The evening herald., 1917-12-11
Death Sentence Against Members
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
Is Carried Out; Hanging Took
Place This Morning.
GOODBYE, BOYS OF co. @,
LAST WORDS UTTERED
Execution Took Place in On Ar
royo, About Two Miles East of
Camp Travis, on Great scaifold
Erected Last Night.

By AssoriAird prras
san Antonio Tex. Dec. Thirteen
~ the negroes of the Twenty fourth
infantry. United States army. found
guilty OF completely In the riot and
mutiny ut Houston ON August %. were
hanged on the military reservation
at Fort sam Houston al 7rT o'clock
this morning Announcement Of the
carrying out of the sentence wns
made at headquarters of the southern
department at . a. IN.
Good bye. hOys OF Company G, "
We're the last words uttered by the
condemned men 0f the Twenty fourth
United states infantry as the traps
were sprung and they dropped to their
death on the scnffold which had been
erected last night
Men Of company c.. 18th. infantry
have been guarding the negro prison-
crs since they were brought To Sun
Antonio To- stand trial before court
martial for completely in che riot at
Houston IN August 23 last.
The execution took place Ia an ar.
royo about two mites cas-, OF Camp
Travis. on great scaffold which had
gineers from the post
\ column consisting uf approS-
lmately l25 cayairymen ana 100 IN
idntry soldiers assembled at the cav
airy guard house whore the negroes
were confined at $3.50 q m. today
Trucks we're provided 10 convey tho
prisoners to the scene ot The eNecu.
tiCn,
Colonel Mllard Waltz post COM
mnndcr. WIS iu command Of the co,-
umn that led the way to the scaffold.
sing ON Way 10 Death.
The column arrived at the scaffold
as go a. m 4 flood light had been
arnngcd tu give light for those In
charge of the actual work of prepar.
iug tho uouses and adjusting them
to the necks of the condemned men.
The cavalry ana infantry guard as
scmhled in hollow square formation
around he scaffold ana the prisoners
were given the order To- march upon
the death traps
without tremor they stepped ont
with soldi"r.y tread and singing u
hymn theN walked To- their places.
Prayers were said by negro minis
ter and by two army chaplalns ami
then the men were ordered 20 stand
un the traps Resumlng their song
they stood erect and displayed the
greatest fortitudc while the ropes were
adjusted
Al 1.l1 the major In charge e.. tho
execution gave the order t. spring the
! traps Tho triggers had been ar
ranged one for each drop. ana six
men were assigned 20 each one. AZ
the word Of command they pulled on
the triggers and the thirteen negroes
dropped to their deaths. Eleven Of
them died almOs, instantly he other
| two quiNcrug moment or twn after
| the rope became taut.
30 civilian -pcg gldtors were allowed
az the execution sheriff John Tchtu
! and several of rLs deputies helped to
adjust the uooses they having pre-
| pared the haugmau's knots Tor IN,
| army men
Headquarters announcements.
The announcement from hcadduar-
tvrs was 1s follows
The proceeding findings aud sem
| tcnrcs or the general court m'r;icl
/ which tried siNty-thrcc members b,
the Twenty -fouth infantry for their
Implication Boz the riots az Houston,
Texas August 49, 1872. were appro 70
cd uy the commanding general south
oru department December 10. 1917
After giving the names ~ the men
hanged tht statement gives sentences
imposed in other eases as follows:
In the eases Of Cook William Pa
zicr Coos Nathan Humphries, ir Prt
Yates first class John ", hudson. ir
: JaWos T. loh0.ou. Ben McDaniels an.
stewart W rhiups, an ~ Compan'
7. prNatp> Douglas T holden Ere.
o. Brown. Robert Brownficld Harrisoi
. Capers Bon Cecil Gerald niNou
- Henry Green. James R. Hawkins, Geo
i Hobbs Norman D holland Richar
Lewis L,ruN rnkou. Joseph Ward
low William $ Kane HARRY Richard
SON Luther fucker Roy Tyler. j"
~cph Williams ir. an of Company /
1'rNafcs Eruosi Adams, John Adams
, Wash Adams Douglass X. Ldmpkin-
? Richard Brown nll of Company X
prNatcs Mile &C. Butler Ahner Davi
and George u Parham 90 Compan'
% T.. Hur'rr Ruben " Baxter, Com
utuN N rrNates Walter barkeV
b. James Cocker. Calue Glenn Williar
r ) Housh Thomas Jackson, Walter ?
Johnson. Dean Now Jess sullivan, al
70 IT Company a. al of the Twenty
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