Executed
Henry Gambrill
Henry Gambrill was one of four men executed at Baltimore on Friday, April 8, 1859. After the execution his body was given to relatives for burial. His funeral on the Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd of spectators and sympathizing friends, and the procession of nearly one hundred vehicles passed on to the Baltimore Cemetery. The account reprinted in the Daily National Intelligencer gives no further detail about his life or about any objections raised to his execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Baltimore newspaper account reprinted in the Daily National Intelligencer (reporters).