Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
THE MAD KING.
The Deposed King of Bavaria Sui
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suicide by drowning.
MUNICH, June 14.-Ludwig, who
was recently deposed from the Bava-
Iian throne, committed suicide at 6
O'Clock yesterday evening. He had
gone out for promenade 10 the park
of the Berg castle, accompanied by
DR.. Gudden, his physician. The king
suddenly threw himself into Starbery
lake and was drowned. The physician
jumped in the water to rescue the
king and was also drowned.
MUNICH, June 14.-The waGch worn
by King Ludwig, and which was on
his person when his corpse was recoV-
cred from the lake, had stopped at
6:45 o'clock last evening. Drs. Mul-
ler and Hubert, the kings stewart,
had the body of Ludwig and
DR.. Gudder conveyed to the Berg
castle and placed on beds. Although
there was neither any perceptible res.
piration nor pulse movement in either
body, DR.. Mueller and his assist
ant of the ambulance corps at
tempted to restore animation in both
and only ceased their efforts at r-susci-
tation at midnight when life was pro-
nouncad extinct in both cases. King
Ludwig S suicide has cast deep gloom
over Munich. Now it is seen plainly
that the people were deeply attached
to the King and evidences are every
where manifest of the popular sorrow
caused by his tragic death. The police
have issued the following bulletin:
The king quietly submitted to the
advice of the medical commission and
left for Berg Castle yesterday evening.
His majesty went out for a walk in
the park in company with DR.. Gud-
der. The prolonged absence ctused
anxiety at the castle, and the park and
the shores of the lake were searched
The bodies of the king and DIR. Gud-
den were found in the water. Both
showed slight signs of animation but
efforts to restore life Were unavailing."
AT | o'clock this morning the
guards of the Bavarian army met and
took the oath of allegiance to King
Ludwig's brother, Otto, who at once
assumed the title of King, under the
name of Otto the First. He is three
years younger than Ludwig was, hav-
ing been born April n, 1913. Otto,
however, will simply be nominally
king, as he is mentally in
capable of government. and
Prince Lui.pold, his uncle, will
remain regent. The generals of
the army have taken the oath of
allegiance to Prince Luitpold as regent.
The Bavarian troops took oaths
similar to those sworn by the generals.
MUNICH, June 14.-The med cal
commission, which examined the lats
King Ludwig, reported that he had
been drowned. The members of the
ministerial deput4tion, headed by
Count Holsttin, who called upon him
to procure his consent to regency,
were ordered to be logged until they
bled ana then have their eyes extract
ed. Before his death the belief was
spreading among the common people
Of Bavaria that the kings deposition
was illegal. The people did not be-
lieve he was insane. Precaution had
been taken to prevent the people from
rising to restore the king.
DR.. Won .Schleiss Denies that Kin g
Ludwig was Insane.
MUNICH, June l5.-Dr. Won Sch
leiss, who was formerly King Lud-
wigs physician, denies that the king
was insane. He maintains that Lud-
wig was eccentric only. The doctor
adds that though he disagreed with
the ofilitl report of the examination
board of physicians, declaring the king
insane, still he ftl5 compelled to keep
his views to himself, for, he said, ii
had published statement in opp )si-
tion to that of the court doctors, l
would have shared the fate of certain
other persons and been at last confined
to prison. My opinion as to the kings
condition is based on my experience as
his physician since his birth. My col
league DIR. Ginti agrees with me.
LONDON, June l5.-The Standards
Vienna correspondent telegraphs that
it is impossible to conceal the miss
givings generally felt in that city that
King Ludwig was insuticiently guard
ed on Sunday evening. "a long time" p"
the correspondent says, "elapsed be-
fore searchers were sent out to fnd out
what detained the king, 1t is also felt
here that had greater vigilance been
exerted, the body of the king might
have been terminated" The cores
pondent maintains that when King
Ludwig's financial extravaganza first
began to make trouble in Bavaria,
no hint was given that he was effected
with insanity, and adds "the real
truth, l fear, will never be known. /"
The excitement at Munich and other
Bavarian towns over the strange man
ner of the kings taking off threatens
serious consequences.
Coercion Not Desired by the Con-
serVatives.
LONDON, June 16.--Lord Iddes
leigh, in speech last evening, denie-
that the Conservatives advocated coer-
cioD, which he said was the last thing
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