The times., 1898-12-15

With his mind impaired as the result
of a sunstroke received in the service of
The United States during the recent war
and despondent because of the knowl-
edge of his condition, Clarence 4. Lud-
wig n carpenter twenty-three years old,
yesterday took his own life by shooting
himself through the heart. The weapon
used was a S2-caliber American Bulldog
revolver The bullet entered the left
breast just below the nipple and pursued
a direct course to the heart. Death was
almost instantaneous. The act was COM
mitted at about 400 O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon and in less than five minutes
life was extinct.
Ludwig was employed by the firm of
Emmert & Heisley, builders, whose
shop is located at No. 425 Twelfth Street
northwest. 1t was there that the tragedy
was enacted. He was last seen in life
by George r. Aiken, foreman of the firm.
at O'Clock. MIR. Aiken had been in the
shop with Ludwig and left at that time
TO go to Pennsylvania Avenue, where
Ludwig had been working and procure
the young mans set of tools. When
Aiken returned he learned of the suicide.
Ludwig came to work as usual yester-
day morning and after being told to go
to the place of work in Pennsylvania
Avenue complained that he was not feel
ing well. He did as directed, however.
and returned to the shop at about 2
o'clock, saying that his head bothered
him and that he would prefer to remain
at the shop Aiken remained with the
young man, who was still dressed in his
oVeralls and working at the bench, until
o'clock. when. as stated, Aiken went
after The tools.
Aiken had been gone from the shop but
a minute when Bernard Hostkamp. a
clerk employed in n store below the sh p.
heard the report of a pistol. G ing up
stairs to ascertain the cause. he found
Ludwig lying unconscious on the Il sor,
his head resting on pile of boards AT
his side was the revolver. Hostkamp
went in search OF an officer. and at the
street door met Policeman He.ltr OF The
First precinct, who had baen attracted to
the place by the noise of the pistol shot.
Heller went upstairs with Hostkamp and
Aiken, who had just returned. When the
trio reached the PROSTATE form the last
breath was being drawn. Heller to k
charge of the weapon and at once noti-
fled the Emergency Hospital. in the hope
that something could BE- done for the un-
fortunate young man. The hospital am
bUlance in charge of phs 81 cian respond
ed at once, but too late to he of service
Coroner Carr was summoned, and after
viewing the body gave a certificate of
death and his permission 10 remove the
remains To Lees undertaking establish
ment, where Irwin Ludwig. his b other
had gwen Instructions that they be taken.
Clarence Ludwig lived with his mother
ard brother, Irwin. a. No. 3l4 South Fai =
FAX Street, Alexandria. Last May he ell
listed in Company a of the Fourth I'm
mune Regiment, and was detail, d to lis
command mt Fredericksburg.
He was promoted to be Il corporal and
being carpenter, was put in charge OF
the work of constructing sheds at the
camp. 1t was w-liie engaged in tnis work
that he suffered a severe sunstroke which
shortly after necessitated his removal to
st. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum. He was
In the asylum from about the middle OF
June until the 18Th of September, when
he was discharged. His brother claims
that the impaired condition of the young
mans mind was due TO the poor treat
ment he received while in the army and
at the hospital. He claimed last night
that while Clarence was at St Elizabeth s
he noticed on the occasion of a visit
there that there were finger marks on the
boys throat and was told by him that
they were caused by the fingers of at
tendants who had roughly handled him.
My brothers untimely DEATH" said
Mr.. Ludwig. marks another victim for
Algerism. His treatment while in the
army was simply horrible. When / learn
ed that he had suffered sunstroke, i
wrote to the captain of his COMPANY re-