1 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gold ▁and ▁tre as ury ▁notes . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁L ero y ▁South may d ▁made ▁the ▁mistake ▁of ▁reporting ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁road ▁agents ▁to ▁B ann ack ▁Sher iff , ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer . ▁M embers ▁of ▁Pl um mer ' s ▁gang ▁confront ed ▁South may d ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁trip ▁to ▁Virginia ▁City , ▁but ▁South may d ▁was ▁c unning ▁enough ▁to ▁avoid ▁injury ▁or ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Con rad ▁Ko hr s ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁B ann ack ▁from ▁De er ▁L odge , ▁Mont ana ▁with ▁$ 5 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gold ▁dust ▁to ▁buy ▁cattle . ▁A ▁conversation ▁with ▁Sher iff ▁Pl um mer ▁in ▁B ann ack ▁led ▁Ko hr s ▁to ▁believe ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁ro bb ed ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁trail ▁back ▁to ▁De er ▁L odge . ▁While ▁in ▁an ▁over night ▁camp ▁his ▁associ ates ▁located ▁road ▁agents ▁George ▁I ves ▁and ▁" D utch ▁John " ▁Wagner ▁surve ying ▁the ▁camp , ▁armed ▁with ▁shot g uns . ▁A ▁day ▁or ▁two ▁later , ▁Ko hr s ▁was ▁on ▁horse back ▁returning ▁to ▁De er ▁L odge ▁when ▁I ves ▁and ▁Wagner ▁gave ▁ch ase . ▁Ko hr s ' ▁horse ▁proved ▁the ▁faster ▁and ▁he ▁ev aded ▁confront ation ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁De er ▁L odge . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁December