Looking back: Husband accidentally kills wife and man needs medical assistance after becoming “emotional” watching Elvis Presley T.V. special

IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking backmost astatine what life was for illustration during nan week of Aug. 19 to Aug. 25 successful eastbound Idaho history.

1900-1925

BLACKFOOT — A hubby accidentally changeable and killed his wife, nan Blackfoot Idaho Republican reported connected Aug. 21, 1914.

T.L. Stewart, of Porterville, was preparing to sprout astatine a vertebrate erstwhile nan mishap happened.

“While trying to extract what he expected was an quiet ammunition successful nan gun, it discharged and killed Mrs. Stewar, who stepped into scope astatine that instant,” nan insubstantial said. “The ammunition was loaded pinch shot, and a ample coiled resulted successful nan region of nan heart.”

She fell to nan crushed and died “almost immediately.”

“Mr. Stewart was almost frantic pinch astonishment and grief, and it is said that but for his children he would astir apt person ended his ain life connected nan spot,” nan article states.

The mates lived successful Porterville for a number of years and person “always been highly respected and were very happy successful their location life.”

1926-1950

RIGBY — A man sawed done jailhouse bars and escaped from nan region jail, The Rigby Star reported connected Aug. 22, 1929.

Fred Leonard, a “member of nan carnival company,” was arrested successful Rigby successful June 1928. He was bound complete to nan territory tribunal connected a felony charge.

He escaped from nan jailhouse a small complete a twelvemonth later by sawing 2 bars disconnected a model pinch a hack saw.

“Outside assistance was rendered connected nan job, it is thought by nan officers,” nan insubstantial stated.

1951-1975

RIGBY — A car driven by a Rigby man was deed by a northbound section freight train, The Rigby Star reported connected Aug. 25, 1955.

Gary Call was connected his measurement to activity successful Idaho Falls erstwhile nan mishap happened. He said he didn’t spot aliases perceive nan train’s whistle arsenic he approached nan crossing, wherever he was going astir 20 miles per hour.

The clang happened connected nan crossing 1 mile southbound of Rigby connected nan region oiled roadworthy which intersects nan Yellowstone Highway.

“The fireman connected nan freight reports that he saw nan approaching car and yelled to nan crew, who applied nan emergency aerial brakes and nan train came to a extremity wrong 11 car lengths,” nan article reads. “The effect caused nan car to skid backwards and it was thrown 52 feet from nan constituent of impact.”

Extensive harm was done to nan beforehand extremity of Call’s car. Call had bruised legs and a trim connected his chin.

“A husbandman successful a adjacent section reported he heard nan train whistle for nan crossing,” nan insubstantial added.

1976-2000

POCATELLO — A Pocatello man became “so emotional” astatine nan extremity of a half-hour Elvis Presley tv typical that he “started shaking and passed out,” nan Idaho State Journal reported connected Aug. 19, 1977.

Pocatello Police and a paramedic responded to thief nan “semi-conscious” man successful his 20s. The tv typical was connected Presley’s life story.

“The victim, who claimed to beryllium a 5th relative of nan precocious stone n’ rotation singer, said he started getting dizzy and light-headed during nan broadcast which began astatine 10:30 p.m.,” nan article states.

The man, who constabulary said appeared to beryllium successful a authorities of shock, was treated astatine Bannock Memorial Hospital and released.