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Two Protestors shot and killed by police
August Spies was invited as the German Language speaker at striking Lumber Shover's Union. Many people started to protest, the police came, things got out of hand, and two protestors were killed by police. -
More people died
Workingmen hold a peaceful meeting.Police show up to break up meeting. A bomb is thrown into the police, the police start shooting everybody. Workingmen then return fire, several people are killed. -
Police arrest 7 of the 8 eventual defendants
People got surprised in Chicago and everywhere else. Police arrested 7 of the 8 eventual defendants. -
8 are charged as being accessories in the murder of a cop
31 people are charged with beng accessories in the murder of a police officer. Eight of them are put on trial: Albert Parsons, August Spies, Oscar Neebe, Louis Lingg, George Engel, Adolph Fischer, Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden. -
Sentenced to death
The death sentence is the most likey option for the 7 convicted. -
The Sentences
Neebe gets 15 in the penitentiary. Everyone else was sentenced to death by hanging. -
The Judge Speaks
The Judge gives his speech and the final decision. -
Supreme court upholds
Supreme court of Illinois upholds ruling and verdict. -
Supreme Court does not approve
The US Supreme Court, despite an international campaign for clemency, denies an appeal. -
Suicide commited
Louis Lingg commits suicide in his jail cell.