These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained by Arizona State Parks.A gallows (or scaffold) is a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging, or as a means of torture before execution, as was used when being hanged, drawn and quartered.allows can take several forms: 1  The simplest form (as often used in the game  Hangman ) resembles an inverted L (or a Greek/Cyrillic г), with a single upright and a horizontal beam to which the rope noose would be attached. 2  The horizontal crossbeam is supported at both ends.