Payette-Ada County ID Archives Obituaries.....Randall, Josiah 1907
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Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise, Idaho, March 15, 1907
The Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
March 15, 1907

OLD SOLDIER DIES IN CITY JAIL

Josiah Randall Found Lifeless In His Cell Yesterday Afternoon.

In a dark, dingy cell in the city jail the end of life for Josiah Randall, who 
was an inmate of the soldiers' home, came yesterday afternoon. His body was 
found at 5 o'clock by Officer Abrams, who had been sent by the chief of police 
to learn if the old soldier wanted any supper. The body was half erect against 
the wall of the cell and the head was slightly turned to one side. The lower 
part of the body was covered with bed clothing which it was shown had been 
carefully wrapped around the lower limbs when the old man laid down on the 
mattress on the floor. His death had evidently been quiet and peaceful. It was 
probably caused by dropsy, the result of excessive drink.

In the absence of Coroner Sherrier from the city Justice Savidge was called and 
ordered the body sent to the undertaking parlors of N. C. Hiatt & Co., where it 
now lies awaiting orders for disposition from a brother of deceased at Falk's 
store.

A son of deceased, Andy Randall, a plasterer, lives in this city adn Samuel 
Parrott is a nephew. A son, Dick, and widow are now visiting in the cast. 

Deceased was arrested Tuesday morning for drunkenness and Wednesday was 
released upon his promise to return to the soldiers' home and stop drinking. He 
did not return and Wednesday was again picked up in a drunken stupor on the 
street and locked up. At Thursday's session of police court he was sentenced to 
serve two days in jail.

About 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon he was talking with Pound Master Robinson 
at the door of the cell and was heard later talking in a loud voice to himself. 

Randall came to the soldiers' home last summer from Caldwell. He was a well 
known character in that city, having lived at Caldwell and thereabouts for a 
number of years. He was a member of company A, Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, 
and was a native of Illinois. He was a hard drinker and since he had been at 
the home his son Andy had a nunber of times paid his fine to keep him out of 
jail. He was asked to do so when his father was arrested Wednesday, but said he 
had paid so much money for that purpose he did not feel able to pay any more.

No inquest was held last night and it is probable none will be held. 

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