The Detroit times., 1913-12-02
Judge Phelan Commits Huffman
to IOnia After Alienists Say
He's Insane
PRISONER ARGUES
WITH PHYSICIANS
Insists That He's Mentally Sound
and Should Be Given
Trial

the night of Nov shot and killed
FatroIman Warren X. Snow and
wounded Patrolman William Mitchell
and City Physician David Down
Ing. testified. Monday morning,
4 that kaufman Is q paranoiac and a
\ dangerous man to be allowed at large.
The physicians who tested kaufman
we're @. l.. Conner, A. d. LAFsrte and
l.. @. Pike. All agreed ON their de-
v cision that Huffman Is insane now
and was insane when he shot Patrol
Y man Snow. Judge Phelan thereupon
ordered him committed to the Asylum
Of the Criminal Insane. in lonia.
DR.. Conner said that he and his
II Confreres had examined Kuhlman,
u by questions and by tests Of bis re-
1lexeA
"W1 questioned him regarding
n Masonry" said DR.. Conner. we
u sound that he had a developed system
b Of delusions."
\ necessary TO describe the decisions in
gE1otail. .- ~
HIS relaxes / found slightly in
orOased." said Dr. Connor. His
k1erves are highly strung. We
N Examined the refiexes OF his
Eeyes and knees. He is perman-
antly insane. ! don't think he should
80 70 trial He Is very dangerous
L Snsn.s
kaufman was allowed to question
b az. Connor. He fumbled q paper nerv-
kpoGly - he talked. and his eyes blink
~ rapidly. A months growth OF
h 1sard obscured his face. His Ques-
IDEAS indicated Q logical sequence OF
tAought. while they indicated. at the
same time, the delusions from which
n ~ suffers. .r~s...~s >t...
so yon think me insane9" he be-
n certainly do" DR.. Conhor replied.
Based on what prtnciple?"
I. ION your replies 70 my. questions,
&on6 on ! physical examination
Are you Q Mason"
n am not"
"Do yon know the Masonic prin-
so1ples3 y $500 $500
"No." .-.1.--- s..- "a
~rhen you could not nay that | am
1nsone on the suhject OF Masonry"
" ~ eeFtainlys could. "N tT'~7
why y f
Because you told me you didn't
1eltevv that God was ever Mason,
S{pe Kicked anybody out OF the Masons.
E6s p6tsoned people"
"nut didn't tell you very much"
&&o11 Kuhlmar. II am taking care of
&1ny own case. lighting against many.
~ I GOing to tell my evidence to q
neng1a man? No. / want q Jury Do
Eyou think I'm insane simply became
ID didn't make things plain to you At
EnrotY~
mo, because you have a system of
1oluslons."
"Ihen your delusions are as bad as
mlne. ainoe they are based on no
1ounder principles?''
ITS your privilege to think So"
Then condemn you, as well a.
you condemn me-" said Kuhlman.
TOW can," replied DR.. Connor.
6yyly.
~You found was not suffering from
4 4kuGs or poison
no. you said you were poisoned by
Efho nasonS.,'
True; that IL true. And I have the
ne right TO my opinion as you have
"a yours"
REPLYING to question by Judge
Kueian, DR.. Conner said:
- 1909. he said. someone told him
ID had remarkable will power. After
tnat. he developed the idea that the
Masons were after him. and that only
Ms VIII power had kept him alive.
He said that God and Gods god
motner were In the court room with
htm, and that he recognized the pres
4 ence OF Christ In Judge Phelan."
AMER leaving the stand, DR.. Conner
said that Kuhlman told him he was
sorry Tor shooting Snow. because he
realised afterward that Snow was
noioing him for Christ TO appear in
4 his behalf
NJ Dr. LaFerte said that Kuhlmau's
insanity Is qualitative, not quantita.
tive.
Tn cumulative insanity. the sub.
&Ject mas the undeveloped brain OF a
nuo ne said. I'm the other. there
y changed mental condition"
VA ron mean my mind il stronger
than that OF another person. asked
xMhlman.
NO don't" replied DR.. LaFer,e.
would drugs or poisons cause n
chanGe In my mind?"
They might"
What caused this change in nv
"a don't know-nobody knows"
You cant condemn a man. then.
until You find cause. and II ~. a
4persec,fting cause. you cant condemn
MIN even then" said Huffman.
When DR.. Pike agreed with his col.
)eagues. kuhlman asked:
why IL IL that three men have
found the same opinion, yet they are
}nree different personse"
Because We all agreed on the form
~ your insanity" DR.. Pike replied
but you cant. You all have
minds OF your own"
Or: Pike did not argue.the point
Then II you can condemn me on
~ delusi0ns. can condemn YOU OF,
qatS said Kuhiman. -
11Afa your privilege" the physi
"a replted. '-..-.. 49, -. ~
3u4ge Phtlan talked gently with
1lnuAn and allowed him every lib
~ of question: Ne asked him n Nc
- % MAKE d. statement. $50. -. :,
want > TRIAL. and that's what I'm
o)u9 TOR, Kaufman said 80 dom
. - topvjcted by three men
g bring witnesses before thi,
~ ocponsel to think that the