Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-21
MEETS AWFUL DEATH
I'm BURNING BUILDING
Unknown Man Confined in City Jail
Sets Fire to Building and Is Burn
ed to Crisp Before Rescued.

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o'clock an unknown man who haC
been placed in the city jail by Mar
shall Feldscher was burned to death
by fire which almost totally destroyed
the building and was evidently sci
by rim in an effort to burn his way
o,yEzfd escape.
ThS man had been taken in charge
by the Night Marshal after he had
annoyed the proprietor OF the ellison
hotel for about two hours by prowl-
ing around the back yard, peeRng in
windows and even walking into the
room of one of the roomers by the
name of Bert Dean The body was
burned almost to a crisp and there
was nothing on the clothing by
which the man could be identified.
Coroner Lang was notified Of the
affair and came over from Parma on
the Pony and held an inquest at
which it developed that at midnight
the night marshal received a phone
call to come at once 10 the Gibson
hotel as a man was botherins them
by prowling around the back yard.
On arriving at the hotel the Marshal
testified that he met Mrs. ellison
and Bert Dean and that the man
had then left. Dean and the Marshal
searched the vicinity but could not
find the party The Marshal left
to make his rounds and in a short
time the bell rang his signal and he
again went to the hotel thinking the
call originated from that point. He
again met Dean who told him that
the man had again been prowling
around the back yard and had even
entered his room where he lay on
the bed smoking, being unable to
sleep. They waited a short time and
I the man again appeared when the
lMarshal asked him what he wanted
and was informed that the fellow
was hungry and wanted something
to eat and a place to sleep. He was .
taken by the Marshal to Dads res
taurant on Boise street where a lunch
was secured after which they went
to the city hall where the man again
stated that he wanted a place to
sleep and that he was looking for
work and gave the name of Bill
Jackson. Mr.. Feldscher advised him
to go with him to a hotel and secure
a room but he stated it was too late
at which Mr.. Feldscher offered him
a bed in the jail and promised 10
let him out at six O'Clock the same
morning. The man seemed pleased
at securing a bed and went with
the marshal to the jail This was
about 1:45 a. m. and he was locked .
in by Feldscher who again visited
the Jail about a N. and finding ev-
erything quiet concluded that the
man had gone to sleep and went
about his usual rounds.
About 4 a. m. neighbors in that Vi
cinity were awakened by the fran
tic cries of the prisoner and D. S.
Lamme. Frank Golden and John
Banks were some of the first to get
up and discover the Jail to be on fire.
Before the Night Marshal could be
located with the keys, the hose cart
secured and the fire put out the man
had perished. In fact after the ar
riys ,on the scene of the parties men
ti6E19 there were no further sounds
from Within and the man evidently
suffocated before any help was near
at hand.
When the fire was put out and
7bose present could enter the jail the
body of the unfortunate man was
found lying face down on the floor
with quilt wrapped about the
head and face. The face and hands /
were badly. scorched and the clothing
burned IN patches. At the bottom
of the door near the sill a burned q
place deeper into the woodwork than +
on other parts of the front Of the
building seemed to indicate that +.
the fire originated at that point and a
on the inside of the building. =
After hearing the testimony the
coroner's jury consisting Of Nova La
throp. L. D. sturdevaHt, J. c. Chap ,
in. d. E. Wilcox. R. W. Jones and
T ]. Brown returned a verdict that !
the man. name unknown, came TO Z
his death as a result Of suffocatioa
while confined in the city jail Of Pay
cite from fire evidently originated by S
After making every effort posi- t
BILE to find out who the man was on
Thursday morning the remains were (
inferred in the potter's field.