to detonate bombs. Trial The evidence presented against Fischer at trial consisted mainly of his role in the Monday Night Conspiracy and his role in printing the Haymarket circulars. His membership in the Lehr und Wehr Verein was also highlighted. Waller testified that Fischer had been the one who proposed the Haymarket meeting (Fischer claimed it was Waller) and that they should be ready to attack the police should there be any trouble. He also testified that Fischer had given him a bomb the year previously, which he stated used against the police. Another witness claimed that Fischer was standing with the bomb thrower at the time of the bombing. Fischer was convicted with the rest of the eight and, except for one who were given prison sentences, was sentenced to death by hanging. After two of his fellow defendants wrote to Illinois governor, Richard James Oglesby, Fischer pointedly refused to ask for clemency. He was hanged on November 11, 1887, along with Spies, Parsons and George Engel. His last words were, "Hurrah for anarchy! This is the happiest moment of my life!" He and most of the other Haymarket martyrs are buried at the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois. Post-riot family life After Adolph's death, his wife Johanna and children returned to the St. Louis area, living near her brother Rudolph Pfountz in Maplewood, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri. See also Dyer Lum References Works Autobiography of Adolph Fischer The Accused the Accusers: The Famous Speeches of the Chicago Anarchists in Court: On October 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1886, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago: Socialistic Publishing Society, n.d. [1886]. Further reading David, Henry. The History of the Haymarket Affair. New York: Collier Books, 1963. External links 1858 births 1887 deaths Politicians from Bremen 19th-century executions by the United States Haymarket affair American anarchists Executed anarchists German anarchists Executed people from Bremen (state) Politicians from Chicago Burials at Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago People executed by Illinois by hanging 19th-century executions of American people German emigrants to the United States American people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Illinois Anarcho-communists American trade unionists of German descent 1886 murders in the United States Trade unionists from Illinois