The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-09-11
A LUNATIc Calls
: ON The president
Makes Three Attempts to See Him
at Midnight at His Home
at Oyster Bay.
is TAKEN into CUSTODY BY
SECRET SERVICE OFFICIALS

UOONuk UknIiUh VllIetn1U
When Searched "a Fully Loaded Re-
volver Is Found on Him-Inter-
view at Station Proves Man to BE
Ansnne-Snys He Had Appointment
About His Daughter Alice.
Oyster Bay. l.. l., Sept. "a man CIV
ing his name as Frank Weilbrenner was
night while making a persistent de-
mand to see President Roosevelt. The
man was armed with a revolver, fully
loaded. He was taken to the village
and placed in the town prison.
Shortly after ten o'clock Weilbrenner'
drove to Sycamore Hill in a phaeton
buggy. He was stopped by the secret
service operative on duty. Weilbrenner
said he had a personal engagement with
the president, and desired to see him.
AS it was long after thethours when WIS.,
ttors are received. the officer declined
to permit him to go to the house. The
man insisted, but the officer turned him,
away. a as.Av 81
Soon afterward Weifbrenner returned
and again insisted that he be allowed to
see the president. ii only for a minute.
This time he was ordered away, and
warned MOTTO return.
Returns a Third Time. o.
Just before 11o'clock the man returned
"a third time and demanded of the Of
ficer that he should be permitted to- see
the president a t5once.: The officers re-
Spouse was TO take TIE man from, his
buggy and put him in the stables, where
he was placed under the guard Of two
'stahlemen. A revolver was found in the
buggy. Later Weilbrenner was brought
to the village and locked up. He is five
feet eight inches high, % years old, has a
medium sized dark mustache, black
eyes, and evidently is of German de-
scent. He resides in Syosset. about
five miles inland from Oyster Bay. He
was well dressed in a suit of lark ma
terra! and wore an old-fashioned derby
hat. It is thought by the officers that
Weilbrenner was accompanied by two
other men, as their footprints were
found in the mud alongside of the buggy
tracks. In view Of this fact, the Off
Ger on duty telephoned to the village
for assistance. and was soon Joined by
two other secret service men.
Thought to b. Insane.
While Weilbrenner talked nationally
to the officers Tuesday night, it seemed
evident from his conversation Wednes-
day that he is demented. He said he
had received a Geographic communica-
ton from the president directing him to
call at Sycamore Hill. Weilbrenner's
buggy. was taken to a local livery barn.
When asked what had become of the rig,
WeEbrenner replied: ooh, the president
has taken care Of it. That's all right"
Weilbrenner is regarded by those who
have seen him to be a dangerous lu-
natic.
At Syosset it is learned that the man
is the. son of a truck farmer, and is one
of three brothers, He has two sisters.
The family issrsspectable and is. held in
general esteem. ~
H. Weilbrenner severalayears ago had a
nervous attack, which fen~dgredafipa
mentally heipless>forsa day two, but
his familysssupposed .thatghe had been.
quite restored by the medical treatment
he received al time. Since then
he has manifested no symptoms of mem
tai alteration. He had no4~socialistic
pr anarchlstic tendencies, as far as
knoWA, gneuerahaying been interestedgin in.
any questions ofthat kind He was en-
lployed daily on hissfather's farm.
Prisoner Questioned.
Weilbrenner wa a~rraigned Wednes-
day before Justice Franklin on com
plant of the secret service operatives
h placed him under arrest. We'll
brenner'ss brother William was present
at the examination. Justice Franklin
questioned the prisoner about his move
ments Tuesday night. His replies were
made in a quiet tone Of voice, but they
indicated apparently beyond a doubt
that the man is crazy. Asked why he
went to Sycamore Hill, he replied:
Il went To see the president about his
daughter, Alice"
Had you an engagement with the
pr~esident9"
Yes"
"How was that engagement made?"
sTtalkedw with the presidentlast night =
, replied W~eilbrenner.
How did you talk with him."
aOh, / juststalked."
"a sort of wireless talk, was it,"
eyes, that is it, a wireless talk.
. why did you want tossee the presf-
dent about Miss Alice"
sI wanted to marry her"
did 0 ever see Miss Roosevelt,
Eyes, ! saw her night before last.
Where did you see herr"
"At my house"
NDid she go over there?"
Yes. she came In a red automobile"
who accompanied herr"
Her brother Theodore"
Justice Franklin after the examination
concluded he would hold Weilbrenner
until ar inquiry Of iunacy could be held
upon his. case. The examination then
was postponed until five o'clock In the
afternoon. ssas
III Declared Insnne.
The examination OF W~eilbrenner was
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