Irony
I believe that the third stranger being the brother of the first stranger was ironic. What are the chances of going to see your brother in jail to find him sitting in a house drinking and smoking? and to make it more ironic, the innocent brother is accused of being the wanted man due to his reaction of seeing his brother who has escaped from jail.
Also, it is ironic that the criminal and the hangman went to the same house and were sitting only a few feet away from each other. And they were quite friendly with each other because one didn't know the true identity of the other.
Foreshadowing
I believe that the weather of the night was a foreshadowing of the events to come. In many stories, rain could be associated with a bad occurrence soon to come.
Also the shepherd's wife feeling worried about the strangers is another indication that there might be something hidden about them.
I also think that the revealing of the hangman's occupation was a foreshadowing. With his occupation being a hangman, this causes a feeling of uneasiness and makes you wonder if something is going to die.
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