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COALITION DIVIDEND.
Prediction That Reduction WIN be
Mndc In Next one.

pollock Special Wre)
Boston. Nov While from a treas
ury standpoint, the Butte Coal ton
Is IN a position TO paw 20 stockhola-
ors when due the regular quarterly
dividend OF 90 cents per share, IL Is
considered likely that in View OF ad-
verse conditions ia the copper mar
ket which have existed for some
months, reduction On the next dis
bursement VIII be made. The Alice
Silver Co. which ls controlled by
the Butte Coalition. Is stin being
worked by the leasors. who are more
than paying their operating expenses
and are contributing. as royalty 20
the Alice treasury. which at the pres
ent time. has a substantial balance.
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NEVADA CONSOLIDATED.
Boston Reports Mine Operating at Full
Blast.

Boston, Soy. Tho Boston News
Bureau says Tho report that the
Nevada Cons. copper mine has closed
down b. Officially denied. 10 Is sun in
mn operation. Tho development work,
however. has boeu SD far advanced o.
Is stated officially that there s. now
g5 600 900 toms OF ore I'M sight ready 90
be mined Tho shaft rs completed and
lhe mine is ready to ship ore 10 rs con-
centratins plant as soon as the plants
are ready. one concentrating unit will
le ready before Jan. D and the two oth-
ers VIII De- completed shortly after.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02

Sandstone. II bid. Mohawk, 500 bid;
Col Mt IS bid. Jumbo Ext. 6s470;
Nernal. bid. Pennsylvania, bid.
Kendall. . bid. Booth. 20 bid. Blue Bull.
1911 Adams, 6dS. Silver Pick, 22G24.
Nevada Boy. bid Black Butte Ext. 3
bid Blue Bell 607 Dixie. bid; Hi
bernia. bid, St. Ives, "a bid: Conqueror.
5d6, Black Rock. 2Q3; Lone Star. SMl0i
Oro Sd9; Kendall Ext, 3 asked; sand
storm Ext, asked. Wayne. asked /.
Great Bend, 90 bid Simmerone, bid;
Empire, 405, Red Top Ext, 1904;
Florence. 2I7izd220. Dheld b. b.
Con. t4d15. Goldhcld Daisy 6ld62:
Laguna. so bid, Combination Fraction,
S26S3; Great Bend Ext, bid Great
Bend Annex. 203 3 b. Bonanza. 2
bid; Kewanos, 23 bid. Portland. 7GS;
Crackeriack. 7dS: Red Hills, 22M23;
Mohawk Ext. sac. Lou Dillon. 4d6,
" Tiger. 10 bid. Grandma, bid; S. ?.
Ext, 8 asked; Y Rose. sac. colorado
Min. Ext 3 asked. Goldheld Con.
3.s2iAd3S5; Dicmondheld Triangle
asked
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Tonopah Nevada. SaG25: Montana
Tonopah. 1.85R1.3Th; Tonopah Ex-
tension. lis bid: MacNamara, ia
10; Midway, so asked. Tonopah Bel
mont. 1.O21k 6l05. TonoDah North
star, 10612; Ohio TOnopah, ga 3 ;
West End Cons, 40 asked Rescue, q
as Ton0pah 8 California, asked
Golden Anchor. 4d5. Jim Butler, As a
as: Cash Boy. bid. Home asked;
Monarch Pitts. Extn.. bid; Montana
Midway ENtn.. 2 bid Golden Crown
2 hid
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New York, Nov. The market for
ovaporated apples H. dun and easier
with fancy quoted at iOffi0ifc; choice al
safg1.. prime al shnoc. common 90 fair.
hfs.C
Primes quiet and unchanged,
Aprcats are duh but prices are main
taIued ln the absence OF offerings.
Peaches are Ia moderate iohbing de-
mlud az recent fricea.
Raislns are said 90 n IN good demand.
but huvers aye ewafdng consignmouts
from tie coast aud The spot market De- "a
little easier Dol tone with loose muscatels
quoted al kitu10c. seeded raIslnr az 7hu
l2c ana London layers az lib01.b5.
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PRODUCE.
CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov 2-The wheat market op-
ened firm today on account of higher
cables and later eased on about 1 cent
chiefly because OF selling By holders
December wheat opened a TO g higher at
s6is TO s6it sold at 1854 and then dropped
The corn market followed the lead Of
wheat. II was firm early and later eased
on The prediction Of better weather In
the northwest was depressing influence.
December corn opened hm4s ~ Aa1A high
en- at go. TO Go and sold az 59Amh.
The oats market was weak because OF
selling BY heavy holders. December oats
opened * lower al 49aa sold no TO 30 and
The provisions market was quiet and
steady January pork opcned o cents
lower at 40 January lard was 2 be-
lower at as. Ribs were 2itc lower at
The market continued weak all day.
Tho low point for December was 9lMd
9p, The close was weak with December
CoTn-Prices failed 10 rally throughout
the session. The low price for December
was bSiz The close was weak with Deem
close Wheat-Doc. fF4; May. i.O2ka
Corn-Dec.. 20: May. 5s7N
Oats-Dec., 1875 May, 5l7s.
rork-Ian., Il IN, May, l4b2H
Ribs-Jan., 40; May, 2hul $.
Iard-Jan., 8.S5ns.Sli4; May, SO.
Barley-Cash, 75d@.
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
New York Nov 2--sugar quiet. Fair
refining, $40; centrifugal, 80 test, $780,
mOlasscs sugar, 800
Ronnod-steady. crushed. $40; powder
ed. $40, graduated 500
Cone-Quict. No. RIO, 81, No. 4 San
toa s.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
Chlcoga. Nov 2.-Butter. steady. Cream
cries. 2JA23lz; dalrics l9uZ
Eggs-steady AZ mark cases Included.
49, fuJlih
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Am. smelling = Refining ..... s7K
Am. smelling e. Refining, nfd.. 50
Brooklyn Rapid Transit ...... 30
colorado Fuel a Iron ........ 1914
International Paper ........ 10A
National Biscuit ..s.ss.s.s.... 81
National Lead b. ...........s BOA
Pacific Mall b. ..s...s..ss.ss ~
Pennies Gas ..........7 S
pressed Steel Car ............ i7h
pullman Palace Car ........f4O
standard OH ............89
Sugar ...s..... ....s.s...sss.s.s. lOVeb
Tennessee Coal a Iron b., .....12f
Emitted states steel ........ 23h
United states steel. pfd., .... SSh
Western Union ...s.......ss.. 50
Int Met ......-...ss4 ....sss ~
Int Met. pfd., .............. 10 =
Mnckay co. pfd. ............ blh
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wool


