Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-02
CAME THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.
When Taken 10 Charge and Locked
Up He was Found to Have a
Loaded Revolver.
NAME IS HENRY WelLeRENNER.
Is n Lunatic of a Dangerous Type
Said He Wanted to Marry Miss
Alice Roosevelt.

OYSTER Bay Sept. 2.-Henry wen
brenner was arrested at Sycamore HUI
last night while making persistent
demand TO sec President Roosevelt.
The man was armed with revolver
fullv loaded. He was taken to the WI
lage and placed In the town prison.
shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Wellbrenner drove to Sycamore Hili
in a phaeton buggy He was stopped
by the secret service operative on duty
Weilbrenner said he had a personal en-
gagenent with the president ana desir-
ed to see him. As II was long after the
hour when visitors are received the OF
acer declined to permit him to go TO the
house. The man insisted but the oih-
Ger turned him away.
Soon afterward Wellbrenner return
ed and again insisted that he be allow
cd to see the president II only Tor
minute. This time he was ordered
away and warned not TO return.
RETURNED THIRD TIME.
Just before II o'clock the man return
ed third time and deman led or the
officer that he be permitted 10 see the
presldent at once The officers re-
Spouse 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,
He is Ave feet, fiye-eighths inches hign,
rs years old, has a medium sized dark
moustache, black eyes and evidently IL
Of German descent. He resides in Sy-
osset about Ave miles inland from Oy-
ster bay. He was we'll dressed In a
suit OF dark material and wore an old
fashioned derby hat II Is thought by
the officers that Weilbrenner was ac-
companied by two other men as their
footprints were found In the mud
alongside the buggy tracks. In view OF
this fact the officer on duty telephoned
TO the village for assistance and WAS
soon Joined by two other secret officers.
While Weilbrenner talked nationally
10 the officers last night II seems evil
dent from his conversation today that
he is dementetd. lie said that he had
received telegraphic communication
from the president directing him TO call
at Sycamore Hill Wellbrenner's buggy
was taken TO a local livery barn. When
asked what had become OF the rig, Well
brenner replied:
"Oh, the president has taken care of
It, That's all right"
A DANGEROUS LuNATIC.
Weilbrenner is regarded by those who
had seen him to be a dangerous lunatic.
At Syosset II is learned that the man
Is the son of truck farmer and Is
one Of three boys. He has two sisters,
The family IL respectable and is held
In general esteem.
Neilbrenner 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 treatment
since then he had manifested no symp-
toms OF mental alteration. He had no
sociallstlc or anarchlstlc tendencies so
far as known, never having been In
terested In questions OF that kind. He
was employed daily on his fathers
farm.
Weilbrenner was Rrraignod today be-
fore Justice Franklin on complaint OF
the secret service operatives who placed
MN under arrest Wellhrenners broth
er william was present al the examina-
ton. Justice Franklin questioned the
prisoner about his movements last
night. His replies were made in quiet
lone OF voice but they indicated appar-
ently beyond doubt that the man liz
crazy Asked why he went TO Saga
more Hin, he replied:
HIS PURPOSE.
II went to see the president about
his daughter. Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
PRESIDENT"
Yes"
How was that engagement made? 2"
i talked with the president last
night" replied Weilbrenner.
How did you talk with him?"
"Oh, Just talked"
"A sort Of wireless talk, was it?"
Yes, that is It, wireless talk"
why did you want TO see the pres
dent about Kiss Allce?'
II 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 red automo-
bile"
Who accompanied herr"
Her brother Theodore"
Justice Franklin, after the examna-
ton concluded he would hold Weilbren
ner until an Inquiry of lunacy could be
held upon his case. The examination
was then postponed until o'clock thil
afternoon when physicians who held
certificates emitting them to make In
qnlry into the sanity OF persons could
be present