Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-02-10 | Page 3 | Warns Youths from Scaffold

ARCS S YOUTHS I FROM SCAFFOLD Steer Clear of Guns and Moonshine Urges Mon Mon- Montana Mon Montana tana Slayer BILLINGS Mont lont reb Fob Joseph 10 10 Josph B Reagin one of the two men hans hanged at Billings Friday left a warning to the youth of the land E 10 ATTORNEY EV CY CYAs As Reagin left the jail he handed d the following statement to County At- At Attorney At Attorney torne torney C L Harris Hard February 9 1923 Hysham Mont To Whom It May Ma Concern It Is my deslie and prayer pra cr that young men coming on in future gen gen- generations gen generations will nill steer steel clear cleir cle r oC of guns and moonshine As I Joe Reagin am now reedy reddy dy to march upon the tho scaffold In Ina ina Ina a few minutes I have realized lion ho easy casy one can lose his life and b break bi esl his mothers mother's others other's heart heal t and cause causo much pain and sorrow and It Is my prayer that any el cs es that t may scan the these lines It they have not will null now alo ako a stand for a merciful 10 loving losing Ing God and Ills Son Jesus Christ I hive he forgiven everyone everone for all nil and trust that I Willbe II be forg en and feel eel tint I have and andam andam am ready to meet my Maker And Aud x send a prayer for all Who ho vino have hate not 3 et comp come to the light and hope that these thee few lines will still I III chance to stop someone that may lie loe going astra astray JOSEPH B REAGIN G CLEARL UP IlA I rr A statement written by Glehn A Bolton and given Il to his attorney I F r I Havnes I will 11 clear up all nil details connected with nith the murder The fhe statement will w not be Lc gl ghen glen en to the public until later In III the week The crime forI for I which Bolton and nd Reagin were executed e Was las l lat at the Bolton lanch ranch west of oC December 9 1921 They had hon ho he 11 it a- a a oC of robbery and when hen the rs went to arrest them Under r Koeler was as no shot and ld kl I