The British soldiers William Wemms, James Hartegan, William M'Cauley, Hugh White, Matthew Killroy, William Warren, John Carrol, and Hugh Montgomery were charged with the murders of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Patrick Carr, on March 5, 1770. The trial was held on November 27, 1770 in Boston at the Superior Court of Judicature.