The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-07
EARLY MUST WAIT
DISTRICT ACTION
No Agreement Reached Re
garding Terms for His
Removal.
BULKLEY TO MAKE
DIAGNOSIS AGAIN
Say Authorities Can't Prevent Re
moval If New York Accepts
Him as Leper.

While experts, Health Office officials.
and attorneys discuss the pros and
cons of his possible removal 10 New
York city, it is still waiting game for
John Early, the supposed Ieper, who for
nearly a year has been isolated near
the Eastern Branch of the Potomac.
Following the third visit yesterday of
DIR. L. Duncan Bulkley. the New York
expert, who declares Early is not a
leper. as told in the Sunday evening
edition OF The Times. and his formal
proposal 10 place Early in a New York
hospital, made 20 Health Officer Wood
ward yesterday afternoon. those inter
ested have not as vet reached any
agreement as TO the sick mans removal
Attorney Ben. s. Minor. representing
Early, said this afternoon that no i'm
mediate legal steps were contemplated
In fact. he suggested that there would
be no change in the situation until Dr.
Bulkley. who return ii 10 New York
last night. finished his examination o.
the additional cultures taken from
Early's body a week ago. II this exam
inati0n confirms his previous diagDO-
sis. and DR.. BUlklcy- is emphatic in his
belief that il VIII. then TIE New York
physician VIII begin his efforts in earn
est 70 effect Early's release
The entire transaction seems 10 hinse
upon whether or not Early IS a. leDer
In the face Of disagTeesnents between
experts on this matter. AIr- Minor said
today he did net see how any action
could be hurried until the question =
decided one way or the other Dr.
Woodward 5 proposition, x Is under
stood. involved The removal II EzEly As
a leper-in lire with the District diasuo-
sis II New York = willing 70 accept
him as q sufferer troul Il1ls disease and
Tie state ann interstate quarantine
laws are complied with. II Is not un1cr-
stood that the Health Department can
object 20 his removal II. or Ihe othtr
hand. it can be proven that Early =
not q leper. then naturally the District
ecufd not hold him This IS Ire crucial
point
Early. each day growing more conf
6fnz that his confinement oy the Dis
lTlC1 i drawing 10 q close = bearing the
DELAY with ils-coDcszie1 ir=lEstience- He
indicates that n an agreement j. not
reached Socn he VII insist that his at
ru-ueT take legal steps 10 effect lis re-
lease me New YORK refuge open 70
Ef-n. - refuses n So WllE 1hHre should
- Tu7tl-a clubbing as the r1sz. grant
~ here = any s. being taken Ey him
ze ard ta= state ~ New Eerk. which
has ElFs- d. EEElsT written permits
sen - bring V-s nan within its juris-
oz
re zttis1sz Of the District seems 10
- AJAX - lous as tire question of what
zHezs E1zr-E s. uUo1ed one there Is
Fsk tlar tlere VIII be after Compli-
cations ard possibly an effort should
- finally prove % - q lepers 20 thrust
him back upon tire District
Dr. Buckley vii finish within z few
DAYS has second examination OF the Gull
lures taken from EarlF's body II is
then that the ieper, his physician. and
his attorney. VIII give definite answer
70 the proposal OF the District officials
Early was stripped OF his clothing and
subjected TO another physical exanlina-
ton in the presence Of DIT. BulkieF, Dr
Woodward and Dr.. Fowler. the two
latter OF the Health Office. at his caH1p
yesterday morning. Dr. BulkIev left the
camp unchanged in his opinion that
Early is not suffering from lenrosv- The
health officials were just as firmly o.
the opposite opinion