ST. Louis, Nov. 2-Wool. steady. Ter
rltory and western mediums 23H26; fine
mediums, sac. fine, Eul9
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While waiting Tor the completion OF
these plants n certain nuuoer OF ~
ployes VIII not be- required enc tne1s
have been laid on. It's on ihls ei .l.ill
possibly that the report Of q ahut e""u
was raised
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LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO

Chicago. Nov. 2-Cattle- Receipts about
500 Market steady. Beeves 3. 60r7 .00;
COWS .aefi4 81: Calves 4.5001. %, Texas
3. iOd4 81: western 5000 %. stockors and
feeders 2.f1N4.5O
Hogs-Receints about 1000 head Market
strong 90 shade higher. Light 5.l0u
SIS: mixed c0T6 81. heavy 5. Nn6 30.
rough s.4efl6.60. pigs 4.0)H6.Io 20, bulk OF
sales. 5.7005 IS.
sheep-R Receipts about 2o0o. Market
steady Natives 2 .ON6.G, westerns 25ou
8. %. yearlings 6.O06t5.1J; lambs 4S06.S5;
western i25U6.15.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02

II u believed here that tho Nems
bureau has been mislnformed' Wnlle
~ u probably true that consFue1ion
WORK 81 tho mill and smolter ~ Delme
pushed ahead late ndvices from Ely
inincate that an development has
ceased for the present in the mine
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02
BULLFRoG

