Indians involved in the the Hindu-German Conspiracy Trial which commenced in the District Court in San Francisco on November 12; 1917 following the uncovering of the Hindu-German Conspiracy (also known as the Indo German plot) for initiating a revolt in India. It was part of a wave of such incidents which took place in the United States after America's entrance into World War I.In May 1917; eight Indian nationalists of the Ghadar Party were indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to form a military enterprise against the United Kingdom. The trial lasted from November 20; 1917 to April 24; 1918. The British authorities hoped that the conviction of the Indians would result in their deportation from the United States back to India. However; strong public support in favor of the Indians meant that the U.S. Department of Justice chose not to do so.The trial ended with a sensational climax when Ram Chandra was shot to death in the courtroom by fellow defendant; Ram Singh.the judge found the defendants guilty of violating the neutrality of the United States and they were sentenced to serve from twenty-two months to sixty days.Boston: Small; Maynard & Co. 1919.From: Thomas J. Tunney; Throttled! The detection of the German and anarchist bomb plotters. as told to Paul Merrick Hollister. Illustrated; etc.9083. bb. 12 plate opposite page 76London; British Library.