Friday, December 9, 2022

Jeanette Harris, 4, Killed When Crossing Street, Dec. 9, 1922

Winston-Salem Child Is Killed by Truck

Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 8—Jeanette Harris, 4-year-old daughter of Henry Harris, merchant of this city, was run over and fatally injured this morning by a truck driven by a negro, Fred Douglas. The accident occurred while the child was crossing the street with her nurse.

Douglas was arrested and is being held pending inquiry.

From the front page of the Asheville Citizen, Dec. 9, 1922

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