August Spies

August Spies
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.