Evidence introduced at the trial following this event included a document with the phrase "arm yourselves and appear in full force.
Evidence introduced at the trial following this event included a document with the phrase "arm yourselves and appear in full force." One day before this event, men under Inspector John Bonfield fired at and killed two workers, and two men indicted after it were Rudolph Schnaubelt and Samuel Fielden. Governor John Altgeld pardoned three men convicted of conspiracy for inciting this event. Prior to it, August Spies delivered a speech advising others "to stand by their union," and its first casualty was Mathias Degan. For 10 points, name this 1886 Chicago riot during which an anarchist threw a pipe bomb into a group of policemen.
Evidence introduced at the trial following this event included a document with the phrase "arm yourselves and appear in full force.
Haymarket Square Riot [accept Haymarket Square Massacre or Haymarket Square Affair or Haymarket Square Bombing or other obvious equivalents]