Executed
Melvin C. Garlitz
Melvin E. Garlitz was hanged at Cumberland, Maryland, in 1889, after being held in the jail there. On the night before his execution, he thanked the sheriff, the sheriff's family and the guards for how they had treated him, and he asked to see his small daughter. He wished to be buried beside his wife, a request that, according to the report, his father-in-law refused. He said he died without malice toward anyone.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Maryland state authorities at the Cumberland jail (the agency that held him); news reports of the Cumberland hanging (reporters).