Brady was a genius. If you look close at the photos in succession, you see a soldier stationed on the ground, holding on to the gallows, being sick. Probably a hangover on a very hot day. What a terrible war!
I don’t know if he’s being sick or not, but he’s holding onto one of the two poles that will be jerked out from under the platform. Notice the other soldier is a swell.....................
He is holding on to one of the props supporting the
trap floor. Probably there to knock it out and drop
them.
I just saw that! Maybe he was sick a time witnessing hangings? Nah, he’d just been through a very gruesome war. Hung over is probably a good guess. He isn’t exactly standing guard, is he?