Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Alleged Attempt TO Kill the Presi-
dent.

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dent.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 2.-What
the secret service men characterize as an
attempt on the life of President Roose-
welt was made last night by Frank VEN
brenner, of Syosset, l.. l., small place
seven miles from Oyster Bay. The
secret service man who is detailed 70
Ouard the front of the house was stand
inc in the roadway about 10 O'Clock
last night, when an unknown man
drove up in a carriage. He was held
I'D 100 feet from the house, and an
nounced that he had an engagement TO
meet the President He gave his name
as Frank Weinbrenner, and stated tnat
the President had telegraphed for HIM
to come to Sycamore Hill at once. Inc
guard examined his list and found no
such name among those who were ex-
pected by the President He told VEN
brenner this, and ordered him to drive
on. The latter objected, but finally LETT
after he had been threatened with ar
rest. He returned half an hour later,
and again insisted that the President
was very anxious to see him on a mat
ter of important business, He was
again refused entrance to Sycamore
Hill, and again departed apparently
much chagrined at his failure to see the
Chief Executive. Three quarters of an
hour later, he put in an appearance
again, and this time the secret service
guard decided to lock him up as
matter of precaution. He called
another man to his assistance, and
the two placed Weinbrenner under
arrest. He was searched on the
spot and a 38 calibre revolver loaded
in every chamber was found in his
pocket. A search was then made OF the
grounds and in the rear of the President
house foot prints were discovered in the
mud. AS they could not be accounted
for and they seemed to indicate that two
trespassers had been prowling about the
grounds, the men on guard telephoned
TO Oyster Bay for additional help and
four other secret service agents and
couple of constables went to the Hill.
A guard was established front and back
on the lanes leading into the main road,
Weinbrenner was then taken to Oyster
Bay and incarcerated in the village
lookup.
| At i0:45 o'clock this morning Vein
brenner was arraigned before justice
franklin here, and during his stay in thu
court room it became clearly evident
that he is crazy. He has a short stool
build, dark complexion, lisa German, witt
a three days growth of beard upon his
cheeks and a close cropped mOustache
He kept his hands folded across his yes
and his eyes upon the ground while h
answered the questions fired at him in
low monotone. The substance of hi
answers to questions propounded hin
was that he detired to marry Miss Alic'
Roosevelt, that she had been to his hOm'
with her brother Theodore, and tina
the President had told him to come t.
his house. He would make no furthe
statement and was taken back to hi
cell. He will be examined later by
physician.
Weinbrenner is the son of a German
truck driver who lives with his famil!
of four sons and two daughter atSyosset
He is about % years old, and weighs
about 200 pounds The secret service
men have no doubt but that he intended
to kill the President should he have beer
able to reach him.