The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-03
ASKED TO
SEE THE
PRESIDENT
Miss Alice Roosevelt Was the
Object of His AffeC-
ton
LUNATIC WANTED TO MARRY
Was Placed Under Arrest and
Declared Inse Not
Dangerous

OYSTER BAY, Sept. 2.-Henry
Weilbrenner was arrested at Sycamore
Hill late last night while makiAg q
persistent demand to see the presi-
dent.
The man was armed with Il revolver
fully loaded. He was taken to the VIII
lsge and placed in the town prison.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Weilbrenner drove to Sycamore Hill
in a phaeton buggy. He was stop
ped by the secret service operative or
duty.
Weilbrenner said he mad a personal
engagement with the president and
desired to see him. AS it was long
after the hours when visitors are re-
ceived the officer declined 10 permit
him to go to the house.
The man insisted but the officer
turned him away.
Soon afterwards Weilbreuner re-
allowed to see the president, if only
for = minute.
This time he was ordered away anC
warned not to return.
Just before IL O'Clock the man re-
turned a third time and demanded OF
the officer that he be permitted to see
the president at once. rhe officer
responded by taking the man from his
buggy and putting him i'll the stables
where he was placed undes guard OF
two stablemen.
revolver was found in the buggy
Later Weilbrenner was taken to the
village and locked up. He is five feet
five eighths inches high, twenty eight
years old. has medium sized dark
is Of German descent.
He resides at Syosset, about five
miles inland from Oyster Bay. He
was well dressed in suit of dark ma
teIial.
AT Syosset it is learned that the
man is the son of truck farmer and
is one of three boys. He has two Sis
ters. The family is respectable and is
held in general esteem.
Weilbrenner, several years ago. hat
a nervous attack which rendered him
mentally helpless, for day or two but
his family supposed that he had beer
quite restored to health by medical
treatment.
Since then he had manifested nc
symptoms OF mental alteration. He
had no socialistic or anarchists ten
denotes so far as known, never having
been interested in questions IF that
kind He was employed daily on his
fathers farm.
Weilbrenner was arraigncd today
before Justice Franklin on complaint
of the secret service operatives who
placed him under arrest Weilbren-
ners brother William was present al
the examination.
Justice Fraklin questioned Tho
prisoner about bis movement las
rIefi.
His replies were made in a quiet
tone Of voice but they indicaied ap.
pa,ently beyond dolbt that the maj
is crazy.
Asked why he went ID Sdgamor,
Bill. he replied:
Il went to see tie president about
his daughter Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
PRESIDENT"
Yes"
How was that engagement made?'
Il talked with the president las
night" replied Wielbrenner.
How did you talk with him?"
"Oh, | Just talked
A sort of wireless talk, was it?"
Eyes, that is it, a wireless talk"
Why did you want 20 see the pres
ident about Miss Alice"
Il wanted to marry her
Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt: g
Yes, / saw her night before last.
Where did you see her.
al nv house"
did she go over there"
Eyes, she came in a red automobile.
Who accompanied her,
Her brother, Theodore"
Justice Franklin. after he exami
nation, concluded he wound hold hi
man until an inquiry of lunacy coult
be made upon his case.
The examination of Wielbrener wal