Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

ell better for his outing on the Atlantic.
Then the hot ten days came to hnsten
his death. Mr.. Kerfoot was married
thirty years agO In Dayton. Ohio. to
Miss Margaret Armstrong OF Lancas-
ter. Pa. They had no children.
The father Of Charles A. KerfoOt was
Richard A. KerfOot. who wns brother
Of Bishop KerfOOt 0f Pennsylvania.
One sister and three brothers survive
Charles A. They are Mrs. Il. +. Gump
OF Highland Park. Samuel and william
KerfoOt Of Des MOlnes and the Rev.
Richard X. Kerf0ot Of Maryland.
The Waukegan land syndicate was
the principal real estate enterprise Of
Mr.. KcrfoOt's later life. lie was mem.
her OF Trinity Episcopal Church, be.
Ionged to some clubs. but was not nc.
tive In politics or public affairs.
The funeral services WIN b. conduct
ed by Bishop Cheney Of Trinity Church
and the interment VIII take place ut
the old family burial ground mt Dayton,
Ohio.
JAMES MTIALE PASSES AWAY.
Hon. James McHale. former coroner
Of Cook County, died Wednesday morn.
Ing at his home, ~ Clifton avenue,
from drOpsy. Since his retirement from
efYiciat life his health had been poor,
and In fact for several months before
his term expired he was unable to At
tend to his duties. About $50 o'clock
the family was summoned to the dying
mans bedside by the physician In ut.
tendance. DIR. 1t. John, and he died al
most Immediately.
James Aicliale was born In Chicago
April ~, 1870, on the North Side, where
he resided nearly all his life. When a
young man he learned the trade Of a
ship calker. hut the greater part Of his
career was devoted to politics. During
the MOrrlsOn-I.O contest In the iii.
nois Legislature he was . member Of
the House Of Representatives, and In
President Cleveland's first administra.
ton he was United States Govern.
ment inspector Mt Chicago. In this 20.
sitiOn he secured prominence as de.
tective by running down and capturing
three white men and two Cinnamon
who were smuggling opium into the
United States from Canada. Mr.. Nc.
Hale was elected coroner In 1902, and
was in Office until last fall. when he
was defeated for reelection with the
rest Of the Democratic ticket.
During his term of Office McIIale had
many notable cases. His service GOV.
cred the period of the Worlds Fair and
It fell to his lot to investigate the dis.
astr0us Cold Storage Building fire,
where nearly a score of men perished.
He also held inquests upon the vic'
Tins Of the explosion of a caisson when
the United States troops. called to sup
press the great railroad strike In 1894,
were departing from the city. Me-
Hale was a member OF st. Vincent's
Roman Catholic Church, Webster ave-
nue. and Osg0od street. He was men,
Der of the County Democracy 0rganiza'
tiOn and other societies. He was also
an important figure In the Independent
Order Of FOresters, In which he held
the higher degrees, representing Court
Acme In the Supreme Council.
He leaves a widow and two sons
George ana James, Jr., who were dep
uty cOrOners under their father during
his term Of office. His mother, 81
years old, also survives him.
The funeral was held Friday morn
ing mt O:3O o'clock from the family resi-
dence. Rev. Father Walsh Officiated
The honorary pallbearers We're: j. g
Neumeister, w. ]. Gibbons, Justice
Kersten, Joseph Martin, A. Sullivan
Edward Koran, NJ. G. Mcdonald, NJ. A
Devine, r. j. Cunning, Geo. Gilman
ThOs. HantOn.
The active pallbearers were thu
former deputy cOrOners who served un
der Mr.. McHale. They We're: VIM. II
Quinn, IL. II. Buckley, ID. II. OBrlen
Il. ]. McNally, NJ. ]. Barrett, II. II. Kel
~, n. Sullivan, VIM. COrbett.
The interment was Mt Calvary.
At meeting Of the Cook County DE
mOcracy held Wednesday evening !
was decided that the organization