▁makes ▁his ▁original ▁plan ▁for ▁hunting ▁down ▁the ▁four ▁by ▁himself ▁clear ▁by ▁turning ▁down ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁Web b ' s ▁hand c uff s ▁by ▁saying ▁" I ▁won ' t ▁be ▁need ing ▁any ." ▁However , ▁town ▁elder ▁B enson ▁convin ces ▁Cole ▁to ▁follow ▁Web b ' s ▁wishes ▁and ▁organ ize ▁a ▁pos se . ▁ ▁The ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁gather ▁but ▁enthus ias m ▁w anes ▁when ▁not ▁as ▁many ▁able ▁bod ied ▁men ▁as ▁expected ▁volunte er ▁to ▁go ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁kill ers , ▁some ▁men ▁leaving ▁because ▁the ▁pos se ▁doesn ' t ▁out number ▁the ▁kill ers ▁by ▁ten ▁to ▁one . ▁ ▁Cole ' s ▁fran k ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁sc ares ▁others ▁off ▁with ▁Cole ▁saying ▁" If ▁they ' re ▁afraid ▁of ▁words ▁they ▁shouldn ' t ▁go ." ▁ ▁Cole ' s ▁pos se ▁eventually ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁aged ▁former ▁Army ▁Captain ▁Jer em iah ▁Brown ▁( Ro bert ▁Keith ), ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁pos se ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁his ▁long ▁ago ▁Army ▁days ; ▁Uncle ▁Billy ; ▁B urt ▁Hog an ▁( Fran k ▁Over ton ), ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁reven ge ▁his ▁brother ▁B url ▁( All an ▁Lane ) ▁murder ed ▁by ▁the ▁four ; ▁J ock ▁W iley ▁( Paul ▁Car r ), ▁a ▁young ▁gun hand ▁with ▁no ▁experience , ▁seeking ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁reputation ; ▁Se ym our ▁K ern ▁( John ▁Sax on ),