The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
WANTS TO
MARRY ALICE
Demented Man Tries to Call
Onlthe President.
ARRESTED BY OFFICERS Fl. ( ; E S:
When Questioned he said He Wanted
to Scent. Roosevelt g he
Was Going to Mari Marry Ills e
&, Daughter Alice.
ARRESTED BY OFFICERS J; :, !,
(Dy Associated Press.)

OYSTER BAY, i. T.. September "A
man giving his name as Frank @Vclloren-t
ner .ras arrested at Sycamore Fiji late
last night, while making q persistent de-
,mand TO see Pres dent Roosevelt The
man was armed with revolver fuzzy
loaded. Flo was taken to the village ana
placed In the town prison.
81 shortly after 10 clock last night Well
,renner drove to Sycamore Hill In a
buggy. He was stopped by the secret
service operative on duty. Weilbrenner
said he had a personal engagement with Win
| the President, and wished to see him.
AS It was long after the hours when Wis
| itors, are received, a the officer declined 70
permit him to go to the house. me man
! insisted, but the officers turned him away.
soon afterwards Weilbrenner returned
and again insisted that he be allowed to
| see the President for minute. This time
| he was ordered away and Warne not u
return. Just before II o'clock the man
| returned d third time and demanded or
| the officer that he should be permitted to
see tho President at once me on ne y,
resuonse was 70 take the man from his
buggy and put him In the stables. where
| no was placed under the guard of two
| stablenen A revolver was found In the
| buggy. N
Later Weilbrcnner was brought to the
village and locked up. fle IS 1ive rect
eight inches high twenty-efght years DID,
has a medium sized dark nous che dark
eyes, and evidently Is of German descent.
He resides in Syosset about five miles
inland from Oyster Bay. He was well
dressed in a suit OF dark ma terlal, and
wore an old-fashloned derby hat.
is DEMENT1SD.
While Weilbrenner talked nationally to
the officers last night, It seems evident
| from his converse ton to-day that he Is
demented He said that he had re ceived.
1 a telegraphlc communication from the
President directing him to Gala Saga
more Hill. S 5ssss
Weilhrenners buggy was taken to To-
cal livery barn. When asked what be-
came Of the rig. ilbrenner replied
"Oh. the President has taken care OF
&c; that's all right 4l
Weilbrenner several yearss5ago had a
nervous attack, which rendered him mem
tally helpless for a day or two, but his
family supposed that he had been quite
1 restored by the medical trea tment he re-
! received at that tine. Since then he has
manifested no symptoms Of mental aber-
! rat ton. He had mo soclallstic or anar-t
chistc tendencies, so far as known, never
| Eaving been Interested in any questions
| Of that kind He was employed daily on
| his fathers farm. II A
weilbrenner was arraigned to-day be-
i fore Justice Franklin on complaint of the
/ secret service operatives who placed him
/ under arrest. Weilbrenner's brother, WIZ
! liam, was present at the examinations.
Justice Franklin questioned the prisoner
| about his movements last night.
| WANTED TO MARRY ALICE.
His replies We're made In a quiet tone
Of voice, but they indicated, apparently
beyond doubt, that the man Is crazy.
Asked why he went to Sycamore Hill,
| he replied:
II went to SEQ the President about his
| daughter Alice
Had YOU an engagement with the Pres
i ident?'
Yes"
"How was the engagement made?" y
II talked with the President last night,
replied Welbrenner.
| "How did you talk with him Z"
| ooh, Just talked"
"a sort Of wireless talk. was IT."
Yes. that is q wireless talk"
! why did you want to SEQ the Pres
| icent about Miss Alice?"
"I wanted to marry her."
| did you ever see Miss Rooscyelt?"
eyes, saw her night before last
! where did you see hcr?"
"At my house."
Ibid she go over there r.
"Yes, she came IN red automobile"
"Who accompanied fer?
"Her Observation-Disclosures"
| Justice Franklin q fterkthe examinations
concluded hc would hold Weilbrenner I'M
til an inquiry Of lunacy could DO held
upon his case,s S8i8ttt
The examination of Wellbrenner was
continued this afternoon. DR.. George A.
| Stewart and DR.. Irving 8. Barnes con-
Quoted the examination, Weilhrenner was
declared by them to be insane He was
placed In the custody Of Sheriff Johnson,
| OF Nassau county.