On Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:15:19 -0500, wrote:

There is a very old picture of the "hanging judge", he tossed a rope
over the banyan tree branch at the court house. Shown in the Ft Myers
News Press. He used the photo for his election. (tough on crime) The
name escapes me right now. Circa 60's.

You didn't want to appear in his court :-)

Would that have been Judge Hyram Bryant?

Doesn't ring a bell. I have a cousin that may remember his name.

The guy would "throw the book" at most everybody before his bench.