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Outlaws Killed - Hunted by Law Officers for the Murder of a Deputy Sheriff
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15.-Bart Thrasher, the notorious Bib County outlaw, and his pal, known as "Dock" Panther, but whose real identity is unknown, were killed by Deputy Sheriffs Henry Cole and J. Ball of this city, near Herz Creek, Walker County, at dark last evening. Ever since the murder of Deputy Sheriff Griffin ____ at Blocton, three weeks ago, Cole and Ball have been on the hunt for the outlaws, for whom a large reward was outstanding. [Utica (NY) Daily Union, Sept 15, 1896]

Selma, Ala., June 25.-Incited by jealousy, Sam Houston, a negro, attacked Joe Scott, also a negro. Scott killed Houston and was afterward lynched by a mob near Randolph, Bibb County. [Source: Watertown (NY) Daily Times, June 25, 1904]

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