▁pos se ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁vig il ante ▁Captain ▁James ▁Williams , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁had ▁investig ated ▁the ▁Nicolas ▁T ie bol t ▁murder ▁by ▁George ▁I ves . ▁Near ▁the ▁R att les nake ▁R anch ▁on ▁the ▁Ruby ▁River , ▁the ▁pos se ▁located ▁" Er ast us ▁Red " ▁Ye ager ▁and ▁George ▁Brown , ▁both ▁sus pected ▁road ▁agents . ▁While ▁travel ing ▁back ▁to ▁Virginia ▁City , ▁Ye ager ▁made ▁a ▁complete ▁conf ession , ▁naming ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁agents ▁in ▁Pl um mer ' s ▁gang , ▁including ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁conf ession , ▁Ye ager ▁and ▁Brown ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁by ▁the ▁pos se ▁and ▁summar ily ▁h anged ▁from ▁a ▁cot ton wood ▁tree ▁on ▁the ▁Lor rain ' s ▁R anch ▁on ▁the ▁Ruby ▁River . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁" D utch ▁John " ▁Wagner , ▁a ▁road ▁agent ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁Mo ody ▁rob ber y ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁vig il ante ▁Captain ▁Nick ▁Wall ▁and ▁Ben ▁Pe ab ody ▁on ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁trail . ▁The ▁vig il antes ▁transport ed ▁Wagner ▁to ▁B ann ack ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁h anged ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Ye ager ' s ▁conf ession ▁had ▁mobil ized ▁vig il antes ▁against ▁Pl um mer ▁and ▁his ▁key ▁associ ates , ▁deput ies ▁Buck ▁St inson