Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-04
ANOTHER MURDER.
A Negro Kills His Partner
Yesterday Afternoon.
The Result of a Quarrel Over
Business Matters.
George H. Baxter Fatally Shoots j.
B. Ramsey.
The Crime Committed in the Phillips
Block-Two Bullets Take Effect.
The Cause Leading to the
ARRAY.

There was another murder yesterday
the second one inside OF five days.
The victim yesterday was j. B. Ramsey,
a well-known colored man and poll
tician OF some influence in colored
circles. The murderer is George III.
Baxter, colored man, and until re-
Gently the ianitor at the city hall.
The shooting took place at l :05
O'Clock, on the stairway of the Phillips
block, on Spring street, and naturally
caused the greatest excitement. Bax-
ter fred two shots at Ramsey as he
went up stairs. Both shots took effect.
Baxter was at once arrested by ex-offi-
GERS Vignes and Todd, who both saw the
shooting. Ramsey was conveyed to the
police station in the patrol wagon.
Drs. Hagan, Bryant and Murphy were
soon in attendance, but superficial ex-
animation showed that Ramsey was
fatally wounded. He died at about 5 80
O'Clock, and murder was entered against
Baxter's name on the register.
The first shot entered Ramsey's leg,
and the second took effect in the back.
This was the fatal shot. Ramsey could
not be induced to make a dying state
ment. DIR. Hagan informed him that
he was in bad way and liable to die.
Ramsey maintained that he would pull
through all right.
Baxter was brought into the receiv-
ing hospital, and Ramsey identified hi N
as the msn who did the shooting. He
related the details of the trouble and
stated that Baxter had threatened to
shoot him few minutes previously.
The trouble between Ramsey and Bax-
ter was over a matter of paltry hun
dred or two dollars. The partisans of
each man tell slightly different story.
At all events the principals have been
endeavOring to have a settlement for
several weeks. Baxter said yesterday
that he was determined to have the
matter fixed up or that something would
drop. Both Ramsey and Baxter were
interested in saloon on San Pedro
street. Baxter is said to have put up
the money to buy the saloon, but the
property was made out in Ramsey's
name. The men got into tangle in re-
gard to the settlement and were unable
to strike an amicable adjustment. Bax-
ter claimed that Ramsey had got the
best of him in the deal, and he is
reported to have remarked to several
parties that he would fix Ramsey if the
black did not give him
what was due him. An attempt was
made to adjust the matter, but finally
Ramsey said he would 60 and consult
G. G. Stephens at the Phillips block.
Baxter said that he would go along.
Ramsey demurred to this, and said that
he did not need Baxter. Words passed
between them, and Ramsey started for
Mr.. Stephens Office. Baxter followed
and shot Ramsey before he reached the
top OF the stairs.
Both the deceased and murderer are
married men. They hail from Texas,
and both were leaders in colored Repub-
lican circles in Los Angeles.
Coroner Weldon will hold the inquest
today, when the exact facts in regard
to the business transaction will be de-
veloped.
Ramsey was a very powerful man, and
was very familiar figure on the streets
OF this city. He was arrested some two
years ago for resisting an officer. At
that time he took a star away from an
officer and broke it in two.
Baxter was formerly a janitor at the
city hall.