The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-09
Keeps Date

10th was preparing himself for
q date with murder.
The first degree murder war
rant says in effect: THAT on
the 9Th day of September, 1941,
said Joseph 10th did stab and
mortally wound one Edward
Love-"
But, that does not tell the
story.
WHAT KIND OF MAN?
What kind of a man Is this
Joe 10th who witnesses say
rammed a long-bladed butcher
knife into the abdomen of a
man who had never in any way
harmed his assailant?
Joe 10th was born 33 years
ago, a perfectly normal child
with perfectly normal parents.
He spent the first FIVE years
of his life as other young boys
spend theirs.
WAS GOOD STUDENT
He started to attend school
when six, and his proud par
ents said he was good student.
A number of years passed and
young Joe 10th was growing
into a young man.
Then something happened.
Joe 10th got mixed up with a
woman, Of dubious character.
He didn't have lot of money,
and she liked to spend.
On Jan. ID, 1928, when 20
years of age, Joe 10th was
found guilty of breaking and
entering into a store in Detroit,
and he was sentenced to serve
a three to five year term in
North Branch Prison at Mar
Quette.
FOUND GUILTY
And then, the federal govern
ment stepped in and told De-
troit officials that the youth was
wanted by them on a charge of
embezzling public funds under
the Dyer act. He was turned
over to the justice department
end was found guilty of the
charge in federal court.
He was sentenced to three
years in Leavenworth Federal
Prison on Jan. 81. 1928.
But, the law he had broken
smiled on him. and he was re-
leased after serving only part
of his sentence.
RETURNS TO COUNTY
He returned to Macomb
county where he was seen in
the company of county under
world characters. His girl was
said brothel employee.
On Oct. Ia, 1890, Joe 10th,
now an established figure in the
underworld, was arrested on
charge of carrying concealed
weapons, gun.
It was his third felony con-
viction, and he was sentenced
to serve S to 10 years in Mar
quette.
On July 2, 1882, he was trans
ferred to Southern Michigan
State Prison at jackson.
10th PAROLLED
On May "a, 1935-after serv-
ing less than five years of his
sentence-Joe 10th was parol-
led and again became part of
Macomb county life.
10th, it was said, then went
to work for a notorious brothel
keeper; his companions, prosti-
tutes and criminals of the low
est type.
For over four years he man.
aged to keep out of Jail.
But, on Sept. q. 1889, he
was arrested by Hamtramck
police in connection with the
larceny of a number of tires.
He was released a few days
later because of insufficient
evidence.
BACK IN LIMELIGHT
Joe was back in the limelignt.
On Jan. 30, 1910, he was ar
rested by Mount Clemens police
and turned over to Detroit Of
fcers who wanted him in con-
nection with a larceny charge.
He was released two days later.
Nearly a year went by and
Joe went back to his old haunts.
And then, on December 80,
1910, he was arrested by the
Mount Clemens police depart.
ment for larceny by conversion.
He was released when the COM
planning witness refused to sign
a complaint.
ORDER ARREST
Twenty-six days passed, and
then on Jan Is, 1941, Sheriff
Jacob F. Theut ordered his ar
rest on a breaking and entering
charge. But again he was re-
leased for lack OF evidence.
And, then on August IL, 1941 i,
Joe 10th was found guilty on an
assault and battery charge by
Justice Of the Peace Frank E.
Jeanette following q brawl in a
local beer garden
After sentencing him to the
maximum term of 90 days in the
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