FOLLOWING THE MAD KING'S EXAMPLE
«, Two young Munioh ladies, the Baroneeßes Ann and Louisa Guttenberg, aged respectively 26 and 23, committed suicide by drowning themselves m the Starnbsrg Lake, at the identical spot where the King of Bavaria' was found dead eleven months ago. The " Daily News " correspondent says they bad held many melancholy conversations on the tragicat fete of the monarch, and repeatedly went to the lake merely to throw flowers into the watery grave. At last they gave way to tha impulse of following tho King's example, and, taking a boat, rowed close to the spot, whioh is close to the shore, and dropped silently into the water. Next morning when the mlsß'ns: boat roused suspicions, a search was made, and they were found m the soft day, firmly clasped m eaoh otber'a arms. They were both pretty, highly cultivated, and rich
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1629, 6 August 1887, Page 3
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144FOLLOWING THE MAD KING'S EXAMPLE Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1629, 6 August 1887, Page 3
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