Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-03
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WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT TO
GET PERMISSION TO WE'D
MISS ROOSEVELT.
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The Associated Press on Wednesda
aeat Ell tie following account of the
attempts Of a dangerous iunatic, Wei
a@mel.=to see President Roosevelt. ami
%acse actions were the foundation for
the statement seat out that an attempt
had been made TO assassfnate the pres.
ident:
A man giving his name as Frank
Neilbrunner was arrested at Saga
more Hill late last nlght While max
rHa persistent demands TO see Presl-
dent Roosevelt. The man was arme1
With a revolver, fully loaded He was
taken to the village and placed in tn
town prison.
SHORTY after 10 O'Clock iast night
Wellbrunner drove to Sycamore Hill
in buggy. He was stopped by the
secret service officers on duty and
Weilbrunner said he had personal
engag cement with the president and de-
sired to see him. AS it was long al
ceived, the officers declined to permit
him to go to the house. The man in
sisted but the officers turned him
away. Soon after that Weilbrunner
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 re-
turn
Just before II o'clock the man re-
turned the third time and demanded
of the officers that he be permitted to
see the president at once.
The officers response was 70 take
the man and put him in the stables.
where he was placed under a guard
Of two stablemen. The revolver was
found in his buggy Later Weilbrun-
ner was brought to the village and
locked up. He is five feet eight inch
es high. twenty-eight years old, and
has a medium-sized dark muStache
and black eyes. and evidently is ol
German descent. He resides in Syos.
set. about five miles inland from Oys-
ter Bay. 1t is thought by the officers
that We:fbrunner was accompanied by
two t1i.er men. as footprints were
found l.. TIE mud alongside the bug
gy tracks. In view of this fact the
officer IN duty telephoned to the vi
lagn for ASSISTANCE ard were soon
1olnea ',y tssn o:ner seeret service men.
While Neilbrunner talked ratlonaliy
TO the officers last night. it seems evl-
dent from his conversation today that
he is del,n ented.
He SAID he had received telegfaphic
communication from the president df
recting him to call at Sagamore Hill
Weiltrun1.er's buggy was taken to the
10 a, delivery barn. When asked
what had become of the rig. Wellbrun-
nar reriied "Oh, the president Is
taking care of it. It's all right.
Weilbrunner rs regarded oE thoSe
ytn have seen him to be a dangerous
lunatic. At Syosset it is learned the
mans son is a truck farmer, and thal
he is one of three brothers. lie has
two sisters. The family IS reputab'e
and held in general esteem.
Henry We1ibrunner several years
ago had a nervous attack when rem
dored him mentally helpless for day
or two but the family supposed he mad
heen quite restored by medical treat
ment he received at that time. Since
then he has manifested no symptoms
of mental alteration. He has no so
cialiytic or anarchistic tendencies, sc
far as known, never having been IN
terested in any questions of that klnd
He is employed daily cn his father
farm.
Weilbrunner was arraigned today be-
fore Justice Franklin on complaint o.
eecrnt service operatives Who placet
him under arrest. Weilbrunnar's broth
or William. was present at the eS
animation. Justice Franklin question
cd the prisoner about his movement
Ia st night. His replies were made Ii