Evening star., 1909-06-16
EARLY IS GOING AWAY
Man Quarantined as Leper
Certain to Leave the City.
HEALTH OFFICER SAYS so
May Travel to New York City in an
Automobile.
STATEMENT BY DR.. BULKLEY
Refers to DR.. Woodward and DR..
Fowler as These Wonderful
Washington Men"
HEALTH OFFICER SAYS so
STATEMENT BY DR.. BULKLEY

That John r. Early, quarantined here
leper, will be removed to New York
city within week. is indicated today by
the progress Of negotiations between
Health Officer Woodward and representa-
tives OF the patient.
The health officer said today that Early
will probably be removed to New York.
Capt Seaver of the Salvation Army
here. who accompanied Mrs. Early to
New York. returned this morning conf
dent that Early will soon start for the
metropolis. While i'll New York. Capt
Seaver said he inquired Of proprietors of
automobile liveries the cost OF a machine
to carry Early from Washington to New
York, but no definite arrangements were
made because the Salvation Army cap
tain thought the prices asked were too
high
Conference in New York.
They offered to make the trip for $50,
he said
In New York yesterday a conference
Early's physician; Mrs. Early. Capt. Sea-
yer and Benjamin g. Minor. Earlys attor-
ney. The attitude of the local health
ONCE was discussed, it is understood
In an interview with Star reporter
in New York. yesterday. DR.. Bulkley
insisted that Early is not leper. add
ing that even were Early a leper he
should not be ostracised.
Early might all the time have gone
about and mingled with others, as is
done in civilized countries. without harm
to any one. ana not submitted to the
said
Makes Caustic Comment.
Even DR.. Ehlers, who recently saw the
case. said that in Copenhagen, Denmark
the half dozen or SO cases which are
known there are allowed to live where
they please, and he tries to see them once
a month, but he definitely stated that
there were no quarantine regulations
about them. And yet in the papers 1t is
continually said that the Washington
authorities will maintain a still stricter
quarantine on Early. Their conduct has
made them the laughing stock of every
one who really knows anything about
leprosy.
"Dr. Woodward. the health onicer. ac-
knowledged that he had seen only one
leper previous. and DR.. Fowler, who has
charge of contagious cases, and who iso-
lated the man. had never seen one. and
yet both Immediately recognized Eariy to
have leprosy, although at the dermato-
logical societies. where cases of leprosy
are often presented for the benefit OF all.
those who are well acquainted with the
disease and have seen many cases OF 1t,
and are also skilled in recognizing the
various diseases Of the skin which may
often SO very closely resemble it. will puz-
zle over case for long time but these
wonderful Washington men KNOW it at
once.
Mingle Freely in Europe.
I'm all the cities OF Europe patients
with true. undoubted ieprosy mingle freely
with those with other diseases in the out
patient department.. and are presented at
the clinics for diseases OF the skin, and
handled and lectured about exactly in the
same manner as are other cases.
THE same Is true here. All who lecture
on diseases OF the skin continually show
patients with true leprosy, and they are
feared neither by the professor nor by the
nurses or students. That is how those
who really know the disease. by study
and experience. treat the matter. AS far
as l know. the same is true in all the
cities in the United States. except Wash
ington.
well did one Of those connected with
the New York health board laugh and ex-
would be admitted to New York. Are they
still in the middle ages in Washington?
One would certainly think So
Refers to Examination June 6.
DIR. Bulkley believes he has convinc-
ingly shown that Early is not leper.
'On June 6, when I demonstrated to
Drs. Woodward. Fowler, Kinyoun and
White, with Mr.. Early stripped. that
there could be no possible suggestion Of
his ever having had sleprosy, I offered
to take a portion of skin, wherever they
might designate. and then divide each
piece in half. they taking one piece and
l the other.
Each Of them refused, one after the
other saying that they were perfectly
satisfied with what they had. and again
asked them collectively. giving another
chance. which they refused. After Early
was dressed. they said that they would
like to send another pathologist to take
"a section: but this Mr.. Early positively
refused to allow. saying that he did not
trust one of them.
Il cannot see the possible use of an
other section OF skin after DIR. William
FL. Welch and DIR. William II. Park and
others have passed on sections from sew
eral portions of the body. including two
from the forehead. one from each side or
their original cut
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