Looking back: Asylum inmate escapes and patrol car pushed into lake

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking backmost astatine what life was for illustration during nan week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18 successful eastbound Idaho history.

1900-1925

BLACKFOOT — An inmate of nan asylum successful Blackfoot escaped but was later returned to nan institution, The Rigby Star reported connected Aug. 18, 1921.

John Kruetzer, 45, walked nan full region from Blackfoot to Hamer successful 16 hours. He arrived successful Hamer Monday greeting astatine 8 a.m. Sheriff Lufkin was notified and brought Kruetzer backmost to Rigby. He was later returned to Blackfoot.

“Kruetzer formerly lived astatine Mud Lake and stated to Sheriff Lufkin that he walked nan full distance, covering almost 4 miles an hr for a region of astir 59 miles,” nan article reads.

1926-1950

REXBURG — A Rexburg man was changeable while sportfishing and taken to nan infirmary while a Hibbard man accused of nan shooting was taken to nan region jail, nan Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected Aug. 12, 1932.

Mark Lutz was allegedly changeable successful nan limb by Andrew Kerr, a husbandman domiciled successful Hibbard. Kerr reportedly changeable Lutz Thursday day erstwhile Lutz and his friend, Ralph Timpson, of Rexburg, were sportfishing successful a watercourse adjacent Kerr’s ranch home.

“Kerr, it is charged, ordered them disconnected nan property,” nan insubstantial said. “The boys had permission, it was later stated, from nan proprietor of nan onshore which Kerr rented to food successful nan watercourse connected his property.”

The article continues, “Rather than origin immoderate trouble, however, nan 2 started to leave, it was reported today,” nan article states. “Kerr (then) allegedly changeable Lutz.”

Lutz’s information was not superior and nary complaint had been revenge against Kerr.

1951-1975

IDAHO FALLS — A two-year-old woman mislaid show successful 1 of her eyes from a BB weapon accident, nan Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected Aug. 13, 1951.

Marsha Barker was nan toddler progressive successful nan mishap and was being treated astatine nan Idaho Falls LDS Hospital.

“The attending oculus master was capable to region nan BB pellet but was incapable to prevention nan eyesight,” nan section insubstantial wrote.

The study stated nan BB weapon was accidentally changeable by an older brother. The changeable apparently struck a sidewalk and “glanced upward to nan girl’s eye.”

“Officers were informed by physicians that 3 aliases 4 children present each twelvemonth suffer nan show of 1 of their eyes and galore others are injured arsenic a consequence of BB shots,” nan article reads.

1976-2000

RIGBY — Scuba divers pinch nan Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office were called to hunt for a Jefferson County Sheriff’s patrol car that was pushed into a lake, The Idaho Falls Post Register reported connected Aug. 15, 1977.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s lawman Wayne Johnson said 1 of nan deputies went to analyse a “kegger party” astatine a caller recreation improvement northbound of Rigby adjacent nan aged sweetener factory. He locked nan car and walked complete to nan segment of nan party. When he made his measurement backmost to his car, he discovered it had disappeared.

“It was recovered by divers nether 30 feet of h2o successful nan lake,” Johnson reported. “Windows successful nan car were smashed, indicating it had purposely been rolled into nan water.”

The 1970 exemplary sedan had respective 1000 dollars worthy of power instrumentality inside. The car was recovered from nan h2o and nan afloat grade of nan harm was not known.

“We will beryllium interviewing everyone that was astatine nan kegger,” Johnson said.