Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-03
Dangerous Lunatic with Revol.
yer Tried to Get Inter-
view with Him.
CAUGHT BY DETECTIVES
Made Three Attempts to Get into tho
Grounds at Sagamore Hill before
He Was Arrestcd--Was Found
Insane Mt a Hearing before
Justice Franklin.


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Ovstor Bav r. sont .. z
giving his name as Frani, U.oiIhro-i1'i .''aii
was arrested M saga, NOV XII i',a 1't',-t
night whilo maxine, - rnrsist6,'+ dCr,s
to 500 praeiInnt r21ogo,.ai, NJ u0''.ai 60 iit
was armed with q r.,.oivar f,ii,, io,1'li
lie vas taken - tbo ,.itot ti,s NY, 'odu'H; dH;;
in the town nrison P'''O0"
shortly amor ten o,oro,l lac. ri,.hA
WoiIbronnar drove r. e,rar,,,ra ttiii W
a phaeton burr,,' lie wss otorndd h,. ~.
secret service oIor1tor, 49, ~ ~
brenner said bo nd - ror.o,I1I o,,.,'e,
ment with tho Prosidrnt and dosf,ed -,
500 him As il u,s Iorc So -, ~
vhen visitors aro rccai,nd ~ t5,o
declined to 90 tn tho b(,so ~, roa,, -,
eistnd h,,t tho oni,.,, t,ol ~ nc 'i.-
Soor aftor U,niIi-rc,,le i',d ~ 'iI.t a"dS;
o,rai,, ios,..ol H. itI - 'oD o'u
p7as;la,,t - o,,i,. " 9e9 tIi7
no nas ordornG 49,, "''I'q'' @ ms UlIe
m .'1 80. W. 4"'F '"N "alHeu noL
r1at, rotiirooJ ,Li,'i rl'' ei' o SIoch tl'9
if'' ~ th ie'ri ei .'oe ,,i'U t'I''e a"I uelI1da
~ ,tiI o1'..c'. l"T- Nv SHou'u "e PEI
- ~ .. Wv .-7',te''t az "nDe' ne
enn,,, 80 l' % "%"3 W 'aho ''e man
oi'i ms Du77' anu pUl HIll III ,ne
l otnDiI9' 49, ~ WIS pldced uHder
suaIu ol .t'e Stdp'eiheu' NvolVer Wii
iouiu @ III tne ou-S!' A"iler Ne!prehh'r
was prousht 10 the village and locked
up
ne IS ilVe ieeI eleht inches hlgh, 23
years oIl' ms medlum SIZED, dark
muStdche' hl"ck eyes and evidently IS
Oh GERMAN descent tie resides IN Syosset.
ABOUT ilVe miles inland from oyster Bay.
lie WAS well dressed IN suit OF dark
material ana wore an old fashioned
derby hat.
1t Is thought by the officers that Well
brenner vas accompanied by two other
men, as foot prints were found in the
mud alongside of the buggy tracks. In
view of this fact the officer on duty tele-
graphed to the village for assistance and
soon was joined by two other secret
service operatives.
While Weilbrennor talked nationally to
the officers last nisht it is thought by the
officers from his conversation to-day he
is demented. lie said he had received u
telegraphic communication from the
President directing him to call at Saga
more Iill, Weilbrenners buggy was
taken TO a local livery barn. When ask
ed what had become Of the rig Weilbren-
ner replied: "Oh the President has
taken care Of it. That is all right"
Wcilbrenner is regarded by those who
had seen hlm TO be a dangerous lunatlc.
AT Syosset it is learned the man is Il
son Of a truck farmer and Is one Of three
brothers. He has two sisters. The fans
lily is held in general esteem.
Neilbrenner several years ago mad
nervous attack which rendered him men,
tally helpless Tor a Gay or Two but MS
family supposed he had peen quite re-
stored by medical treatment ne recelNed
at that time. Since that he had mani
Tested no symptoms Of mental alterations
lie had no soclaHstc or dhdrchIstic Ten
dehcies so lar as known never ma lnS
He WAS emDlONel daily on his father
ldlm.
Neiiprei'her was a'ldiS 'Ie,i 'o-uay
iore justice fId"Al'4 oI 'Ite I'm 'iP4ait1
ot the secret SCI zee oPct Hti' 80 ~
niaveu nm uAuoI 80 " tt,,'
Ili'Ii' Nas ptp',t'1 9. - a. ,'ri
~ ~'uS.i.o + laiINiII i. ,iht tIis 70
anou' ms 'noN en-. 80. 49,, ~ ,,oic,.
PMS W. .tiaue Sil -. "a T,e,raTti,, bevonj
yu. '.!Ss t.,a., r., Ael,ed WIN.
c. e,,,1a.1 tIiII ba renIied. "r
,.o 49, ~ 49, pros,dort ahout his
dor.btar AIice"