Evening star., 1909-05-31
BULkLEy SEES EARLY |
Expert Examines Alleged
Leper and Takes Culture.
REAFFIRMS HIS OPINION
Says Ehlers Coincided When First
Shown Result of His Tests.
CALLS UPON ATTORNEY MINOR
Lawyer Says Expert Tried to Find
Health Oficer-Courtesy Lack
ing, Says Woodward.

/ lean beTIudtOIOSiCdl SOClcly anu a sihi'A
specialist, was a welcome visitor yester-
day morning at the home of John X
/ Early alleged leper where he made a
second examination, took additional cul-
lures and gave the patient assura noes he
would probab bly, not have to remain a
prisoner for life.
Later In the day the physician visited
Attorney Benjamin s. Minor counsel for
Early and went over the case with him.
All he could say. however. was that he
| still believed Early free from leprosy. He
discussed the recent visit of DR.. Edward
Ehlers. and returned to New York on a
late afternoon train.
DR.. Bukley came over early in the
morning expecting he would make his
examination of the patient and get away
without encounterng newspaper repre-
sentatives. He was surprised TO find The
| Evening Star reporter awaiting his ar
| rival.
No Danger, Says Bulkley.
Reaching the gate leading to the old
magazine building in which Early mas
his home. DR.. Bulkley raised his hands
and said:
"Unclean, unclean: do not enter"
Then he declared there was not the
slightest danger in visiting the patient.
Not even if he is a leper,'' the physi-
clan added
Thomas 4. Seavers Salvation Army
captain, who met DR.. Bulkley at the sta
tion and accompanied him to the house on
the bank of the Eastern branch. carried
| a heavy suit case the visiting physician
had brought with him. There was moth
ing said by DIR. Bulkley to give an idea
OF what was in it.
1t is surmised that the contents had
been sent to the alleged leper by his wife.
Mrs. Early hurried away to New York
the day after DR.. Ehlers made the exam-
nation and declared in most positive
terms that Early was a leper.
The appearance of Dr. Bulkley, the
Salvation Army captain and The Star re-
porter in the yard al the so-called leper
camp brought the watchman on duty
from his seat on the far side of the house.
truson. &,
Il suppose you are DR.. Bulkley?" he
said.
Yes" responded the physician. Il have
a permit to see Mr.. Early"
Il believe that permit was issued some
time back, said the watchman. Il am
under instructions to allow nobody in the
room until I telephone.
Il suppose" suggested the physician,
that all this will be of interest when
| the case gets into court" thinking the
watchman wanted to summon Health
Officer Woodward or DR.. Fowler. who is
should come here,' Dr. Bulkley added,
why should 1 permit them TO be present
while l am attending my patient? Sup
pose should decline to proceed with the
examination? Then what?"
II would like to ask" said the physician,
turning to the reporter, why should
simple visit on the part of private
physician cause the officials and every
body else to become hysterical. I'm
merely physician calling to see a patient
and can't understand why it should cause
such hysterical outbreak"
"All right called the watchman after
he had notified DIR. Fowier of the presence
of the specialist "1here was probably
some misunderstanding.
Repetti Looks Over Expert.
Shortly after DR.. Bulkley had entered
the house and was proceeding with his
examination of the patient Supt Repetti
of the smallpox hospital appeared upon
| the scene. He had been in consultation
| with health office officials and was
anxious to get a look at the physician
from New York.
What kind of a looking man is he?"
he asked the Waterman. They want a
description of him."
Hes an elderly man with whiskers,
Watchman Lee responded Just the kind
of looking man that has been describ-
ed" i
And did he have the permit" Supt.
Repetti anxiously inquired. did you see
it?''
Certainly But l did not look at the
date"
| Supt Repetf repeated that he was told
to get a good description of the physician.
He waited until DIR. Bui>ley had con-
cluded his examination OF Early and ap-
peared in the open, Reports were made
by the hospital superintendent and watch
man afterward.
There was no further excitement about
the Early house yesterday. Early. stand
ing at the south window of his apart
| ment, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lar
| rimore. standing at the front window of
the part of the house occupied by the
family, watched the conference of the
watchman with the physca and Saliva
| tion Army soldier wondering what it ali
| meant In few minutes they understood
| all about It.
| John r. Early did not come from his
| quarters to greet the physician to whom
| he looks to free him from almost solitary
confinement. Indoors he gave the physi-
| clan more than q cordial greeting.
DIR. Bulkley got down to business. He
made the patient partly disrobe and made
a careful examination of him, finding no
more evidence Of leprosy than he had
| two weeks ago. and so told Early.
Bulkley Takes Culture.
| culture was taken from the forehead
Of the patient at almost the spot from
which cultures were taken by health OFF,
cials and Dr. Ehlers. Dr. Bulkley is
probably making labratory investigation
at his home today.
The physician explained that when he
called on Early two weeks ago he took q
section from his forehead directly ad-
| joining that taken in August by health
department officials. having been desirous
OF giving the most thorough test he could
| "And had / been here last August" the
physician stated. Early would never have
/ been confined here"
DR.. Bulkley remained in the house with
| Early about one hour. The patient spoke
of the visit paid him by DIR. Ehlers and
| 1t is believed. discussed his many trials
and tribulations. DR.. Bulkley would not
discuss what had passed between them.
/ After seeing the mother-in-law of Early.
who remained there to do his cooking
and look after the house during the alb
sence of Mrs. Early and the children, DR.
| Bulkley. the Salvation Army captain and
! The Star reporter wended their way
| through the Congressional cemetery and
| returned to the city on street car. The
physician and salvationist went directly
to the office Of Attorney Minor in the
! Colorado building.
''Leprosy Not Contagious"
DR.. Bulkley told The Star reporter that