Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-11-15
A Fearful Night.


ioi. in which over twenty Chinsmen were
nurlerd. iu winch the houses in their
quarters we're burned or otherwise de-
,troyrd, and they were plundered of slO.-
IN gold aud large amount OF el"ihlng,
are more horrible than the first accounts
led us to suppose. l. seems that the
Cinnamon had been for weeks arn,ing,
rilher on account Of fcuds among ihem-
selves or for other purposes, aud they had
brought no less than three hundred re-
volvers. We transcrihe irom the Los
Angelos correspondence, October %, of
the San Francisco alta, the following hOr-
rible details:
The most terrible night Los Angeles
has ever known has just been passed.
Twelve hours ago, fifteen stark, starting
corrses hung ghasily in the moonlight,
while seven tr eig ght others, mu'ila,ed,
torn aud crushed, lay in our streets. all
of them ChinaAau. The >ud results came.
first. Of their own bitter ieud between
themselves next, Of the iulurialed pas
siuus Of Il few of their number, aud lastly,
of the dpnuuical excitement Of the lower
classes Of our community. Horrible be-
you'd description has been the history OF
these last few hours Chinamen, helpless,
torn and manslcd, more dead than alive,
have be n dragged by AN iniuriated, ense-
less aud reckless crowd, through our
elcable >tree,s in the very face OF the
/ better portion of the community, to hnisl
what httle was lett Of their agunized ex-
lStance at the ,nd Uf RIPE, midst he ex.
ultanl shouts aud jeers Of the mob. FoI
AL this We have no apology, save that the
fearful work commenced AT an hour wneI
! business men, professional men aud all thl
better CLASSES Of our community had re
tired TO their homes, and were aroused
thrrcfrtm to comfort the horrible work
Much time necessarily elapsed ere suiii
cirnt concert of action c0dld O5 brouga
about to stay the fearful slagh'cr,
A brief history of the horror contain
the following facts :--teuds existing be
tween the towo heads Of the Chinese con-
panies here, four Cinnamon, it is report
ed, were brought from San Francisco b
:. the steamer to compas the death of on
. man. The attempt was made on Monda
and was futile. 1t appears that all tn
parties thereto, including their intende
victim were arrested. and, on examinatio
Yesterday, the entire number were place
p under heavy bonds. Such bonds wef
. given at about 4 o'clock, aud the parti(
returned TO their respective places {
abode, and about O'Clock another fgt
commenced Officer Bildcrain, in u
/ tempting to qacll it, received "A shot
i the shoulder. Calling for aid, Robe
J Thompson promptly responded. and ell
one minute had elapsed he had receive
!, u fatal wound just above the heart.
l. brother Of officer Bilaeraiu also receive
u shot in the left ankle. The scene Of a
this was in the immediate neighhorhoC
of the worst portion Of our city. AMI tf
!, first to be attracted thereby were Il
J. roughs, thieves, gamblers aud vilest
scoundruls who there con sregatel. a
preciating the opportunity. no time W
!. LOST, and The fearful work at once col
t. menced. Returning TO the houses, t
d Cinnamon fr ID iherefrow, while the j
y furiaicd and constantly augmeniing crov
d kept up hot fire through doors, WI
Il dows aud every aperture which present.
u cnancc lOf OllDaindH NV Ni"uu'
o. ly closing in mon the buildings, all CO
>. tanned within one block, the roof we
:. fually reached. and from thence by mea
RS Of holes cut through with axes, the W.
l. Of death was carried on. For three hct
,p this continued, varied occasionally by t
of carrying away and hanging Of Gilman
he who was attempting TO escape; untli !
* better classes, aroused from the lethar
j. caused by the first shock Of the horr
), rallied and stayed the terrible work,
et the risk. however, of many Of their .
g. lives. The sheriff, the city marshal Il
is others did all in their power TO avert
h. terrible calamity. but 80 often have
en- worst pessions run ro't here that m'sl
elf effort vas required TO check them.
as about 8 IL however, reason had beg
ss. to prevail, apd after fifteen had b'
of hanged aud nearly as many more wount
10 and killei, the terrible tide which led
X death was turned aud all thereafter eau
ay or arrested were taken tojai. From
block. during the part of the affair, MI
Cinnamon escaped, taking refuge in
nd vineyards, orange groves, and the 9th
Ike beyond the nver In tho Jail this mt
ow ing there lay some ten or twelve unwou