothing was taken from the Dempsey Demp-sey home, but the robbers badly damaged a mahogany dresser In an attempt to- open a locked drawer where It was thought Jewelry was i kept. , An automobile belonging to Louis Frank, 1041 Kaat-South Temple street, was a) no stolen from In front of his home laet night, about ths same time, the police think, the homes of Armstrong; and Copenlng were entered. The machine contained con-tained aamplea of clothing and - Jewelry valued at about 2&6. It was recovered by police officers this morning -with the merchandise lacking. It was found deserted on a lojiely-mad west of the city, ie Armstrong and Copening homes were entered between early ' evening and midnight, while both families were absent. Entrance waa I gained at the Armstrong residence by Jimmying a rear window end at the Copening place through a Kresh . window, which officers reported members of the family -said-may have been left unlocked. - - Wtiether the theft of the automo bit and robbery of the two homes have any connection police have l'Oen unable to ascertain. |