Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-16
YHH DEAD KING.
All the German Courts Go Into Mourn
ing--PartlcuIars Of His MaIady
Withheld from the Public.
Inc Remains Of the King Prepared for
the Grave and Conveyed 10 Munich,
Where They WIN be Buried.
Ludwig's Former Physician Denies That
the King Was Insane. Holding That
He Was Only Eccentric.

0 rHE COURTS IN MOURNING.
4. sRilN, June l5.-Both here and In
lenna an awful impression was caused
oy the news of King Ludwig's suicide.
The Emperor William is deeply grieved.
The crown prince viii 20 to Munich to
represent his father. All the German
courts have gone into mourning for the
dead king, 1t is stated that Ludwig for
a long time contemplated suicide. He
told his mother Of his Intention. ana
asked the royal physician to give him
something that would quietly terminate
his existence. The Bavarian ministers
were iully cognizant OF the requests.
SOMETHING STILL UNKNOWN.
LONDON, June l5.--The Standards VI.
coma correspondent telegraphs that Il Is
impossible TO feel the miseivlngs gener.
ally felt in that city that Ktng I.sidwig
was insuiliciently guarded on Sunday
evening. "a long time" the CORE
! spondent said, "elapsed before searchers
were sent out TO lsan what detained the
king 1t Is also felt here that had greater
vigilance been exercised the body OF the
King might have been terminated.
The correspondent maintains that
when King Ludwig's financial extrav-
9gance first began to make trouble In
Bavaria no hint was given that he was
affected with Insanity, and adds; "The
real truth fear will never be KNOWN
The excitement at Munich and other
Bavarinn towns over the strange manner
OF the kings taking off threatens serious
consequences
BAvARIA's LATE KING.
! MUNICH, June l6,---At $50 last even
] ..Wfa
court clergy, read the funeral services
over the remains Of the late King Lud-
| wig, which were lying in the entrance Of
tho court 20 Berg castle. After the
services the body was placed In plain
coflin and conveyed 10 Munich in
a hearse drawn by four horses,
three carriages conveying the clergy fol.
! lowing the heHrse. detachment OF the
cavalry met the hearse at Sending, a
suburb Of Munich, and escorted Il to the
city. The remains reached Residen-
schlloss at 1920 a. m. Arriving unex-
pected, no one was properly in attend.
ance to receive them. The empress of
Austria sent a splendid wreath TO the
castle to be placed in the coffin.
WHAT is rHE DIFFERENCE?
MUNICH, June 10 DIR. Won Schoiess,
who was formerly King Iudwig's ply
/ Stefan, denies that the king was insane
He maintains that Ludwig was eccentric
only. The doctor adds that though he
disagreed with the official report Of the
examination OF physicians declaring the
king insane, still he felt compelled to
keep his views TO himself "For,n says
he, ali had published a statement In op
position To the court doctors, | would |
have shared the fate of certain other per- |
sons aud been at least confined III prison. |
My opinion as ~ the kings condition Is |
based on my experience as his physician |
since his birth. My colleague, DR., Gintl,
agrees with me-"
POST MoRTEM TO BE HELD.
I MUNICH, June l5-The remains OF |
Ludwig have arrived here and been de-
posted In the Mertor Kopelle. Prof. |
Ruemdtnger will hold post mortem ex-
animation to-day. The funeral will |
probably take place Saturday The All
gele!ne Zeitung says that II Is impossible
without violation Of respect due the dead |
King to PUBLISH the particulars OF his
malady. 1t appeals TO the ultra mont9ne |
press to defer Judgment, and says that
the diet will not embtter the situation |
needlessly.
ELIZABETH TELLS JOSEPH.
MUNICH, June l5.--lt IL now reported |
that DR.. Gudden was strangled in the |
water by the king, who was a giant In
strength. On the Doctors face near one
OF his eyes was blue swelling suggest
ing heavy blow. There was mild ex
preston on the kings face. The empress
OF Austria, who is sojourning on the 9TH
er side Of Starnberg lake opposite Berg
castle, exchanged many kilograms with
the Austrian emperor referring to Lud-
wigs suicide.