Executed
Melvin E. Garlitz
Melvin E. Garlitz was hanged at Cumberland, Maryland, in September 1889, after being held in the jail there before his execution. The account says that on the night before he died he thanked the sheriff, the sheriff's family and the guards for their treatment of him. He asked to see his small daughter and to be buried beside his wife, and according to the report his father-in-law refused those requests. He is said to have told those around him that he died without malice toward anyone.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state