“Haywood County Leper
Said to Have Eluded His Guards” from the
June 4, 1914, issue of the Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad Hustler,
Hendersonville, N.C.
John R. Early Made
Escape
(Waynesville Courier)
John R. Early, who formerly lived at Canton and worked for
the Champion Fibre Company, is reported to have escaped from quarantine in the
state of Washington where he was detained as a leper. The case of Early has
been one of national interest. The man is suffering from skin disease and the
doctors who have examined him have differed as to whether it was the dread
disease of leprosy or something else. With the doubt existing, Early has been
detained for a number of years.
Some few days ago a Canton man received $5 from Early in a
letter saying that Early had stolen it from him while they were in the army together.
This was the first direct news received of Early in some time, and was followed
by the dispatch telling of his escape from the quarantine station.
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