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Show Idaho Woman Meets Death In Unusual Way Head Comes in Contact With Small Rifle as She Sorl ( "lo1 ties in Base-nicnt Base-nicnt of Boise Home BOISE. Idaho Sopt IS Mrs. K 1 McBurney, 15. wife of a deputy In the Idaho state constabulary, con-stabulary, was instantly killed In a peculiar accident at her home, 1511 Sherman street. Sunday night Mrs. MeBurnv who was alone in the house, her husband being ..n strike duty at Poiatello evidently evi-dently was sorting laundry in Hie basement of her bom" and straightening up from the task, her head came In contact with a loaded 22 calibre rifle hanging-from hanging-from a nail in the JoLst above The raising of the muzzle caused j the hammer of the gun to catch I on a second anil corking the weapon, which as It slipped from her head dlaehargid the bullet I piercing the spinal cord nt the base of the brain, causing instant death Mr UcBurnay, arriving from Pocatello B few minutes after the accident; found his wife's body on the floor of the basement, Mini J warm. The police and coroner were called at on e decided from ii ppea ranee, that death was purely pure-ly accidental. No inquest will be hied, oo |