Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-11
THE EXECUTED SOLDIERS.

three sentences Of two years. Five wer'
THE EXECUTED SOLDIERS.
Corporal Charles Baltimore was one
of the executed. The others were:
Sergeant Nesbit Corporal l.. j.
Brown, Corporal Wheatley, Corporal
Jesse Moore. Private William Breck-
enridge Cfirst class, Private Thomas
c. Hawkins (first class, Private Car
los Snodgrass (first class), Private
Ira b. Davis, Private James Divins,
Private Frank Johnson, Private Riley
w. Young and Private Pat McWhorter.
The names of those sentenced to i'm
prisonment and those acquitted have
not yet been made public.
EXECUTED AT CAMP TRAVIS.
The EXECUTIONS were in charge Of
Major General John w. Ruckman.
commander of the southern depart
ment It took place on the government
reservation on Salado creek, Camp Ira
Wis. No one aside from military Off
Gals knew of the impending execution
until this morning.
The verdict convicting the black SOL
diers was returned Nov. 80, it was
Stdteu olliSiahy.
SEVENTEEN KILLED IN RIOT.
The riot which resulted in the con-
viction and imposition of sentence on
negro soldiers occurred at Houston.
Tex, on the night of Aug. %, 1917. The
riot resulted in the death of II persons
and the wounding of %. Among those
dead were four policemen, three negro
soldiers, one Mexican and nine whites,
the latter including white soldiers
This came from an outbreak of about
$50 negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth
United States infantry at o'clock ut
night. During the day the negroes be-
came inflamed against the white police
at Houston because OF the reported
shooting of a negro sergeant by po-
lice officer.
MOUNTED POLICE SHOT.
Stealing company ammunition, the
negroes seized their rifles and left their
camp, starting toward the city, shoot
ing indiscriminately. Warning was
given immeditely and mounted police
officers sought to halt the negro mob,
surrendering their lives in vain efforts
to drive the soldiers back.
Illinois guardsmen encamped at Camp
Logan, soon arrived on the scene, but
only in time to throw a Gordon be-
tween the negroes and great crowds OF
Houston citizens. who armed them
selves and quickly gathered to oppose
the rioters.
sTRAGGLERs ROUNDED UP.
The negroes then took the open
country in flight, some returning to
camp. where they were placed under
guard and others hiding in fields and
bitches along the nearby roads. Armed
citizens assisted the military authori-
ties in the search and finally all the
stragglers were rounded UP.
Excitement ran high not only in
Houston, but throughout all Texas.
Martial law was declared in Houston
and rigorous measures taken by both
civil and military authorities.
The war department promptly con-
Quoted an investigation and during its
progress the negro troops were trans
ferred to the west, finally being sent
to Columbus, N. M. Later there was an
official inquiry at Ell Paso and nearly
70 negroes were taken to Fort Sam
Houston, where a cour.- martial was
held.
VERDICT CT NOV. 30.
The court martial lasted IL through
November. The verdict was reached
Nov. 80, but was not known publicly
until 13 Of the negro participants were
hanged today.
The first intelligence that there had
been Convictions and executions came
today In the shape of the dispatches
announcing that 13 men had been
hanged and that many of the others
had been imprisoned. Only five were
acquitted.
Details Of the executions were not
given out by the military authorities.
The brief announcement made was
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