Two monsters, only one attacking (alignment?)

[Ian]

[HP=90/MA=33]:
Crypt, Shadowed Hall
You notice hard leather helm, hard leather gauntlets, amethyst ring, hardened
leather boots, rigid leather pants, rigid leather tunic, battle-hammer, bone
key here.
Also here: wight, wight.
Obvious exits: north, south, east, west
The room is dimly lit
The wight slashes you for 7 damage!
You cast stonestrike on wight for 20 damage!
[HP=85/MA=34]:
Crypt, Shadowed Hall
You notice hard leather helm, hard leather gauntlets, amethyst ring, hardened
leather boots, rigid leather pants, rigid leather tunic, battle-hammer, bone
key here.
Also here: wight, wight.
Obvious exits: north, south, east, west
The room is dimly lit
The wight slashes you for 4 damage!
You cast stonestrike on wight for 30 damage!
[HP=81/MA=29]:
Crypt, Shadowed Hall
You notice hard leather helm, hard leather gauntlets, amethyst ring, hardened
leather boots, rigid leather pants, rigid leather tunic, battle-hammer, bone
key here.
Also here: wight, wight.
Obvious exits: north, south, east, west
The room is dimly lit
You cast stonestrike on wight for 24 damage!
The wight collapses into a broken heap.
You gain 140 experience.
*Combat Off*
[HP=81/MA=24]:

My first thought is that perhaps they were non-hostile (I walked in swinging, didn't check first), but I'm neutral and they're chaotic evil.  They should both have been swinging at me.

[The Crazy Animal]

yes any chaotic evil mob should attack on site....