The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

been a ranchman. a cowboy. n trick
rider. a member OF the Royal North
west mounted police. n detective. n
policeman, an army scout. soldier.
blacksmith and n prohibition Of
ficer
Tom was named accordln Eto In
dian fashion. \ few minutes after
he was horn three persona stood by
the bed OF his mother.
FIRST Gun
FIGHT
His frs; pilgrimage from the okla
homa home was 20 Calgary. Canada.
with his mother. father and one
brother. They lived within a few
miles Of tho border on ranch
which was tho scene OF many battles
with the reneEndea which operated
along the international line At that
time. Ills father was killed. In bat.
Ito with two bandits who later ro-
turned and attempted 20 kin Tom
and his mother. Tom was the best
shot and he carved the first two
noiches on his gun.
After hia fathers death Toms
brother decided 10 return 20 okla
homn. 70 ThreepersonB Joined tho
royal mounted police.
For two yoarA he chased bandits.
mnrdercrs and bank robbers over
trails heavy In snow IN winter.
With one companion he spen, three
months Ia n lonely chase 20 tho
Alaskan border after two men who
had murdered family Of four when
ho returned he had two more notches
on his gun.
Alone. hs followed. In the dead OF
winter. a too-rnils trail TO the hiding
place Of bandit THO who had os-
caped with 5000 In train hoidup.
lie lived UP 20 the boast OF tho royal
mounted and rot his men.
Thrrepersons was wounded thres
times while In tho service OF the
royal mounted.
His leg war broken by n buil9
after he and his partner had chased
two mufderess over ITO miles Of froz-
on country. one OF tho bandits was
killed and the other taken prisoner
in tho battle which resulted
His most serious wound was re-
/ ccivcd IN n clash with two men who
suddenly opened fro from the shelter
OF tho forest. The men were killed
In running battle, in which Three
persona was shot in tho abdomen.
His partner discovered $4,000 in
currency stolen In a holdup OF the
Medicine Hat bank in the dead mems
packs
Those were the most exciting
days OF my NE" Thrcepersons de-
ciarcd But after my last wound I
decided I, was too exciting no ! re-
turned TO my ranch in Oklahoma"
WANDERING
FEET
Threcpersons didn't stay long In
Oklahoma. however. Ho sold HIS
ranch and started west For q time
he was a member OF the border pro-
hibiuon forces and then driftcd 10
Arizona. where he hcrded cattle and
was initiated into the mystic writs OF
tho western cow-puncher. When
Pershing went into Mexico Three
persons volunteered rs n scout He
served turnout the campaign
Tho greatest disappointment OF
Threepcrsons' life came when he
failed TO get over seas during tho
world war. He was one OF tho FIRST
TO volunteer. but, because OF his ex-
cep,ionai qualifications. was kept at
Fort Bliss.
Mustered out no became black
smith but tired OF the trade. He
Joined group OF crack riders and
appeared In many sections OF the
country. At the annual rodeo In CAL
gary last year no WINS awarded tho
championship OF the world.
Threepcrsons drifted into III Paso
Inst year and Joined tho force. He
was shot in n gun-fight with nm I'M
identified bandit few weeks after
being assigned n regular beat.
This In nice peaceful sort OF
job" he said. II couldn't stand any
thing mildcr than being n policeman"
| ThreepSraofls Ia az ypnrs old