Evening star., 1909-06-11
MAY START IN FEW DAYS
Believes Necessary Papers From
New York Will Soon Be Here.
ACTS AS HIS OWN BARBER
Shaves and Cuts His Own Hair in
Anticipation of Departure.
Brown Dismissed.

| John r. Early, the occupant of the Dis
/ tricts leper camp on the shore of the
Eastern branch. is making preparations
/ for departure from the District for New
! York city.
Both he and his wife expect to start
for the metropolis within few days. and
| both are in high spirits over the pros
poets. They think that the irksome
restrictions placed around the quaran-
| tined man here will be largely thrown
off when the big city is reached. They
see release from the stigma of the cry
| of ''unclean" which has been raised re-
gardihg Early in this city.
! When the time comes for their depar-
| ture they will be ready to go on very
| short notice. They themselves want no
/ delay about the starting, and are laying
| their plans that they may go just
as soon as the arrangements are made
| between the local health department and
their legal and medical representatives.
Outs His Own Hair
Early appeared this morning with a
clean shave and haircut. the first time
that his hair and beard have been touch
]
| last August. Early admitted to Star re-
porter that he was his own barber. Those
who saw his work declared that he had
made good job of it. He has also
been making plans for the sale of his
chickens, of which he has large brood.
| Those with whom he has talked de-
| clare that the chickens are good ones,
and Early expects good price for
them. He also hopes to get something
! for his garden. He has worked many
| hours in 1T this summer, and the vege-
tables have grown rapidly. He has made
| several offers to sell what remains after
| his departure for New York.
While the health office officials de-
clare that no definite arrangements for
| the transportation of Early to New York
around his camp that he will be whisked
| over the roads to the metropolis in an
| automobile. The trip can be made in a
| few hours. it is pointed out, and allows
| the patient to be by himself
Early declares that the means Of trans
portation to get him to New York is not
| causing him to lose any sleep. While he
| thinks that he will be able to go in an
automobile. he declared this morning that
he was able to walk and that he would
not be molested because of the people S
| dread of leprosY.
The delay in his departure Early at
I tributes to delay in getting letters from
the officials of the boards Of health of
| ing permission for him to enter hospital
| in the metropolis. Early believes that
| the letters will be forthcoming within
| short time. and IL they do not come to
here Sunday by his physician. DR.. l..
| Duncan Bulkley of New York. Early has
| hopes that the necessary papers will be
! brought by DR.. Bulkley and that the ply
| sician will accompany him on his trip TO
| New York
Likes New York People.
| Early wakes enthusiastic every time he
| talks of going to New York. He has spent
several years. in the Empire state he
says. and found the people very hospii;-
BILE. For some time he was in Plattsburg.
\. Y, and later lie spent several months
in New York city itself.
1T is the best place on earth he
said. with a broad smile and en-
thusasm in his voice.
Both Early and his wife cling to the
opinion that he is not suffering from
| leprosy. Mrs. Early told Star re-
porter this morning that she had much
confidence in DR. Bulkley. that he had
taken six cultures from her husbands
showed signs of leprosy. Mrs. Early
| says that she places much conf
| dence in DR.. Bulkley, because his In
terest in Early does not involve mat
,
she says, is a high type of man.
| speaking every Sunday before religious
meetings in New York city
| That Early will improve greatly after
he has been removed to hospital in New
| York, where DR.. Bulkley can see him fire.
quently, is the opinion of Mrs. Early.
Mrs Early also expects an Improvement
in her own health. The strain of the sit
uation in which she has been placed in
| Washington, she says. the stigma of lep-
! which has hepn nlace2 her huS.
| baird. and doubt which has been caused
as to whether he really has the dread
scourge or not, have nearly driven her to
nervous breakdown. When the family
gets to New York and away from ii all
and her husband begins to improve, as
she confidently expects him to do, she
expects to become well again.
Mysterious Visits to Early.
| Several mysterious visits have been
paid to the Early household recently. DR..
w c. Fowler. head of the contagious
disease service of the health department.
called 10 see the patient about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and had long chat
| with Early Just before dark taXicab
| whirled in front of the house and the oc-
cupants ran into the house to see Mrs.
| Early. When the tracks of the machine
| were discovered this morning by the
| watchman and others who work In the
| vicinity, there was much speculation as
to what had happened during the night
Some thought that Early had been car
ried away in the motor at night. and
| their opinion was strengthened later by
I the fact that Early did not make his
appearance at the usual hour this morn
| ing.
| Early was made more happy this morn
| ing by the receipt of his pension check
| for S216.72
Watchman Brown Dismissed.
The District Commissioners have APP
proved recommendation of Health Off
Ger Woodward that Harry Q. Brown. the
watchman on duty when DR.. Bulkley of
New York paid his first mysterious visit
to Early without the knowledge of the
health office, be dismissed from the SER
vice.
ION May 0 Harry o. Brown watchman
in the contagious disease service. on duty
at the residence of John r. Early. the
leper patient who is under the supervision
of the health department., says DR..
woodward in his recommendation, IA,
lowed a gentleman to enter the quarters
occupied by Mr.. Early, contrary to in
structions previously given him. Mr.
Brown has been asked to explain his con-
duet with respect TO this matter, but thus
far has failed to do so and the motives
which influenced him and his reasons for
Welding to said motives remain unknown.
would suggest. therefore, that he be re-
moved from the service.