Ticket to a hanging  -- submitted 2/18/99 byJeff Carlton

"According to family lore, my grandfather was present at the Birger hanging.  He had obtained tickets to the event and made plans to go into town.  Grandma was dead set against him attending; she was afraid that the gang was going to come in and save Charlie at the last minute.  Grandpa went anyway and was always proud of the fact that he had seen the hanging."