St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-15

by DR.. Gudden, his physician. The king
suddenly threw himself into Starnberg lake
and was drowned. The physician jumped
into the water to rescue the king, and was
also drowned.
The medical commission which examined
the late King Ludwig report that he had
ordered the members of the ministerial
| deputation, headed by Count Holstein, who
called upon him to procure his consent to a
regency, to be flogged until they bled and
then have their eyes extirpated. Before
his death the belief was spreading among
the common people of Bavaria that the
kings deposition was illegal. The people
did not believe he was insane. Precautions
had been taken to prevent the populace
from
RISING TO RESTORE THE KING.
The watch worn by King Ludwig, and
which was on his person when his corpse
was recovered from the lake, had stopped
at 1854 o'clock last evening. Dr.. Mueller
and Hubert, the kings steward, had the
bodies of Ludwig and DR.. Gudden con-
veyed to the Berg castle and placed on
beds. Although there was neither any per-
ceptible respiration nor pulse movement in
either body, DR.. Mueller and assistants of
the ambulance corps endeavored to restore
animation in both, and only ceased their
efforts at reSuscitation at midnight, when
life was pronounced 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 everywhere mani
fest 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
for walk in the park with DR.. Gudden.
Their prolonged absence caused anxiety at
the castle. The park and the shores of Lake
Starnberg were searched. The bodies of the
king and DIR. Gudden were found in the
water. Both showed slight signs of anima-
ton. Efforts to restore life, however, were
unavailing.
LUDWIG'S SUCCESSOR.
At 10 o'clock this morning the generals
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 First. He is three
years younger than Ludwig. having been
born April %, 1S4S. Otto, however,
will be simply nominally king, as he is
mentally incapable of government, and
Prince Luitpold, his uncle, will remain re-
gent. The generals OF the army have taken
regent. The Bavarian troops took oaths
similar to those sworn to by the generals.
| There are evidences that
| VIOLENT STRUGGLE
occurred in the lake between the king and
DR.. Gudden in the endeavor of the latter to
rescue his patient. Many footprints can
be seen in the soil at at the bottom of the
lake near where the bodies were found. and
there are several bruises on Dr. Gudden's
face which are probably made by the kings
| finger nails. The marks consist of two
| large and two small scratches on the right
| side Of the nose and forehead. The signs
show beyond doubt that struggle took
place. The king before pIunging into the
lake, Invested himself of two coats which
were found on the bank and led to the dis
covery of the bodies. According to the
constitution, Prince Otto, although de-
ranged, becomes king. Prince Luitpold
remains regent and will administer the af-
fairs of the government. The church bells
have been sending forth muffied peals
throughout the day. Excited and sorrow
ing people thronged the streets, despite the
heavy rain that has been falling. Thous-
ands of citizens surround the palace await
ing the issuing of a proclamation regard
ing the succession to the throne
Herren CRAFTSMEN, Fanestle, and
Won Riedel, ministers of state,
have gone to Berg castle to prepare officia
minutes recording the circumstances in con-
nection with the kings death and the dis
| covery Of his body. The corpse of the
monarch will shortly be brought to Munich
and laid in state in the old castle chapel.
The churches of the city have been crowded
all day. The town is draped in mourning.
The troops were held within their barracks
to-day. Ludwig promenaded Sunday
morning and quietly conversed with his at
tendant on bench in Deer park, near the
point on the lake where a placard is posted
forbidding persons to land. In the evening
Ludwig was composed and ate rapidly.
Afterward the king and the physician left
the castle together. The attendants were
ordered to remain in the castle. At II
o'clock last night the two bodies were found
in the lake, fifty PAGES from the shore in
five feet of water near the bench upon
which the two sat in the morning. DR..
Gudden must have been forced beneath the
water during the struggle, as the kings
footmarks were traced further than the
doctors. The umbrellas of both and the
kings coat and overcoat, which had evil
IDENTIFY been torn from his body, were lying
on the bank of the lake. The kings finger
nails exactly fit the scratches on the face of
DR.. Gudden.
IN A SWORN DEPOSITION
dated June the four physicians who ex-
amined Ludwig unanimously declared that
he was greatly deranged, his affection
taking the form known to lunacy experts
as paranoi, which is Tncurable; that further
decay was certain; that the malady abSo-
lutely deprived the king of free volition
and that it would prevent his governing for
the remainder of his life. This deposition
was signed by Drs. Gudden, Hagen,
Grashey and Hubrick. A proclamation has
been issued Sin the name of the king and
the royal house and its people who through
good and evil fortune, have remained faith
full" The proclamation says:
'"ThiS house has sustained a severe stroke
of destiny. BY Gods inscrutiabe will King
Ludwig has departed this life. BY his dis
ease, which has plunged Bavaria into grievous
sorrow, the kingdom has passed, in pursuance
OF the constitution TO our wel-beloved
nephew Otto. AS he by malady is prevented
from governing himself, we, the nearest mag
nate, will administer the government in be-
half of Otto. We summon Bavarians will
ingly to acknowledge Otto as the rightful
sovereign and to tender to him and to us as
regent inyiolable loyalty and answering
obedience. we command all officials to dis
charge their functions as heretofore until
they receive more precise ORDERS"
The proclamation is signed ''Luitpold''
and is countersigned by Baron Won Lutz.
the, president of the council, and by the rest
of the cabinet ministers. An hour before
his death DR.. Gudden sent the following
telegram to Baron Won Lutz:
"Drs. Hagen and Hubrick have been sum-
moned for Tuesday at a. IN. to give an opiil-
ion respecting Prince Otto. They will proba-
bly, be able to give their decision on Tuesday
evening. Here, all is going wonderfully well.
personal examination, may add. has only
confirmed my written opinion
The remains of Ludwig have arrived here
and have been deposited in the Marter Kap-