The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-03
MADMAN HAS \
 LOADED PISTOL Insists That He Must See
 President Roosevelt WANTED ID HAVE 4 TALK Says He Desired to Marry Miss Alice Roosevelt and Had an Engage
 ment With the Executive.
 Evidently Demented.
WANTED TO HAVE \ TALK

Oyster Bay, l.. l., September "A man giving his name as Frank Weilbrenner was arrested at Sagamore Hill late last
 nighet while making persistent demand to see President Roosevelt. The man who
 armed with a revolver fully loaded. He
 was taken to the village and placed in the town prison.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock last night We'll
 brenner drove to Sagamore Hill in bug BY. He was stopped by the secret service operative on duty. Welbrenner said he
 had a personal engagement with the Pres ident and desired to see him. As it was
 long after the hours when visitors are
 received, the officers declined to permit
 him to go to the house. The man insisted
 but the officer turned him away.
 Soon after weilbrenner returned and
 again insisted he be allowed to see the
 President if only for a minute. This time he was ordered away and warned not to return.
 Man Returns Third Time. Just before Il o'clock the man returned third time and demanded of the officer
 he should be permitted to see the Presi-
 dent at once. The officers response was
 to take the man from his buggy and put
 him in the stables where he was placed
 under the guard of two stablemen. re- volver was found in the buggy. Later weilbrenner was brought to the village and locked up.
 IIo ie o;ertt f,4oo fOb
 of age has a medium sized dark nous
 tache. black eyes and evidently is of Ger man descent He resides in Syosset, about five miles inland from Oyster Bay He
 was well dressed It is thought by the officers that Weilbrenner was accompa-
 ned by two other men as their footprints
 were found in the mud alongside of the
 buggy tracks. In view of this fact the officer on duty teiephclsed to the village
 for assistance and was soon joined by two other secret service men.
 Evidently Insane.
 While Weibrenner talked rationally to
 the officers last night, 1t seems evident from his conversation today that he is demented. He said that he had received
 telegraphic communication from the
 President directing him tc call at Saga more Hill.
 Weilbrenners' buggy was taken 10 a lo- cal livery barn. When asked what had
 become of the rig Weilbrenner replied:
 "oh. the President has taken care of 1t. That's all right"
 Weilbrenner is regarded by those who
 have seen him to be a dangerous lunatlc.
 At Syosset 1t is learned that the man
 is the son of truck farmer and is one of three brothers. He has two sisters. The family Is respectable and is held in general esteem.
 Had N:rvous Attack. Weilbrenner several years ago had d
 nervous attack which rendered him men | tally helpless for day or two. out his | family supposed that he had quite recov- | cred by the medical treatman. he re- | ceived at that time. Since tn nsn he had 1 manifested no symptoms of mertal aber- ration. He had no sociallstic or anarch- | istic tendencies. so far as known, never | having been interested in any question
 of that kind He WAS employed on hiz | fathers farm.
 Weilbrenner was arraigned today be- | fore Justice Franklin on complaint of | the secret service operative who placed 1 him under arrest Welbrenner's brother William was present at the examination. | Justice Franklin question d the prisoner | about his movements last night. His re- | plies were made in quiet tone of voice.
  doubt that the man is crazy. Asked why he went to Sagamore Hill, he replied;
 A Wireless Talk. 'I went to see the President about his daughter Alice"
 the President"
 Yes
 How was the agement made?" "I talked with the President last night" replied Weilbrenner. How did you talk with him?" "Oh. just talked"
 "A sort of wireless talk. was it?"
 "Yes, that's it, a wireless talk Why did you want to see the Presi- dent about Miss Alice?" "I wanted to marry her. Did you ever see Miss Rooseveltr' Yes. I saw her night before last" Where did you see her?'' At my house."
 Did she go over there?" "Yes. she came in a red automobile" "Who accompanied herr" Her brother. Theodore" Justice Franklin after the examination
 concluded he would hold Weilbrenner | until an Inquiry of lunacy could be held upon his case The examination then was postponed until 5 o'clock this afte-- noon when physicians who hold certi- fcates emitting them to make inquiries into the sanity of pers pms could be pres ent.
 President Knew of Trouble. Weilbrenner was taken to MineoIa. L.. l., on an evening train and placed in the custody of the county authorities. It ap- pears that President Roosevelt was aware of the trouble the secret service
 had with Weibrennes last night After the man had been turned away the sec-
 ond time despite his insistence that he had an engagement with the President, the officer inquired of the President about the fellow. Mir. Roosevelt was in his library only a short distance from the i spot where the officer had stopped We'll brenner's horse. He told the officer he had no engagement with anybody. | When Weilbrenner returned a third time | with a demand that he be permitted to see the President, the officer seized him 1 and drew him out of the vehicle over the | front wheel. The noise of the scuffle att | tracted the Presidents attention. He ap- peared at the door overlooking the drive way from the veranda as Weilbrcnner was taken into the stables. but returned l to the library almost immediately. l Weilbrenner had been practicing with his revolver recently. but he would give