Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
CRAZY MAN CALLS
LUNATIC WANTED TO SEE THE
PRESIDENT.
Had Gun, But There Is no Evidence
That He Wanted to Use It.-Said
He Desired to Marry the Presi.
dents Daughtcr-..Of Iicially De.
claPed Insane.

brenner, the demented individual
who created so much disturbance in
attempting to gain admittance to the
residence of President Roosevelt last
night, was taken to Mineola, l.. l., on
an evening train, and placed in the
custody of the county authorities.
Weilbrenner was arrested at Saga
more Hill last night while making a
persistent demand to see President
Roosevelt. The man was armed with
reviewer, fully loaded He was taken
to the village and placed in the town
prison.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Weilbrenner drove to Sycamore Hill in
phaeton buggy. He was stopped by
the sercret service men on duty. We'll
brenner said he had a personal en-
gagement with the president and de-
sireu to see him. AS it was long after
the hour when visitors are received
the officer declined to permit him to
go to the house. The man insisted,
but the officer turned him away. Soon
afterward Weilbrenner returned and
again insisted that he be allowed to
see the president, if only for a min
ute. This time he was ordered away
and warned not to return.
Comes Third Time.
Just before II o'clock the man re-
turned third time and demanded of
the officer that he be permitted to see
the president at once. The officers
response was to take the man from
his buggy and put him in the stables
where he was placed under guard of
two stablemen. A revolver was found
in the buggy. Later Weilbrenner was
brought to the village and locked up
At Syosset it is learned that the man
is the son of truck farmer and is one
of three boys. He has two sisters.
The family is respectable and is held
in general. esteem.
Weilbrenner, several years ago, had
a nervous attack which rendered him
mentally helpless for day or two,
but his family supposed that he had
been quite restored by medical treat
ment. Since then he had manifested
symptoms of mental alteration. He
had no anarchistic tendencies so far
as known never having been inter-
ested in questions of that kind. He
was employed daily on his fathers
farm.
Weilbrenner was arraigned today be-
fore Justice Franklin, on complaint of
the secret service operatives who
placed him under arrest. Justice
Franklin questioned the prisoner about
his movements last night. His re-
plies were made in a quiet tone of
voice, but they indicated apparently
beyond a doubt that the man is crazy.
Asked why he went to Sycamore Hill,
he replied:
To See Miss Roosevelt.
81 went to see the president about
his daughter Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
PRESIDENT"
Eyes"
How was the engagement made?"
II talked with the president last
night replied Weilbrenner.
How did you talk with him."
"Oh. l just talked"
"a sort of wireless talk, was it,"
Yes; that is it; wireless talk"
why did you want to see the presi-
dent about Miss Alice?"
Il wanted to marry her.
did you ever see Miss ROOSEVELT"
Yes; | saw her night before last"
Where did you see herr"
AT my house.
did she go over there?"
yes; she came in a red automo-
bile"
who accompanied herr"
Her brother, Theodore"
Justice Franklin, after the eXemain-
alton. concluded he would hold We'll
brenner until an inquiry of lunacy
could be held upon his case.
The examination was then post
poned until o'clock this afternoon,
when physicians who hold certificates
emitting them to make inquiry into
the sanity of persons could be present.
The examination of Weilbrenner
was conducted this afternoon by DR..
Stewart and DR.. Haines Weilbrenner
was declared by them to be insane.
He was placed Immediately in charge
of the sheriff OF Nassau county.