Louis Lingg | |
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Died | November 10, 1887 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 23)
Cause of death | Suicide by blasting caps in mouth |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Known for | Haymarket Square |
Political party | Anarchist |
Parent | Friedrich Lingg |
Louis Lingg (September 9, 1864 – November 10, 1887) was a German-born American anarchist who was convicted as a member of the criminal conspiracy behind the 1886 Haymarket Square bombing.[1] Lingg was sentenced to die by hanging, but shortly before his execution, he committed suicide in his cell using an explosive.
Four bombs were taken this morning from the cell of Louis Lingg, the condemned Anarchist, in Cook County Jail. They were found under his cot, hidden beneath a mass of papers and odd and ends of various kinds, and were inclosed in a harmless-looking ...