Samuel Fielden was born in Throckmorton, England, 25 February 1847.Conoció the heaviness of the work from very little work on the loom, until at last, could be money to study theology and be ordained as a Methodist Pastor. Before his departure to America, he served as Supervisor of Sunday School in 1871 country. emigrated to America and, after a short time in Ohio, settled in Chicago where he met and became friends with Albert Parsons Augusto Spies.En July 1884 became a member of the International Workers Association (IWPA). MayoEl The events of May 1, 1886 began a strike organized by the Association in support of a restricted working hours to eight hours.
In the days following went on strike over 340,000 men and women. The epicenter of the movement was in Chicago, headquarters of the organization of Trabajadores.El 3 May, the IWPA in Chicago held a meeting outside of work, where 1,400 workers were on strike. While Augusto Spy, one of the leaders of the IWPA was a speech, the police arrived and opened fire on the crowd, killing four workers.
On May 4th, over 3000 people gathered in Haymarket. The speakers were August Spies, Albert Parsons and Samuel Fielden , lead vocals.
At 10 am, Captain John Bonfield and a troop of 180 policemen arrived on the scene to disperse. Fielden protested slightly until finally seemed to convince the crowd to avoid a confrontation. As he descended the stairs, someone threw a bomb that ended the lives of 8 men and wounded dozens, among whom was Samuel Fielden, who suffered a major knee injury. Pandemonium broke out for blood and death. The police immediately attacked the crowd, killing an undetermined number of people, injuring hundreds and arresting other people tantas.Mucha Schnaubelt identified Rudolph as the man who threw the bomb. He was arrested but soon released without charge guilt. It was learned later that this murderer had been sent by the authorities to cause chaos. Samuel Fielden was arrested along with six other German immigrant workers, George Engel, August Spies, Adolph Fisher, Louis Lingg, Oscar Neebe, and Michael Schwab. The police also sought Albert Parsons, the leader of the International Workers Association. In principle escaped but was captured in the morning siguiente.Todos men were found guilty: George Engel, Albert Parsons, August Spies, Adolph Fischer and Louis Lingg were executed.
Samuel Fielden, Oscar NEBB and Michael Schwab, in a summary trial, were also sentenced to death.
But many voices were raised against this sentence, so that Governor Richard J. Oglesby, changed the death penalty to imprisonment perpetua.En 1893, Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld pardoned Fielden and was liberado.Fielden died in 1922 and was not buried with the other comrades martyred for their cause, as he would have liked.
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