▁the ▁rob ber y . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁a ▁te en age ▁Henry ▁T ild en ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁employ ▁of ▁Wil bur ▁Sand ers ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁Ed g erton ▁to ▁locate ▁and ▁cor ral ▁some ▁horses ▁owned ▁by ▁Sand ers ▁and ▁Ed g erton . ▁Near ▁Hor se ▁Pra irie , ▁T ild en ▁was ▁confront ed ▁by ▁three ▁armed ▁road ▁agents . ▁He ▁was ▁carrying ▁very ▁little ▁money ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁depart ▁un m ol ested , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁warning ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁talked , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁killed . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁he ed ▁the ▁warning ▁and ▁told ▁Sand ers ' ▁wife , ▁H att ie ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁Ed g erton ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁recognized ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁agents ▁as ▁sh er iff ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer . ▁Although ▁T ild en ' s ▁report ▁was ▁disc ount ed ▁because ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁respect ed , ▁this ▁incident ▁led ▁to ▁increased ▁susp icion ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁that ▁Pl um mer ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁road ▁agents . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁A . J . ▁Oliver ▁stage ▁was ▁ro bb ed ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁B ann ack ▁from ▁Virginia ▁City ▁by ▁road ▁agents ▁George ▁I ves , ▁" Wh is key ▁Bill " ▁Gra ves ▁and ▁Bob ▁Zach ary . ▁The ▁rob ber y ▁n ett ed ▁less ▁than ▁$