Original Sa4: Bullfrog Mining. 4
bid; Mont. Bullfrog- 102; National
Bank. 10 bid. l.. Harris. 2 asked;
Amethyst, 3 bid. Gold Bar, 80 bid:
Stcinway. asked. Denver Bullfrog
Annex bid. Bonnie Glare. 13Gl5;
Mayflower. Con, i6dt7 Montgy. Sho
EXten.. bid G. Scepter 4 bid Moutgy.
Mt, asked; B. Diamondfield. s
asked Homestake Con, 4S050; Y.
Girl ? bid; Tramp Con, rs bid Vic
tor 3 bid
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Ophir, f106115. Mexico, aa55; Con
Va, 506D5i: Savage. tOau. Hale & Nor
cross, 5000: yellow Jacket. l35nl.f0;
Belcher. 22024; Confidence 100 asked,
Sierra Nevada 1904. ExchcGuer 30 bid;
ffufnu 9fmo0
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LIVE STOCK FOR SALE

$50 young ewes Wyo raised, near KEN
me-cr.
400 young ewes Utah raised, near Ogden
1900 high grade Cotswold ewes from
Reg. Cots.
go RambouiIlet ewes pure bloods, Utah's.
1 $40 vearling and two-year-old Rambouil-
let Rams.
Registered Cotswold and Lincoln ewes
and Rams.
r. s. BROOKS & SON,
ogden, Utah.
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Il. g. West A. Co.. stock brokers
ID. n walker Biz Both phones OIL.
Geo and residence
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SAN pRANofsco MARKET.

James A. Pollock g. CO.. furnish the
following quotations from san Fran
cisco today:
CsONFcTyofK
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y. n. Snow a CO., STOCK Brokers.
29 Commercial Blk Both 'ph0llgsigla
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GEO Q CANNON ASSOCIATIONS.
BROKERS. "a ~ So Temple. Both
phones 80.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-02

Kansas city, Nov. 2-Cattle--Receipts
1900 including 100 southerus, market
steady. Native steers 4.50a6.i0 native
COWS and heifors j j07f4 %. stockers and
feeders . 1Jd5 90. bulls O0d4 %. calves
(. 50a6 %. western steers 3.Sj0Ai0. west
ern cows 2.o043.Sa.
Wogs-ReceIp 1000 Market steady
Bulk Of sales 3. 10I5. so. heavy 8 .60a6 Is 4:
packers e5d5.S: pigs and light 5000
3. So.
Sheep-Receipts, go Market weak. Nut
toms. Z cons 81 lambs 52506. 20: range
wethers 450Q5.5o. fed ewes 3.50d6 Is.
OMAHA.
Omaha. Nov. 2-Cattle-Receipts 100;
market unchanged.
Hogs-Recoipt 21O0; market shade
higher. Heavy. UO0575; mixed, 5.62ifq
SO; lights. 5.Glfi5.10, pigs, 5.eU5.50 bulk
OF sales. 8 .60u6.l0
sheep-Recelpts 100: market steady
Yearlings a. 800 y. wethers, 4.5Oa4 % T;
ewes. 4,0O04 %; lambs, 5.25n6.&.
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Nehckcr a Curric, Stock Brokcrs
22t ID d Walker Hldg Phone 290a,
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As CAAiPBEfL.
etocR Broker. 2l5 10 d. walker Block
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UNION ASSAY oFFIcE

n. =, Hanauer, j. v Sadler.
ib2 30. West Temple, y. o. box tff6.
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Bird CofFnn Go.
Custom AssayerB and Chemists. 400
South West Temple 81
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Chlc0ga. Nov 2-Butter steady. Cream
cries. 20k23lz; dalrics, l9uz
Eggs-steady AZ mark cases included
40 l0Dia
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sALTLAKE BANK cLEGslNss

