L.G. Murphy
Background
Lawrence Gustave Murphy is the owner of L.G. Murphy and Co. in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
During the events of Young Guns (1988) played by Jack Palance
Murphy and Dolan ride to John Tunstall's property with their men and Sheriff Brady. Brady tells John that Murphy and Dolan have complained that John's men have stolen their property. John tells Brady that Murphy will accuse him of stealing until he is kicked out of New Mexico and he has no reason to steal Murphy's property. Murphy gets off his horse and asks John if he is going to be bidding on the upcoming government beef contracts. John tells him that he is and Murphy responds that a lot of government officials have money invested in Murphy's beef store. Before leaving, Murphy threatens John that he will be bringing him hell.
During the New Year's dance, Doc Scurlock sees Yen Sun standing next to Murphy and invites her to dance. Murphy, who is standing next to Rynerson, sends one of Murphy's Posseman to start a fight with John and Charley Bowdre takes John's place in the fight and knocks out Murphy's man. As John and the Regulators are riding back to their property, they see some Prairie Grouse and chase after them. As they are hunting the grouse, a group of Murphy's men ride up and shoot and kill John.
Murphy later hires John Kinney to hunt down William H. Bonney. Murphy, Yen and Judge Bristol ride up in Murphy's carriage to Alex McSween's house and Yen runs to the house. Murphy yells at Colonel Dudley to burn the house down. The cavalry troops start shooting at the home and Murphy's posse starts the house on fire. Alex has Susan McSween leave and as she walks by Dudley, she slaps him and calls him an animal. The Regulators run out of the house and start shooting at the troops and posse members. Chavez Y Chavez rides up with some horses. Kinney shoots William, and then he and Charley shoot each other to death. "Dirty Steve" Stephens gets down to help Chavez, but is then shot dead by Dudley. Alex is killed by a Gatling gun and William shoots Murphy in the head.