Jenkins, Cecil – Died 1908

JENKINS

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2019 at 13:04:48

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer July 3, 1908, 3, C5

Kills His Playmate.
Kenneth Reeves, nine years old is held at Des Moines on the charge of manslaughter as a result of a quarrel with his playmate, Cecil Jenkins. After a few hot words Kenneth snatched a broomstick from the hands of a girl standing nearby and struck Cecil on the back of the head. The injured boy died without regaining consciousness.