The morning call., 1894-10-27
NORTH BEACH WAR
The OdeliS Have Grown
Desperate.
Vicious Invasion of a Home by Bar
barians, Who Are to Be Ex-
terminated Pretty Soon.

Isaac Odell. who resides with his family
at 225 Bay street, was on the warpath with
blood in his other eye and determination
in his heart Yesterday. He paced the cor
ridors of the new City Hall, mut.ered
maledlctions on "the gang" and anxiously
sought for prosecuting attorneys and
Police Court Judges. His son, Dan O3ell.
a lad of IS wears. paced with him.
Isaac Odell is chief engineer of the
steamer Grace Barton, now lying in Oak
land Creek, and as such his duties keep
him awaV from home most Of the time.
Often during these prolonged absences
horde of barbarians, commonly known as
the North Beach gang, invade.fhe Odell
territory and castle ana do desperate deeds
of vandalism. For this reason Mr.. Oden
paced the floor in the new City Hall, and
also for the same reason he has sworn to
place the offenders behind locks and bars
or exterminate them altogether, even if
he has to do it single-handed without the
assistance of the police.
There is an old grudge Of four years
standing between the leaders Of "the
gang" aud The house of Odell. 1t all grew
out Of some testimony given by the younger
Odell in suit for damages for the loss of
certain arm In box factory three years
ago. For a long time past, at regular in
( tbfN&ie, lu6 grunge breaks III dIT6Su ana a
! raid Is made by h0OdiumS on foot and on
horse. One of these wild raids was made
/ Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, and, &C.
| cording 10 Mr.. OdelPs version of il, the
! wonder is that many csdavers did not go
! to the MOrgue. AS it was Mrs. Odelfs
front teeth were knocked out by blow
! from war club and her scalp YVES cut and
| bruised in several places. Her injuries
were so bad that she could not leave her
| bed or home in order to appear and swear
TO complaints before magistrate yester-
day. Therefore MIR. Odell came and
brought his son. The latter received "A
number of blows from fists, clubs and
battle-axes in the melee, and bis mouth
had stopped zone from the shoulder"
which threw that organ badly out of
plumb.
81 was away from home, otherwise there
would have been more blood she'd" said
Mr.. Odell. ~ propose to protect my home,
my wife and my children hereafter, even
If have 10 kill the whole gang. / have
complained 10 he Chief of Police a num-
Der of times and have asked for protec-
ton, but that's ali the good it has done me.
| Whenever l am away these ruffians sur
round nv house, destroy property and al
tack my wife and boy. | am not going TO
stand il any longer, and | just give the in
vaders and the authorities fair warning
that / will do something desperate. I'll
make these fellows run-see if / don't"
Two OF the gang who attacked Mrs.
Odell we're arrested, and very soon after
gave bonds for their appearance in the
Police Court. Inquiries As to the habits of
the ruffians referred to elected number
OF facts which point the way 10 the peni-
Tertiary for the reckless band OF North
Beachers. They make regular practice
of robbing bakers wagons. liQuor-dealers'
delivery carts, vegetable wagons and, in
! fact. il is said, they sttal everything that
is loose and in sight during the early hours
OF the morning. But the Odells will lay
for the inarauders hereafter.