The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-05
EARLY BRINGING SUIT
AGAINST DISTRICT
Alleged Leper" in New
York Arranging to Seek
Damages in Court.
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a menace to any ole. He has not even
been given any special treatment by |
the regular hospital physicians at the
hospital, and they today expressed the !
opinion that DR.. Buckley viii not find
il necessary to do So
The specialist is not expected to re- /
turn from his country home at North /
neid, Conn, until next Thursday or /
Friday. At that time he viii complete |
MS arrangements Tor the preparation of
The evidence which. he hopes, the eX-
perts viii give him to be used in Early's |
suit for damages.
1T is predicted that the specialists will |
be unanimous In their diagnosis of der !
mathis venata, said to be distinctly a /
local disease, capable of eradication /
IL completely short time, and not |
at al infectious or contagious.
Mrs. Early 0verjoyed.
The absolute assurance that her hus-
band is not a leper, her great joy at |
the new conditions which surround him. |
and the realization that hands of au- |
thorlty, seen and unseen, win no longer |
prohibit her TO even touch the lips of /
her husband, has almost proved TO be |
the undoing Of Mrs. Early.
The faithful little wife has been in /
the slough Of dependency for so long
and had her hopes shattered so often /
that the actual realization of those /
hopes has unstruQg her nervous system /
ana made her delirtOusly happy.
Her condition was such that at the 4
solicitation Of her new-fOund friends /
she left New York today for q quiet 4
resort in Connecticut, on the shores Of /
Long Island sound. It is not too FAR /
away to prevent her from coming to /
New York frequently to see her hus-
band although she does not expect TO /
make such trips She has been assured /
that her husband would be able to join /
her in a week or two.
Hopes to Join Husband.
The little girl-wife is counting on hav-
ing her husband join her at the sea-
shore as soon as ne is discharged as
cured the magic word for which I
they have been waiting TO hear for a 1
year-and for that reason she begged 4
that the whereabouts Of ner temporary /
home be kept from the public. Ar
rangements for herself, her mother, /
and the two babies were completed by /
telephone yesterday afternoon, and they |
LETT New YORK on an early train this I
morning.
It became known today that Dr. |
Woodward, of the District Board of /
Health, had an opportunity 10 send /
ago, but he declined 10 do so. through /
Dr. Simpson. Of Washington. who is
house physician al the Skin and Cancer |
The officials at the city Hospital on
Governors Island expressed great inter !
est in Early's case. There are three or
ment. but none is deprived Of his lib
erty, and they are permitted TO mingle /
with the other patients
Physicians Willing.
The physicians were willing TO take
charge Of Early's case, and relieve the
District government Of all responsibility /
IN the matter, but it was declared to-
day that DR.. Woodward insisted upon
entering into an agreement which the /
City Hospital people regarded as un- /
necessary, and they promptly dropped !
negotiations for the transfer.
a somewhat startling bit Of informa- /
ton was vouchsafed today by physt- /
clan OF high standing as a specialist /
who preferred that his name be with |
held
He declared that Dr. Ehler the Nor
Wegian specialist. who examined Early |
at his camp in Washington two months |
ago. and issued a statement unquali-
1iedly pronOuncing the man 70 be the
victim OF a virulent form Of leprosy, |
changed his mind before he left the Dis /
tFict of Columbia
When be arrived in New. York, accord /
ing TO the Information given 70 The
Times today. DR. Ehler frankly inform
"a DR.. Buckley that he had come to
the conclusion that Early did not have
the dread disease
Tells of Ehler's Views
The physician who related these facts
said that when DR.. Ehler went TO
Early's camp he announced shortly after
his arrival and after looking at the soft
spcts on the patients body, that the
disease was Ieprosy. He then took
specimen OF Early's blood TO the city
with him and after making an examina-
ton Of it began to lose faith IN the
statement he made earlier in the day
IN order that he might clear 10 the
doubt he made second visit TO the
camp and asked Early s permission 10
take a skin culture. Early emphatically
refused on the ground that 1t would he
useless 10 give a culture 10 man who
had already made up his mind
DR.. Ehler thcreuDOn returned 10 New
York ana Il IS declared. told Dr. Bulke-
ley upon his arrival here, that he did
not believe Early 10 be leper.
Among the specialists who have been
inte Hested IN Early's case by DR.. Bulk
eley the health officials OF washington
are heartily condemned.
What Physicians Claim.
Several Of these physicians declared
today that II the health physicians had
given heed 70 the actual pathological
evidence which was at their command,
instead Of sticking 70 their first dag
= nosiss they would have escaped consid- /
cradle professional em ~ ssss.szsat szsell
at the same time avoided the suit which
Early now proposes to- institute against
them IT is uraha HE thar IN ssiy71---,,
viii be a prominent witness FOR the
plainun when the case is brought TO
directly under his supervision and the
doctor Is making special study Of the
case.
Early is no more a leper than YOU
are" said DR.. simpson today 70 a rep
Tesentative Of The Times.
II would have no more hesitation in
shaking his hand than bad a moment
ago VIXEN I shock yours.
Saw Him in Washington.
81 saw him twice whiIe he was de-
tanned in Washington. 1 viii not deny
that he was suffering from a skin dis
ease, but ! am certain that il was not [
leprosy. The fact that he IS here To- |
day without a blemish on his body Is /
sufficient proof Of that assertion.
Instances where leprOsy has been
cured are exceedingly rare and cure
never have been effected in a period of
time so short as that between my first
visit 10 Early and his visit here