Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-22
HE WAS SHOT THROUGH Posse Hunting for Bart Thrasher
 Encounters His Brother. SHOWS FIGHT TO HIS GRIEF Brought to Bay in the WiIds of Bbb County, Young Elisha Thrasher Ressts Arrest
 and Is Seriously Wounded.

! Elisha Thrasher is in the county jail hospital.
 He is believed to be mortally wounded. He is the brother of Bart Thrasher, one of the most desperate criminals in the country. Bube Burrow was not regarded a more dangerous outlaw by the officers fhan Bart Thrasher, and young Elisha, it is claimed, is as desperate as his brother
 Elisha Is an escape from the Center Wille jail,where he was placed on a charge of being implicated in the killing of negro. He and negro got away by run ming over the jailer while the latter came into the prison. That was on the 18th of last December. A short time afterwards. as all readers of the State Herald are aware, Bart Thrasher escaped from Pratt mines, where he was doing five-year term. Since then the two brothers got together, and led bold and reckless life in the wilds of Bibb county. They have been seen walking around near Brook side. They were armed to the teeth, it is said. Men like Bart and Elisha don't carry arms about to play with. They carry them to shoot, and as they have plenty of nerve to press a trigger and an eye that rarely fails they are deemed Nery bad game to hunt
 Saturday Sheriff Latham came to Bir- mingham to complete fearless posse.
  Montgomery of Bibb. They secured the assistance of Deputy Sheriffs C.. H. Cole and Bob Waldrop. MT. Cole as a marks man with gun or revolver has hardly an equal in the state. His courage has been tried in many daring ventures and ! Mt has never faltered. eE
 Sunday morning this body of gritty men left Birmingham for Gurnee. Bart and his brother had lately been seen in The vicinity of Big Springs, small coun- settlement UtGitinp women In the neighborhood. The officers pushed on to Blocton and spent Monday there. Yesterday morning the party again took up the dangerous search. They picked their way carefully through the woods to Big Springs, as they knew n chance meeting with the outlaws would precipitate a hot battle.
 Big Springs was reached in the fore noon, and on hill overlooking the set clement the five men halted. About 10 o'clock a solitary negro passed down the railroad and then turned and went back. Nhe mans action looked suspicious. The officers believed him to be an advance guard. In a few minutes Elisha Thrasher came boldly out. He was alone. The posse let him pass, as they thought Bart Mould follow. Elisha carried shotgun hn his hand and wore two heavy revolv- :ers buckled over his breast He went to nhe house of the women but presently he emerged from the dwelling and went to nhe old depot at the Springs He pointed his gun in the air and single report fol- dowed. The posse thought this was signal and were prepared for fight. Elisha then began to retrace his steps past the officers, who held a hurried con- Sultaton. Some thought he would lead them to Bart, but Sheriff Latham thought it best to capture Elisha than hazard his escape. When the desperado was abreast of the party Sheriff Latham stepped into full view and with de- termined voice called on Thrasher to surrender Quick as a flash the trusty gun began jumping to Thrasher's shoul- der, but deadly fusilade stopped the action. To the surprise of all Elisha turned and ran. Again the leaden hail Mhistled after him, and after taking about fifty steps he tumbled to the earth. He was shot through and through. He was dangerously wounded He wouldn't say whether he was alone or not. A freight train was Jagged and he was carried to Woodstock and then brought ito the city.
 A State Herald reporter saw him on a cot in the county hospital yesterday aft ernoon. He opened his eyes and then closed them wearily. He wouldn't talk.
 A tin cup lay in the window. He had spit 1t nearly full of blood. Elisha does not look over 20 years old. His face is as smooth as a girls and with his large brown eyes and dark hair he is quite handsome. The bedding concealed his figure, but the outline showed it to be pithe and well proportioned.
 Dr. Gillespie attended the wounded Hroa