The last public execution in Florida, a hanging on the courthouse lawn, was here in my county, Okaloosa, sometime in the 19-teens, IIRC.
Newspaper accounts of the time said it was like a carnival atmosphere. People brought their children and had picnics. Food vendors were doing a brisk business. People came from a hundred miles or more to watch something that only took a few minutes.......................
Hey, I’ve got a picnic basket a quilt and a lawn chair. And a whole lot of need to see justice