▁Clark ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River . ▁A ▁polic eman ▁named ▁George ▁W . ▁H unt ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁arm ▁by ▁a ▁ri oter ▁named ▁Peter ▁Martin . ▁Martin ▁was ▁then ▁killed ▁by ▁police , ▁and ▁H unt ' s ▁arm ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁am put ated . ▁Rum ors ▁fle w ▁throughout ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁more ▁protest ers ▁were ▁killed . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁that , ▁but ▁loaded ▁can n ons ▁set ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁square ▁contributed ▁to ▁those ▁rum ors . ▁ ▁Out comes ▁ ▁The ▁L ager ▁Be er ▁Ri ot ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁lower ed ▁the ▁liqu or ▁lic ence ▁fee ▁from ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁council ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁release ▁those ▁already ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁not ▁pay ing ▁the ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁fee , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁those ▁arrested ▁during ▁the ▁ri ot ▁were ▁released ▁and ▁not ▁charged . ▁ ▁The ▁L ager ▁Be er ▁Ri ot ▁illustrated ▁the ▁risk ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁bear ▁to ▁protect ▁German ▁sal oon ▁own ers ▁who ▁they ▁perce ived ▁as ▁leaders ▁of ▁their ▁community . ▁The ▁mayor ' s ▁temper ance ▁policy ▁thus ▁un ited ▁German ▁property ▁own ers , ▁who ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁natural ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁mayor ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁strong ▁interest ▁in ▁order , ▁with ▁working - class ▁German ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the