Spies' appearance at the time of his conviction in 1886
Born
August Vincent Theodore Spies
December 10, 1855
Landecker Berg, Electorate of Hesse, German Confederation
Died
November 11, 1887 (aged 31)
Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Resting place
Forest Home Cemetery
Monuments
Haymarket Martyrs' Monument
Occupation(s)
Upholsterer, newspaper editor
Political party
Socialist Labor Party
Criminal charges
Conspiracy to commit murder
Criminal penalty
Death
Spouse
Nina van Zandt (m. 1887)
August Vincent Theodore Spies (/spiːs/, SPEES; December 10, 1855 – November 11, 1887) was an American upholsterer, radical labor activist, and newspaper editor. An anarchist, Spies was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder following a bomb attack on police in an event remembered as the Haymarket affair. Spies was one of four who were executed in the aftermath of this event.
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