The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-09
THE MURDER IN BALTIMORE.

the State of such gang of insoent interlopers.
THE MURDER IN BALTIMORE.
To what degradation will the Locofnco leaders
not stoop to msrepresent the Wings, and preju-
dice the public mind against them?
When prominent Locofocos are discovered to
be defauers or forgers, (but not until then,) the
systematic cry of the Locofoco journals is, "Oh,
they are each aud every one Whigs!'' So it was
in the cases of Swartwout and Price, and Linn,
the leg.treasurer, as we'll as Linn, the Roorback
forger!
And now they even charge the Wings with a
foul murder committed by Locofocos! Tie Globe
of last Saturday evening said, in relation to the
murder of peaceful German in Baltimore on
Thursday night, named John Henry Krager:
" We understand from gentleman who this
day arrived from Baltimore that the person MUIR
dered was German Democrat. The act, it is said,
was committed by gang Of Wing glee singers,
for no other provocaton from the murdered man
than huzza for Carroll at the. time they were
passing"
Now what was the foundation for this Infamous
charge by mendacious and utterly reckless edi-
tor against the Wings! The Baltimore Patriot
of last evening says:
Investigations have been and are making in
reference to this dreadful outrage, which are
likely to place it in a true light before the COM
munlty. A German, named William Schwalberg
was brought before Justice Schaeffer late last
evening, and stated on oath, that on the night oil
the murder he was in Bond street, near where
the man was killed. A short time before the
fracas occurred, in which the deceased was NOR.
tally wounded, witness saw party of five or six
persons on each pavement, coming down Bond
street. Those on the side of the street where
the murder was committed were very boislerous
and were singing Polk and Dallas songs. They
halted in front of the door where Krager met his
death. At this time, blacksmith, who works
for MIR. Stansbury on the Point, was standing
near the steps he was almost instantly knocked
down by tho party above mentioned. The in
mates OF the house, on seeing this, became alarm
ed, and wen, in, shutting the door after them.
The door was quickly broken open by the same
lawess party who came down the street singing
Polk and Dallas songs. They rushed in and
commenced fracas; in less than minute a
pistol was fired By one of them three small shot
from which struck witness and wounded him
slightly. Witness did not recognise any of the
offenders, but has no doubt that Krager came to
his death by blows received from their hands ;
was sure that they were hallooing loudly for Polk
and Dallas, and as before said, SHINING Polk and
Dallas songs Witness knew the deceased-he
was not OF age, and had never been naturazed :
did not know positively his politcs-knew that
he had sometimes been in the habit of hurrahinp
for Clay and Frelinghuysen, and at other times
for Polk and Dallas. This same witness, with
others, have been before the Grand Jury to-day,
where the case is now undergoing an inyestiga-
| tion
"A person named Thomas Sinclair was arrest
ted yesterday afternoon, and examined before
Schaeffer, charged with participating in the muir
der of Krager. Several witnesses were sworn,
and after a full investigation the prisoner was
committed to Jail for trial before the City Court,
and the witnesses held to bail to appear before the
grand jury to-day, which they have DONE"
The Sun of this morning, neutral paper, gives
similar statement in relation to the facts elicit
ed by the examination. The party of rowdes
who murdered young Krager it is proved were
shouting for Polk and Dallas, and singing Polk
and Dallas songs. And yet the Locofoco Argus
oil Baltimore called upon its party to attend the
funeral OF Krager, with an insinuation, if not a
direct charge, that he had been murdered by the
| Wings land the Globe Of this city was guilty
Of publishing the Infamous statement which we
have copied above from that paper What ought
an honest community to think Of such reckless
depravity and diabolical iniquity Amos Kendall
himself could scarcely invent more infamous
SANDER.