Executed
Michael Merz
Michael Merz was hanged at Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in August 1886, according to a roundup of the year's executions printed in the Wessington Springs Herald in January 1887. The account gives only his name, the place and the month of his execution. It does not say how old he was, who his family was, or what the case against him involved.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: year's roundup of executions (reporters).