Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-16
Dlo'o dy ARRAY at Proctorville . ,hree Men
Killed.

\ horrible tragedy wa. enacted NJ Proetorvlle,
the Lake B,rans terminus "f the Vi exican Cult
Rnilrt ad, an Saturday evening. The particulars
have been kindly furnished Us by ~ Gentleman Of
this city, who happened 10 DO down there on a
fishing excursion, and was an eye wi, ness To the
whole al .ir. IL seems that there LAS cen for
some ii me feud existing between the Spanish
and Oh inc SO fishermen who live DOWN there; but
nothing rious had resulted from 1t until Satur
day nit 'rnoon, when the bar keeper al the hotel
anda Chi aese fisherman got into ispnte about
some brea purchased ut different l. mes 10y the
latter. After abusing each other 10 snme time,
the Chimes struck the barkeeper 10 Il lc face when
general fight began :; the barkceper assisted by
some half dozen Spanish fishermen. who were
lettering nnar by at the beginning OF the quarrel.
and the Chinese by q companion who came there
with him.
The Cinnamon soon forced to Il Ike to flight
and thew made for their boat the S paniards in
Iursnlt-one ot the number, howeve.- stopping
to get aud load gun. On arriving nj the end Of
the wharf the Chnesc found sever oil Of their
country men, whe ioterposed ihenseh es between
thr luigi tivas and their pursuers until tt ey got int"
ttcir boat and made Of "he man wit h the gun
was par ticularly active in attempting t get with
il shoot inn range, but the Cinnamon bel 4 him
I'll HEY thought their friends were far eIlough off
and thea they too fled. When released. The man
with tho gun wadei oct into the wafer FOR some
disianr, and attempted tn shoot, but the gun did
not % If. While he was doing dis the rest of
ms part legan the real tragedy. to winch all this
had Lcen only the mere prelodr. Being dIsap
pointed mt not being able to wrcak their lSrnnce
upon tn they alter in the first 'la 81. they
looked around and saw a Chinaman SAT ding 4
Itlc di 4tnrce off. apparently to see what ~as GO
nag ON They attacked him Immediately and
dsacrut, struggle eusncd The Chnanao,
very 20 we full man, shuok "f his ssai ants.
five ia number, and drawing long knife from his
belt a,yai ted another onset. Ii came and hc
drove his knife to the hill; in the breast Of the
foremost man. who fell dead without grsan
the second that came up was cut terribly The
arms,
After this the Chinaman ran into the water.
thinking no doubt, tn make his ctcapc to his
friends, who had taken to the boat; but the Span
iar1s got into a boat aud followed him. and soon
came thin short defiance, aud the with
tho suu took deliberate aim at thelChinaman, VIII
luiias thai there was escape, held up his arms
oyar hi head and, turning his breast full in view,
told h IN to shoot which he did ami the China
man te II and sunk beneath the waves.
Dur ing the night the Deputy Corner of st. Ber-
nari tarish was sent for and came to Proc
toryilie held an inquest upon the body Of the dead
Span ard, and rendered verdict of KILLED by
some persons nnknown" The man who cut
the arms was sent to the city on the yesterday
morning's train, but died on the way. The body
of the Chinaman was seen lying in the mud by
oar fnrmant yesterday morning. but no effort
had b'en made To recover tn o. Crescent