Marion Cropp

Marion Cropp was executed at Baltimore on Friday, April 8, 1859, one of four men put to death that day, according to a Baltimore newspaper account reprinted in the Daily National Intelligencer. His body was delivered to his relatives and committed to the tomb without any public demonstration. On the following Saturday morning he was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, attended by friends, relatives and his spiritual adviser, Rev. Mr. Brook, who officiated. The newspaper called him one of the executed murderers, a description not repeated here.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Baltimore newspaper account reprinted in the Daily National Intelligencer (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Daily Exchange, April 11, 1859, page 2 The Daily Exchange, April 11, 1859
• Daily National Intelligencer, April 12, 1859, page 3 Daily National Intelligencer, April 12, 1859