The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-03
LIFE OF ROOSEVELT
MAY HAVE BEEN THE OBJECT OF
WEILBRENNER.
TO WE'D MISS ROOSEVELT
WAS WHAT THE DERANGED MAN
SAID HE WANTED.

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president Loaded Revolver
Found in His Buggy-On Being
Examined. He Declared He Had an
Engagement With the President
to Talk MatrimOny.
Oyster Bay, L. J., Sept. "A man,
giving his name as Frank Weilbrenner,
was arrested at Sycamore Hill late last
night while making a persistent de-
mand to see President Roosevelt.
The man was armed with revolver
fully loaded He was taken to the viii
lage and placed in the town prison.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Weilbrenner drove to Sycamore Hill in
a buggy. He was stopped by the secret
service operative on duty Weilbren-
ner said he had a personal engagement
with the President and wished TO see
him. AS 1t was long after the hour
when visitors are received, the officer
declined to permit him to go to the
house. The man insisted, but the Off
GER kept him away
Soon after Weilbrenner returned and
again insisted that he be allowed to
see the President for a minute. This
time he was ordered away and warn
ed not to return. Just before II o'clock
the man returned third time and de-
manded Of the officer that he should be
permitted to see the President at once.
The officers response was to take the
man from his buggy and put him in
the stables, where he was placed under
the guard of two stablemen. A revolt
yer was found in the buggy.
Said He Had an Engagement.
Later Weilbrenner was brought to
the village and locked up. He is five
feet, eight inches high, % years old,
has a medium-sized dark moustache
dark eyes and evidently is of German
descent. He resides in Wosset, about
five miles inland from Oyster Bay. He
was we'll dressed in suit of dark ma
terial and wore an old-fashioned derby
hat.
While Weilbrenner talked nationally
to the officers last night, it seems evident
from his conversation to-day that he
is demented. He said that he had re-
ceived telegraphic communication
from the President directing him to
call at Sycamore Hill.
Weilbrenner's buggy was taken to a
local livery barn. When asked what
became of the rig, Weilbrenner relied:
"Oh! The President has taken care
of it. That's all right
Wielbrenner several years ago had
nervous attack which rendered him
mentally helpless for day or two, but
his family supposed that he had been
quite restored by the medical treatment
he received at that time. Since then he
had manifested no symptoms of mental
alteration. He had no socialistic or
anarchistic tendencies, so far as known,
never having been interested in any
question of that kind. He. was en-
ployed daily ON his fathers farm.
ArPaigned Before "A Justice.
Weilbrenner was arraigned to-day
before Justice Franklin on complaint
of the secret service operatives. who
placed him under arrest. Weilbren-
ner's brother William was present at
the examination.
Justice Franklin questioned the pris-
oner about his movements last night
His replies were 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 see the President about his
daughter Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
Presidentt?"
Eyes"
How was the engagement made?"
Il talked with the President last
night" replied Weilbrenner.
How did you talk with him?"
"Oh! 1 just talked"
"a sort of wireless talk was it?"
Yes, that is it, wireless talk"
why did you want to see the Presi-
dent about Miss Alice?"
II wanted to marry her"
In a Red Automobile.
Did you ever see Miss Roosevelt?'
Yes, l saw her night before last"
Where did you see herr"
"At my house."
did she go over there?"
Yves, she came in red automobile"
who accompanied herr?
Her brother, Theodore"
Justice Franklin. after the examina-
ton. concluded he would hold Well
brenner until an inquiry of lunacy
could be held upon his case.
The examination of Weilbrenner was
continued this afternoon. DR.. George
A. Stewart and DIR. Irving S. Barnes
conducted the examination. Weilbren-
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