Show I I RATHER DIE THAN BE DETAINED AS WITNESS ME SACRAMENTO TO Cal Ma May IS John John Burns Durns an au age aged l committed suicide yesterday by hanging to avoid being detained in in jail as a witness against a gang of box car ear thieves arrested arrested ar ar- ar rest rested cd here recently Some time a ago o ohe ho he was locked up tor for three months in inor to or order fo I sec re his testimony tel in us a robbery robbery rob rob- bery case lIe He hauled the goods stolen by the box car thieves thievE's and was to have ha been one ono of the chief witnesses against them Ho lie declared to friends vester- vester yesterday day lay that ho be would rather die than go goI goto goto to jail fail again as n a witness and that if he heas as was served with a subpoena he would kill himself |