The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-02
THUGS DO
DIRTY WORK
shipping Master O'DeII
Struck Down.
ASSA|LANTS ARE UNKNOWN
under Cover Of Darkness Brutal A.
tack Is Mads on the
Victim.

w MIN In the face, and O'DelI No.
get over the incident for a long ,i,no 90
come. time 10
'onn oDell is shipping master II
MS business to supply vessels with
sailors and he tries to attend To hi.
BUSINESS. 1t isn't a pleasant occuno-
uon either, from a standnoint =, -
sonal safety, or from the point of view
vi strict responsibility. Still ,hi. :.
living. 'en'p'S 10 earn his
mere are others In the sailor traffic
lewis Turk are shipping masters {"
ana both O'Dell and Lewis r. Tprk arc
Salled crimps." They haven't anv use
Ut " Del. lie Is competitor. They
nave told him so. Messrs. Lewis and
TURK ana ODell don't speak as thew
pass py, unless they have sonet1line
unklnd TO say to each other. When thew
no Speak tney talk plainly. very plaln;y.
Dell was attacked on Kaahum. I'm
street lie was felled to the ground by
numerous blow on his skull from be-
ninu. Inc gentleman or gentlemen
VINO struck him were modest and OBJ
jeeted TO getting an axe and planting Il
IN the defenceless mans countenance
In a straightforward manner; they
must needs use their fists, or crowbar.
behind.
O'Dell has strong nerves and Is well
put together. IL took most of his re-
naming strength to carry his head
around on his shoulders yesterday. It
was very heavy. II was an awful sight.
There was one spot that was not
smashed; that was dimple in his chin.
which showed up to great advantage
amidst the mountainous formations on
his face. He received several cruel
blows on the back OF his head His
forehead bulged with bruises. Chips
were taken out of his ears. His eyes
were framed in all the colors OF the
rainbow. He talked out of a corner OF
his mouth. His upper lip protruded ell
oquently and his general appearance
was that OF a man who had been kicked
several times in the head and face by
healthy mule.
ODE. said nothing. He seemed afraid
to speak. Fear OF another merciless
thrashing haunted his DIZZY brain and
tied his tongue. He knows something
of who came near killing him, but Is
afraid to tell, although IL Is said that he
made statement to Marshal Brown.
O'Dell's wounds are not limited to his
head. His shoulders, arms, ribs and
W lole anatomy bear mute testimony Of
the cowardly assault.
When O'Dell was attacked he was on
his way home. He had been playing
billiards up town for some time. He
states that he was assaulted without
the slightest warning. Before he could
defend himself or get out Of the way
he was lying In heap on the ground.
More he will not say.
The unfortunate man arrived here
not long ago as an officer on one OF the
deep-water vessels. He was connected
for a time with the Sailors Home. Re
Gently he left that institution and has
been engaged In the shipping business
since. He had made arrangements to
secure a crew for the M. p. Grace
which Is booked for the Sound. For
some reason or other O'Dell gave up
the Grace contract and the captain or
the vessel went to Lewis & Turk for
a crew.
Later II was learned from those who
had been taking TO O'Dell that the
badly damaged man was OF the opinion
that he had been attacked by his ousl-
ness rivals or by a man or men en-
gagged by his business rivals TO do the
brutal Job. IL Is known that Lewis &
Turk had been following ODell about.
He told them he would seek profession
from the police IL they persisted In toi-
lowing him. Lewis Il Turk thereupon
went TO police headquarters and had
summons issued for ODell 10 appear
and answer for threatening their lives.
This occurred on Thursday.
IL IL also known that ODeii was
closely watched and followed Thursday
night. A man Swallowed him TOT some
time and waited outside OF saloon
sumo the trail.
Lewis a. Turk were interviewed by
An Advertiser reporter yesterday after
noon. I'VE know nothing OF the az
fair" they said, nor do we want 10
know anything about IL. Yes. we saw
O1DelI this morning, he looks pretty
had We don't know how he came IN
that condition. Very possibly ne was
engaged In trying TO get some men
ahoard n ship who didn't want 10 go,
and they may have done him up.
we've only seen the man occasionally.
No we don't know where Kaahumanu
street Is. You've got US there. sure.
Lewis Il Turk. have offices on Queen
street opposite the ooat-ianoins. ~
humanu street Is within a few yards
of their headquarters. ODeli IS IN tne
habit OF occasionally dropping In a.
the tobacco and soda-water establish
ment on the same premises as the Of
Aces of Lewis & Turk. ODeii was
there Yesterday. Lewis and TURK were
there too. O'Dell was the remark Oh
whoever entered the place. HIS APP
nsarance clearly showed the rough
handling he had received: When ne was wa,
picked up bruised and bleedihs ear,y
that morning by a pass,Is he wae
unconscious: 1t is a wonder to all VINO
have seen him that he was not dead,
Along towards evening yesterday
seaman approached Lewis and Turk ,I,, on
Queen street and commences ta
10 them in a joking kind OF a way;
"You made n me job on Una, 80,