IDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of Nov. 3 to Nov. 9 in east Idaho history.

1900-1925

BINGHAM COUNTY — Two prisoners escaped from the Bingham County Jail after tricking the deputy sheriff, The Bingham County News reported on Nov. 3, 1922.

The prisoners had been given a “fine dinner” by some of their friends, and fruit was part of the meal. Once they got the meal, they asked Deputy Burnett to go into their cell for a treat.

The deputy went inside the cell, and as he entered, he didn’t lock the door behind him. The two men immediately rushed through the door and ran up the stairs. When Burnett got to the outside door, the prisoners were nowhere to be seen.

After a 24-hour search, the fugitives had not been found. The escaped prisoners

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