 Ben magnanimously only takes $16,000 for his men, $10,000 for himself and $100 which he gives to the saloon-keeper toward a bottle of champagne for Stark's and Nella's wedding.Stark remarks to his henchmen that he is not certain he would have let them hang Ben.He is the only man he has ever respected - "He's what every boy thinks he's going to be when he grows up, and wishes he had been when he's an old man".