Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
WAS KILLED
FOR MONEY
SAY POLICE
SPANIARD MURDERED AT DOOR
OF HOME
BROTHER FINDS UNCONSCIOUS
BODY
Detectives Investigate Mysterious As
sault anc Believe Robbery
Was Motive of the
Thieves

A mystery, seemingly impenetrable
surrounds the murderous assault made
yesterday morning upon Saul Ramirez,
young Spaniard, living at 4S5 Temple
street, from the effects of which he
died yesterday afternoon at the Cali
fornia hospital.
Ramirez was attacked as he was
about to enter his home by the rear
entrance and his skull was fractured
&C the base his face badly lacerated
lis body bruised from the hips up and
the clothing torn off, all pointing to
terrific struggle with his assailant.
An hour later Antonio Ramirez, a
brother, returned home from work and
was attracted to the injured mans
room by his heavy breathing.
Entering the room Antonio found his
brother lying half across the bed, in
sensible. He was battered and bruised
as described and blood was gushing
from his mouth, nostrils and ears.
An ambulance was called and the
injured man removed to the California
hospital, where despite all that could
be done for him by the surgeons, he
died ten hours later without recovering
consciousness.
the occupants of the Ramirez home, nor
did any of the neighbors hear any
thing, but at about o'clock his mother
was aroused by knocking on the rear
door.
Mother Opens Door
She arose and walked through the
hallway and the kitchen to the door
and opening it at once returned to her
room without looking to see which one
CT her sons it was.
An hour later Antonio Ramirez, who
is the proprietor of the Spanish res
taurant at 1251s North Broadway, ar
rived home and let himself in by the
front door.
The wounded man, who is 27 years
cf age, was operated upon at the hos
pital but the skill of the surgeons was
unavailing, the base OF the skull being
fractured and portions of the broken
bone being pressed into the brain.
The scene of the attack upon young
Ramirez is a dark tunnel-like passage
way between the houses at ADJ and 435
Temple street.
The passage is barely six feet wide
and at night is as black as a coal pit.
\ concrete walk about four feet wide
leads to the rear of 431 Temple street
end raised above it on a retaining wall
is a marrow walk about two feet wide.
which leads to the rear of the Ramirez
home at ABS.
At the end of the building is a gate
of solid boards four feet high, which
opens into a tiny back yard. Imme-
dlately inside of this gate and flush
with the corner of the building is a
deep areaway leading into the base
ment.
Waited for Victim
The attack upon young Ramirez took
Lace just as he entered the gate and
1t is supposed his assailant was hiding
in this areaway and struck him as he
entered the gate.
The concrete wal: showed no signs
of the struggle except in a pool of blood
Just outside of the gate, but there were
blood smears ever the gate and it's
framework and on the corner of the
building at the area entrance.
On the lower walk below the gate
way was found the dead mans hat bat
tered and broken in several places.
Within the areaway was small
wooden pedestal about three feet long
with a heavy metal base, which had
teen broken some time previously, with
sharp and jagged edge. 1t is believed
that this is the instrument with which
the death wounds were inflicted.
What time the assault took place and
how long Ramirez lay insensible on
the walk where the pool of blood was
found is not known. Some time after
the assault he regained strength enough
10 drag himself to the rear doorway
OF his home and to secure admittance.
1t is the theory of the police that the
assault was made for the purpose OF
robbery. but that Antonio Ramirez was
the intended victim, for the reason that
1t is well known that when he left his
restaurant eac;l night for his home he