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Show ; MADE A BURGLAR DY , STEVEIiSOIi'S HOVEL EOSTON, July 10. That he was - crazed by - reading Stevenson's Jekyll v and Hyde is the reason ascribed for the r dual Ufa of respectability and crooked- -:- ness led by John O. Harke'r of Somer, s,, vllle. who has pleaded guilty to break-? break-? ins with criminal Intent into the house of Trof. Klngsley of Tufts college. He . was held in 11000 for the grand Jury. "'V jYiny burglaries are laid to him. ' Y"' The arreht of Harker created a sen-I sen-I s itlon in West Somervllle, where for if the last four years he has been em- r.cyed as r.liht watchman at the irrrajrue & Hathaway plant. He re-V re-V reived a rood salary and stood high in the community. His wife sometimes ; had employment at the same place, and friends cannot understand what in-' in-' , fluenced Harker ta steal, but he read Stevenson's book and M v. He is 40 years old and lived with, his wife and two rtnali boys, lie does not . bear any earmarks ot the professional burglar, lie dressed well and is well educated. His wife was shocked by his arrept end the developments of yea-. yea-. terday, when her home waa visited ., by Lieut, Carter and Inspector pam-ery. pam-ery. ' Mrs. Harker told the police that she never had any idea that her husband v was a housebreaker, and that some of , ; tho stolen property-found In her room t had been presented to her by him'. |