Following the Haymarket affair of 1886, August Spies and seven other anarchists were tried and sentenced to death for their alleged involvement in the bombing. This book provides a detailed account of the trial, including court transcripts and newspaper articles. Hunt argues that the trial was a political and legal farce, and that the men were unjustly convicted. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.