, ▁attempted ▁rob ber ies ▁and ▁mur ders ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Lloyd ▁Mag r uder ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁road ▁agent ▁Chris ▁Low rie . ▁Mag r uder ▁was ▁an ▁Id aho ▁merchant ▁leaving ▁Virginia ▁City ▁with ▁$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gold ▁dust ▁from ▁goods ▁he ▁had ▁sold ▁there . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁he ▁h ired ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Lew ist on , ▁Id aho ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁crim inals . ▁Four ▁other ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁party ▁were ▁also ▁murder ed ▁in ▁camp — Char lie ▁Allen , ▁Robert ▁Chal mers , ▁Hor ace ▁Chal mers ▁and ▁William ▁Phill ips — by ▁Low rie , ▁Doc ▁Howard , ▁J em ▁Roma ine ▁and ▁William ▁Page . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁and ▁C ald well ' s ▁stage ▁was ▁ro bb ed ▁between ▁the ▁R att les nake ▁R anch ▁and ▁B ann ack ▁by ▁two ▁road ▁agents ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Frank ▁Par ish ▁and ▁George ▁I ves . ▁Bill ▁Bun ton , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁R att les nake ▁R anch ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁ran ch ▁was ▁also ▁comp licit ▁in ▁the ▁rob ber y . ▁The ▁road ▁agents ▁n ett ed ▁$ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁in ▁gold ▁from ▁the ▁passengers ▁and ▁threatened ▁them ▁all ▁with ▁death ▁if ▁they ▁talked ▁about