Plunderers of Painted Flats

In the town of Painted Flats, Ed Sampson intends to frighten away the incoming settlers of the area and take the land for himself. To convince the homesteaders, who Sampson regards as squatters, to leave, he shoots old Galt Martin down in cold blood and has his thugs set fire to the Martin farmhouse. They knock Galt's older son, Joe, unconscious, but his young son Timmy witnesses the murder. After Galt's funeral, as Joe and Timmy ride their buckboard through town, the thugs surround the wagon and try to lure Joe into a shootout. (official distributor synopsis)