Rudolf Schnaubelt, the police’s lead suspect as…
May 1886 CE
Rudolf Schnaubelt, the police’s lead suspect as the bomb thrower, had been indicted and arrested twice early on but had been released, and by May 14, when it becomes apparent he had had a significant role in the event, he had fled the country.
William Seliger, who had turned state's evidence and testified for the prosecution, is not charged.