Daniel Sampson was hanged for the murder of two boys. He was hanged in back of the courthouse where the parking lot now exists. To this day ghosts of those executed haunt the attic of the courthouse where pieces of wood from the old public gallows are stored.
Daniel Sampson was convicted and hanged for the murders of two young boys. His execution took place in the back of the courthouse, which is now a parking lot. To this day, the spirits of those who were executed there are said to haunt the attic of the courthouse where remnants of the old gallows remain.