The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-01
63 NEGRO TROOPS TO
TRIAL FOR MUTINY
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perry uul.n@ fac CONSTRUCTION OF camp
Logan. They are;
From Company I. .;ergcants VIM. &.
Nesbit. Corporals I.arnon J. Brown,
las. Wheatmpy. Jesse Moore. Chas w.
Baltimore: cooks. VIM. i'ranzier and
Nathan Humphries. Jr.. privates, first
class. VIM. Breckenridge. Thos. c. Haw.
l.ins. John ii. Hudson. Jr.. Jas. X. John.
son. Beu Mcdaniel, Stewart III. Philip
and Carlos Snodgrass; privates Vim. u.
Bcacoat Douglas i. Boeden. Fred
Brown. Robert Brownfield. Grover
Burns. Harrison Capers, Ben Cecil, Ira
D. Davis, James Devins. Jerald Dixon.
Henry Green. JAS. r. Htwkins. Geo.
Hobbs Norman Holland. Frank John
son. Richard Lewis; Leroy PiGckett,
Henry T. Walls Joseph Wardlow and
Riley W Young; Alvin Pugh, Wm. $.
Kane. Harry Richardson, Luther Ruck-
cr, Roy Tyler. Joseph Williams. Jr.;
company X privates Earnest Z. Adams,
John Adams. Wash Adams, Grant An
HJerson. Douglas Lumpkins, Grant X.
Mems Richard Brown. Alley c. Butler,
-Abnoy Davis. Geo H. Parham. Bursh l..
Smith; company l.. bugler. Ruben w.
Raxter; privates Walter Eurket Jas.
GSker oliver Fletcher. Callie Glenn.
Wm. J. Hough. Thos. jackson. Walter
=. johnson; company NJ privates Pat
McNhprter. Dean New, Terry Smith,
Jessie sullivan. Walter l.. Tuckc-
Total Of ls6 Arrested
The negroes are part Of total of
l56 who were arrested shortly after the
riot and who have been in confinement
since. Some OF the others are held AT
cl Paso where they viii face trial be.
fore a separate court martial on other
charges growing out OF the riot.
TwentN-two persons were killed In the
riot AT Houston. Three were police Of
ficers ard one was Captain ]. W.
Mates of the second Illinois field IrtH-
lcrY.
Following tic riot a civil investiga-
ton was conducted al Houston at which
it ,vas brought out that the riot was
planned after Il false report reached the
negro camp that Houston police officers
had shot and killed one OF the negro
military police. Previous friction be-
tween the negro soldiers and the Hous-
ton police had been reported. although
il was not nf serious nature.
story cf the NIutiny.
san Antouil. Texas, Noy, THE riot
ing in Houston occurred while the third
battalion Of the Twenty-Fourth infantry
was guarding new buildings being erect
od at Camp Logan. During tho after
moan Of August % report was circu.
lated in the negro camp that member
of the battalion had been shot and killed
BY a Houston police officer This was
said TO have been directly responsible
for the trouble.
According TO the testimony OF one OF
the participants the negroes obtained
their rifles and a quantity Of ammuni-
ton after retreat the same evening and
after dark started toward Houston.
There were about 125 Of these negroes,
according 10 the statement, and they
opened FIRE on an automobile in which
white man was riding. he was said
to have been the first one killed Con
tinuing toward the city the negroes par
TALLY concealed themselves and fred
into houses and along streets
MutiI2te Captains BOdy.
Riot calls were turned in. police and
army patrols were rushed 20 the scene
and while trying 70 4ueh the rioters
Captain j. " MATES of the Second I'LL
nois artillery was shot and killed and
his body mutilated. An army ambulance T.
also fired upon. The rioters were finally 1
dispersed. some returned 10 camp and /
lster the entire battalion Of SEQ men 4
w : disarmed by other troops. after "a
han been arrested and placed in the /
county Jail 4 blanket charge 81 murder
MAS made against these men.
Orders were issued the following day /
for the battalion % return at once 70
Columbus. y. n. and the men alleged
20 have been implicated were taken
along under heavy quart They were
sent q the fort ~ n I'aso snd con
lined in the stockade.
Inspector General John l. Chamber
iain Of the army made speci'l trip
u Columbus and Houston in order to
ascertuin the facts NJ first hand This
was followed by the appointment Il an
army squad OF inquiry. composed of
three officers OF the Twenty-Fourth in
.antry. Of which the battalion stationed
II Fort Houston at the time OF the