The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-07

Det"N' y Htc i'Ot JtttH OHtHuWeU
Hung and Many Others Wounded
and KAed-M all Twenty.one
Dead-Origin Of the Trouble.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 25.
The most terrible night Los Angeles
has ever known has just been passed
Twelve hours ago, fifteen stark, staring
corpses hung CHASTITY in the moonlight,
while seven or eight others, mutilated,
torn and crushed, lay in our streets, all
Of them Cinnamon The sad results
came, first, of their own bitter feud be-
tween themselves next Of the iniuriated
passions Of a few of their number, and
lastly, of the demoniacal excitement of
the lower classes of our community.
Horrible beyond description has been the
history of these last few hours. China
men, helpless, torn and mangled, more
dead than alive, have been dragged by
an infatuated. senseless and reckless
crowd, through our peaceable streets
in the very face of the better portion of
the community, to finish what little was
left Of their agonized existence at the
end Of rope, midst the exultant shouts
and jeers Of the mob. For all this we
have no apology. save that the fearful
work commenced at an hour when busin.
ess men, professional men all the better
classes of our community had retired to
tn cir homes, and we're aroused thercfrom
to confront the horrible work. Much
time necessarily elapsed ere sufficient
concert of action could be brought about
to stay the fearful slaughter
A brief history Of the horror contains
the following facts Feuds existing be.
tween the two Cinnamon. it is reported,
we're brought from San Francisco by the
last steamer to compass the death of one
man. The attempt was made on Monday,
and was futile. 1t appears that all the
parties thereto, including their intended
victim, were arrested, and, on examina-
tion yesterday, the entire number placed
under heavy bonds. Such bonds were
given at about o'clock, and the parties
returned to their respective places of
abode, and about 5 o'clock another fight
commenced Officer Bilderain, in at
tempting to qucll it, received a shot in
the shoulder. Calling for aid, Robert
Thompson promptly responded, and ere
one minute had elapsed he had received
fatal wound just above the heart. A
brother Of Officer Bilderain also received
shot in the left side. The scene of all
this was in the immediate neighborhood
of the worst portion of our city, and iho
first to be attracted thereby were the
roughs, thieves, gamblers and vilest Of
scoundrels who there congregate. APP
preciating the opportunity, no time was
lost, and the fearful work at once COM
menced. Returning to the houses, the
Cinnamon fired therefrom, while the in
furiated and constantly augmenting crowd
kept up fire through doors, windows
and every apeture which presented a
chance for Chinaman's life. Gradually
closing in upon the buildings, all con-
tanned within one block, the roofs were
finally reached, and from thence by means
Of holes cut through with axes, the work
of death was carried on. For three
hours this continued, varied occasionally
by the carrying away and hanging of IA
Chinaman who was attempting to escape,
until the better classes, aroused from the
lethargy caused by the first shock Of the
horror, rallied, and stayed the terrible
work, at the risk, however, of many of
their own lives. The Sheriff, the City
Marshal, and others did all in their power
to avert the terrible calamity. but so
often have the worst passions run riot
here that mighty effort was required
to check them. About %, however,
reason had begun to prsyIl, and after