New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-03

ouade. left Oyster Bay for MlneoIa on the "a
7. train The evidence adduced IN court this
afternoon. the TESTIMONY 81 his family ard
neiEhbors in SvOsset where he lives ths .t~-
cunstances which led to his arrest last night
his demeanor IN the cell and in the courtroom
TO-DAY all apparently point 70 one conclusion.
that since last spring either from sunstroks
or other cause. WsiIbrenner has been subject
70 nrelanchofa and hauucinations ~ unusual
fear Of injury. and that his visit o-Sagamore
vas merely a fortuitous link in long chain q
Authorizations
WENT To SYCAMORE THRICE
wsnbrenner drove 70 the Presidents house
three times 1ast night between * and ~ Is
O'Clock, and aftsr being turned avsv twice BY
the Secret Service men or duty. vas arrested
and locked VI overnight in OYSTER Bav Jail pend
ing an investigation. He gave DOZEN reasons
for wishing 70 see The President. one thas he
wished 70 talk with the President about marry
ing his d7Ishter Miss Alice. or. rs he FIRST called
her Bertha Roosevelt. snother-the principal
one-that 10 wished 10 obtain Justice from The
President who he alleged vas irving - offer
him physical injury. brsak NJ his household
o. 70 send him awav from his family. and incl
dsrtarlv vet anothAr-that he merely wished 70
pay rho President a social caU IN return for
visit which he said the President paid him last
were palpablv absurd
When arraigned before Justice Franklin IN
the oyster Raw Justices Court ~ 20 o'clock
this morning. the mans behavio was 81 pecuI-
lar that Judge Franklin decided 10 have him
examined The exauina tton was accordingly
made early this afternoon by Dr. James n Hall
and afterward confirmed in the presence OF
Henrv's brother. sistsr-tn-Iav and aged mother
by Drs Irving F Barnes and George 4 Stew
art both Of whom are state examiners IN
IunaCv
BEREAVEMENT DUE To STNSTFOkE-
The PHYSICIANS found that while Wstlbrsn-
uer was apparently in good health and would
answer questions inteiligsntly when spoken "a
sharply IN German and English. he wore
vague and uncertain IooS. was NOT able ~ Talk
long on any subject without rambling. and had
long complained Of fatigue and Of sleeping
badly His heart at the time ~ The ex7rltn1tto1
was much excited and his pulse small and rapid
and his pupils contracted I'm medium light.
His arrangement dated OF vas due 70 attack
Of s,lnstroke early in Nav His father. Henry. "a
a farmer doing considerable business az the
WaIIa bout Market. BROOKLYN. They 1--we ar jack
sons Cornet. Syossst. Some seven miles from
OYSTER Bay. Years ago the family came 70 Syos-
set from Pennsylvania. whittier the family had
er7igratad from Germany
In court this morning. when told that 10 vas
charged with attempting reach The house of
President Roosevelt AZ an unusual hour under
the most unusual circumstances. he Simply said
he wanted 70 the President Asked II u
wasn't peculiar time cal on the President.
he said he could not drive anv quicker He
had an engagement win the President He
talks. and 7 can hear him explained WAuoren-
uer
SORT OF WIRELESS TArv
You mean" asked the Judge that when the
President is in his house he talks 70 Won n
syosset and YOU can hear him sort ~ vire-
less talk. was IT.
Yes can the man replied Arr'lv
WeiIbrannar said the President talked - him
for about half an hour and thar ths President
wanted - see him at 10 O'Clock He wished 70
see Mr. Roosevelt about his daughter Ahcs. be-
cause he wanted TO marry her. He had known
Miss Alice nearly six months. h~ thought. ard
had seen her tre night before last az his house.
70 which she had come IN big red automobile
with her brother Theodore. Theodore Roosevelt.
r. ia In Dakota on q hunting trip
While Waflhrenner was testifyinE. usar him
was The revolver found N his buggy. pearl
handled weapon of the hve-shootsr bulldog
variety IS calibre.
Great surprise was manifested AMONG the VII
layers at syosset this afternoon when they
learned 81 Young Weilbrenners conduct a.
though ~ was conceded that since the sarly
mart 81 las, NAV his behavior hal been
markedly strange DIT. Otto Hydemann q
EicksviIis declared that more than two months
ago he found weilbrenner suffering from sx-
IRENE melancholy and depression
HAD REVOLVER AND GUN
According 70 statements made - The Triburs
correspondent hv other villagers for several
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