Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-30

The kings debts brought matters to
a crisis and necessitated the interven.
ton Of the Bavarian government. Most
Of the royal liabilities had been con.
tracted through the construction and
decoration Of the famous three castles,
and several creditors threatened to in.
itiate proceedings to recover their
money. King Louis requested the gov
eminent to introduce a bill in the Ba-
varian legislature granting his prop
erty immunity from seizure for debts,
and when his ministers refused this
unreasonable demand he tried to Dor
row money from all sorts and condi-
tons Of people.
In April, 1886, the Bavarian chamber
refused to sanction the payment of the
kings debts from the public treasury.
and a few days later the cabinet ad'
dressed a respectful petition to Louis
to curtail his expenditures. King Louis
responded by Diminishing the whole
cabinet and nominating new minis
try, at the head of which he placed his
own barber.
This irresponsible act brought mat.
tiers to head. A commission of med
zeal experts. under the presidency Of
DR.. Won Gudden, pronounced the king
to be incurably insane and incapable
Of ruling, and a deputation under
Baron Won Crailsheim was dispatched
from Munich to the castle where Louis
was in residence to inform bis majesty
Of his dethronement. The king had
Baron Won Crailsheim and all the
members Of the deputation arrested.
Then DR.. Won Gudden proceeded to
Neuschwanstein castle, where to all
outward appearances he succeeded in
persuading the king to submit to his
reinforcement and to retire to Berg
castle, near the shores Of Lake Stan
berg, where the final tragedy was en-
acted. The king was escorted to Berg
castle by DR.. Won Gudden, another
medical man, DR.: Mueller. and several
trained attendants, and he seemed to
acquiesce in the arrangement that he
should remain there for a year under
close supervision.
DR.. Won Gudden, misled by appear
ances, telegraphed to Munich that his
royal patient was "as obedient as a
child" and at dinner that evening he
promised to take the king for a walk
in the park. His assistant, DR.. Muel-
Ter, warned him that it would be
dangerous to 60 alone with the king
and urged him to allow an attendant
to accompany them, or at least to fol-
low them at a discreet distance. but
DR.. Won Gudden disregarded the young
er mans advice and paid the penalty
with his life. 1t was a Sunday even
ing, and a general feeling Of uneasi-
ness prevailed among those who had
remained at the castle when the king
and DR.. Won Gudden failed to reap
pear after an hour had elapsed. Search
parties were organized. and during the
night one Of the royal footmen found
the kings hat, coat and overcoat close
to the bank Of the lake and DR.. Won
Gudden1 umbrella close by on the
ground. The bodies Of the king and
his physician were found not far from
the shore Of the lake. In shallow va.
ter, both heads projecting above the
surface. DR.. Won Gudden's face and
head bore the marks of heavy blows
which the king, q man Of immensely
powerful build. had showefed upon
him.
The position of the bodies and the
articles Of clothing found near them
made it possible to surmise, with prob
able accuracy. the details Of the TRACE
dy. It is likely that the king intended
to escape from his prison+for as such
he regarded the castle in which he
was kept as madman-and that he
divested himself Of overcoat and coat
to swim across the lake. DR.. Won Gud.
den, it appears. closed with him at the
waters edge and tried to prevent his
fight, but the king killed him and died
from heart disease at the moment
when he was on the point Of begin
ming his swim for liberty. The post
mortem examination revealed that
neither had died from drowning. but
the king from heart failure and DR..
Won Gudden from the injuries inflicted
on him In the struggle.-Berlin Cor.
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