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MANIAC AT OYSTER BAY
He Sought the President With
Loaded Revolver.
he Wanted to Marry Miss Alice Roose
velt-Adjudged Insane and Sent
to an Asylum.

oyster bay, II. l.-Henry WellDreH-
ner was arrested at Sycamore Hill late
at night while making persistent de-
mand to see President Roosevelt. The
man was armed with a revolver. fully
loaded. He was taken to the village
and placed in the town prison.
Shortly after 10 o'clock p. m. We'll
brenner drove to Sycamore ELL in a
buggy. He was stopped by the Secret
Service operative on duty. Weilbren-
ner said he had personal engagement
with the President and desired to see
him. AS it was long after the hours
when visitors are received, the officer
declined to permit him to so to the
house. The man insisted, but the Of.
ficer turned him away.
In q short time Weilbrenner returned
and again insisted that he be allowed
to see the President, If only for a
minute This time he was. ordered
away and warned not to return.
Just before II o'clock the man re-
turned a third time and demanded of
the officer that he should be permitted
to see the President at once. The Of
ticer's 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. a revolver
was found in the buggy.
Later Weilbrenner was brought to
the village and locked up. He is five
feet eight inches in height. twenty
eight years old, has q medium-sized
dark mustache, black eyes. and evil
dently is of German descent. He re-
sides in Syosset, about five miles In
land from Oyster Bay. He was well
dressed in a suit Of dark material and
wore an old-fashioned derby hat. He
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.
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 the medical treatment
he received at that time. Since then
he had manifested no symptoms OF
mental alteration. He had no socialis-
tic or anarchistic tendencies SO far as
known, never having been interested
in any questions of that kind. He was
employed daily on his fathers farm.
Weilbrenner was arraigned before
Justice Franklin on complaint Of the
Secret Service operatives who placed
him under arrest. Weilbrenner's
brother, William, was present at the
examination. Justice Franklin ques-
toned the prisoner about his move
ments during the night. His replies
were made in quiet tone Of voice. but
they indicated, apparently beyond
doubt, that the man is crazy. Asked
why he went to Sycamore Hill he re-
piled:
'I went to see the President about
his daughter Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
President?"
"Yes."
"How was that agemenr made"
81 talked with the President last
night" replied Weilbrenner.
How did you talk with him?'
ooh. 1 just talked"
n SOrL Ol WlFClcSS laih. WAS IL
"Yes, that is it; wireless talk"
"Why did you want to see the Presi~
dent about Miss Alice?'
81 wanted to marry her
"Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt:'
Eyes, I saw her night before last"
"Where did you sec herr"
SAT my house.
did she go over there?'
Eyes, she came in red automobile"
"Who accompanied herr
"Her brother. Theodore
Justice Franklin. after the e1amina-
ton. concluded that he would hold
Weilbrenner until an inquiry of lun.
acy could be held upon his case. The
examination then was postponed until
the afternoon. When it was reopened
at $50 o'clock DR.. George A. Stewart
and DR.. Irving S. Barnes conducted the
examination of the prisoner. Weilbren-
ner was declared by them to be insane.
He will be placed Immediately In the
custody of Sheriff johnson, of Nassau
County. His committal to a SANTA
rum will have to be made by the
County Court.
Weilbrenner was taken to Mineola.
l.. l., and placed in the custody of the
county authorities.