Haymarket Square Riot


 * 1886 Chicago riot that began when a pipe bomb was thrown at police
 * Occured during a labor strike for an eight-hour work day
 * Only one man was killed that started the event though others were wounded by revolver fire
 * Governor Altgeld granted clemency to three convicted "instigators"
 * Followed August Spies' speech praising the "slaves of McCormick" killed earlier
 * May Day celebrations by organized labor honor it
 * One suspect, Rudolph Schnaubelt, was arrested twice before fleeing the country
 * One cartoon of this gathering shows a priest administering last rites to an officer on Desplaines Street