The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-09-04
MANIAC AFTER
PRESIDENT
ARMED CRANK SEEKS THE LIFE
OF PRESIDENT RoosE-
WELT.
lie MAKES A LATE NIGHT CALL
is PROMPTLY ARRESTED AND
FOUND TO BE A DANGEROUS
LUNATlc.
ONLY WANTED TO MARRY ALICE
MADMAN WANTED TO ARRANGE
MATRIMONIAL DETAILS WITH
PRESIDENT.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept A man
giving his name as Franllo Weilbren-
ner was arrested at Sycamore Hill
late Tuesday night while making a
persistent demand to see President
Roosevelt The man was armed With
revolver, fully loaded. f'e Was
taken to the village and placed il tne
town prison
Shortly after 10 O'clock '!'nesras
night Weilbrenner drove 10 Sycamore
Hill in a phaeton buggy. he was
stopped by the secret service opera
tives on duty Weiibrenner said tx,
had a personal engagement with the
president agd desired 10 see MIN. AS
it was long after the hours when Wis.,
itors are received the officer declined
to permit him to go to the house.
The man insisted. but the officer
him away.
Soon afterwara Wailbrenner re
turned, and again Insisted that he be
allowed to see the president, if only
for a minute This time he was or
dered away and
Ordersd Not to Return.
just before O'Clock the man re-
turned q third time and demanded Of
the officer that he should be permitted
to see the president at once. The OF
fcer'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. re-
volver was found in the buggy. Later
Weilbrenner was. brought to Is vii
lage and locked up. He reaHss in
Syosset. about five miles inland from
Oyster Bay.
While Wei!brenner talked rational
ly to the officers it seems evident
from his conversation that he is de-
mented. He said that he had re
ceived d telegraphic communication
from the president directing him to
call at Sycamore Hill He is regard
ed by those who have seen him to DC
| a dangerous lunatic.
At Syosset it is learned that the
man is the son Of truck farmer
| The family is respectable and is held
| in general esteem
Wanted to Marry Alice
WeAbrenner several Years ago had
a nervous attack which rendered him
mentally helpless for a day or two
but his family supposed that he had
been cutie restored. He had nc
socialistic or anarchistic tendencies
SO far as known
Weilbrenner was arratgned before
Justice Franklin on complaint of the
secret service operatives who placed
him under arrest. Asked why he
went to Sycamore Hill, he replied:
81 went to see the president abou
his daughter Alice.
"Why did you want to see Miss
Alice?'''
81 wanted to marry her.
s'Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt"
Eyes, I saw her night before last
Where did you see herr"
"At my house
did she so over there?''
eyes, she came in a red automu
! bile"
ssWho accompanied herr
"Her brother Theodore" aya,
Is Declared Insane.
Later an inquiry of lunacy wa'
held.
The examination of Weilbrenne
i was conducted yesterday by DR.. Geo
C+oyrort apd ny IRVING g Rarue S
Weilbrenner was declared by them t.
be insane. He was taken to Mineola
l.. L.. on an evening train and place.
in the custody of the county author1
ties.
Weilbrenner has been practicin
with his revolver recently, but h
would give no reason for his interes
in craftsmanship, and yesterday SAL
he could not shoot very we'll