Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-03

Early, the alleged leper. today became
Early, the problem.
The health officials and the Police Court
officers spent considerable time this fore
noon wrestling with the enig1natic ques-
ton of What shall be done with John r.
Early?"
1t became evident soon after Early sur
rendered himself to the police yesterday
afternoon, that the man who has thrown
two continents into a scientific dispute
is to be again prominently in the lime
light
While the authorities were today dis
cussing what method OF procedure should
be taken in the matter Early is confined
In the smallpox quarantine station out
near the District workhouse. He car
ries in his pocket clean bill of health
from the board Of health of Queens
county. n. Y, permitting him to go
about as he pleases; a certificate of the
Cancer and Skin Hospital Of New York
that he is not leper, and the findings
Of the New York board of pension eX-
aminerS to the effect that he is we'll
man and directing that his pension of So
month be stopped.
Prosecutor Pugh's Opinion.
the question asked Assistant Prosecut-
ing Attorney James L. Pugh at the
Police Court today.
You may search me- was in effect,
Mr.. Pugh's reply.
After pause Mr.. Pugh continued:
We will quickly determine what ID
do with Early ii it is put up to tho
Police Court. 1t strikes me as a sort OF
farce. The health officers Will have to
prove that Early has leprosy now, not
that he had it months ago"
VIII he be brought into the Police
Court for trial?" Mr.. Pugh was further
asked.
He is charged with going about ex-
posing himself in public while affected
with a contagious disease. To bring
him into the Police Court under such
conditions would place the health Off,
GERS In the position of violating the
very law they charge Early with vlo-
lating."
Conference Is Held.
Soon after Mr.. Pugh had made the
foregoing statements DR.. Fowler, who
has Immediate charge of the Early Case
for the health office, came into the Of
flee of the prosecuting attorney. He
was accompanied by Headquarters De-
tective Berman, who represented tho
police department. 1t was explained
that Capt. Williams, commanding the
fifth precinct police station. where
Early surrendered himself yesterday
afternoon, was detained at the Crimi-
nal Court by the Collier murder trial.
What do you expect to do?' Mr.. Pugh
inquired, addressing DR.. Fowler.
ITO try the caSe, was DR.. Fowler S
reply. Early refuses to allow us to make
an examination OF him at this time to de-
termine If he is in such condition that he
should not be permitted TO be at large
finIr Irad mt
Tuesday, December - MIR. Pugh added.
II will later let you know what can be-
done in the matter"
What shall we do with Early in the
me eantime?' DR.. Fowler asked. Shall We
keep him in quarantine?
Yes" was the reply of the prosecuting
attorney.
New York Attorney Notified.
Early has communicated by telegraph
with his attorney. Egbert c. Everest of
New York, and has received reply that
MIR. Everest will be here to take charge
of his interests. a telegram was also sent
to Dr. l.. Duncan Bulkley of the New
York Skin and Cancer Hospital, who dag
nosed the case of Early as lupus, and he
has promised to come to this city at once
in Earlys behalf
In view of the penalty prescribed for
a violation of the act for the prevention
OF the spread Ol cOItdSiOuS UlSedSeS, u1l-
der which Early is charged, ii is believed
his counsel will demand a trial by jury.
The section under which the warrant
was issued on information by Deputy
Health Officer Fowler says:
THAT no person shall, in said District.
iihout a written permit from said health
off cer and then only in accordance with
the terms of said permit, carry or re-
move, or cause to be carried or removed,
from place to place. any person suffering
from any CONTAGIOUS disease, or who has
been recently exposed to Infection by
such disease. and is liable soon to de-
velop the same, or to carry the infection
OF such disease. No person shall. In
said District, expose himself O. any Other