Largest Murder Trial in the History of the United States

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Description

The original caption for photograph reads: Largest Murder Trial in the History of the United States. Scene during Court Martial of 64 members of the 24th Infantry United States of America on trial for mutiny and murder of 17 people at Houston, Texas August 23, 1917. Trial held in Gift Chapel Ft Sam Houston. Trial started November 1, 1917, Brigadier General George K. Hunter presiding. Colonel J.A. Hull, Judge Advocate, Council for Defense, Major Harvy S. Grier. Major D.V. Sutphin, Assistant Advocate. Prisoners guarded by 19th Infantry Company C, Captain Carl J. Adler.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.

National Archives Identifier: 533485

Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127(1); Largest Murder Trial in the History of the United States. Scene during Court Martial of 64 members . . .; 8/23/1917; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/largest-murder-trial/, March 28, 2026]

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