For tbe week. ending Nov q 1907
1901. 1906
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14

dose only, just enough to make him
unconscious for short while. AS
the chloroform was beginning to wear
off DR.. Irvine suddenly pushed the
man off the operating table so that
he struck the floor with thud. This
awakened the "crazy cop" in a
jiffy.
Get up and hurry over to that
door," commanded Mr.. Connaughton,
who was present during the expert
ment.
Ennis walked to the door, just as
you or l would, in natural way. He
had forgotten all about the hobbling
and the crouching- that was his
undoing.
"Oh, you fakir!" yelled the experts
and Connaughton. "You fakir, We
found you Quit"
The moment Ennis realized that he
had been caught with the goods on"
as big Bill" Devery would have said
had he been on hand, he turned as
white as sheet. Nobody realized bet
ter than he did that his end was at
hand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14

solution of the case. But two months
under the guidance of the experienced
attorney-a had made an absolute
ly positive change for the better The
miserable life of the prisoner was
saved by a method that is only too
often applied in cases which are con-
sidered desirable. The defendant, in
stead of being put to death, is now
serving life sentence in Sing Sing.
There are others of his kind there.
Nobody knows that better than does
the shrewd Connaughten, the principal
keeper of the prison, or, as he is often
called, the 'P. K"
1t is not always that the murderer
succeeds in carrying his shamming
game to successful termination. !
recall well the case of Policeman Will
liam H. Ennis. His is considered the
most remarkable of all the shamming
cases that ever came under the OBJ
servation of the officials in Sing Sing.
Ennis was Brooklyn policeman He
was married man, and as far as his
police record went a good policeman.
But he would get drunk, and when he
was in his cups there was no telling
what he would not do.
The bluecoat and his wife did not
get along well. Some said it was a
case of "too much mother-in-law.
Whether that be true or not, Ennis
shot and killed his wife, and then shot
his mother-in-law, who recovered.
When arrested Ennis slammed sui
cidal mania. He was put on trial,
nevertheless. His defense was insan-
ity. He was convicted. Throughout
the entire trial the fellow sat beside
his counsel as though in a trance. His
lawyer pleaded and pleaded with great
earnestness. Alienists swore the TO.
liceman was surely mad. His friends
also testified that in their opinion he
was of unsound mind. Ennis never
said word. There were many in that
crowded courtroom who, after looking
at the pan, insisted that he was sure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14

jump out of his skin, writes Gus Roe
der in the New York World.
whats the matter this morning.
/ inquired.
Nothing the matter" he replied,
''only here 1 was ready for the trial of
that man l was assigned to look after
on the charge of homicide, and that
fool has spoiled my defense"
The lawyer explained: The case was
one of cold -blooded murder. 1t was a
homicide committed while in the act
of committing a burglary, The de-
PENDANT was an old-timer. The district
attorney was looking for conviction
of murder in the first degree, the pun
ishment of which is death in the cleo
trio chair. The lawyer who had been
assigned to defend the man surely was
cup against it.
"My man was insane at the time of
the shooting" said the attorney. The
district attorney laughed when he
heard about the kind of defense that
was to be offered.
Two months later the prisoner was
brought to court again. What a
change! / was unable to identify the
man. His hair was long and looked as
though a comb had never passed
through it. There was two months
growth of reddish beard on his face
His eyes were starry. Altogether the
defendant appeared more like mon
ster than a human being.
The Ruse That Worked.
mo use trying him; he's not right
in his upper story" said the lawyer to
the assistant district attorney in
charge. The prosecutor seemed to
have his doubts. In order to go to
trial in the case it was necessary to
get jury, and then there was some
doubt as to whether, after all, a con-
viction of murder in the first degree
could be secured.
'Will you take plea of guilty of
murder in the second degree?" asked
the lawyer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14
ly a At subject for an insane asylum.

ly At subject for an insane asylum.
They called him the "crazy cop"
But the district attorney won his
point The jury found the policeman
guilty of murder in the first degree.
There was nothing else for the judge
to do than to sentence the man to be
electrocuted at Sing Sing. Ennis heard
the sentence and acted as though he
did not know what was happening.
They took him to Sing Sing. He was
weak and broken in health. He was
placed in one of the steel cages in the
death house and there the man sat, in
almost utter silence, for nearly two
years, while his case was being passed
upon by the highest court in the state.
During all these days and months
while Ennis was confined in the death
house he never spoke to one of the
other condemned men. Although they
tried their best to entertain the con-
Victed policeman he never spoke to
them. When the warden and the keep
ers attempted to draw him into a con-
versation Ennis would humble some
thing that they could not understand.
He would sit all day and long into the
night, always in a crouching position.
When once a week they would open
his cell door and tell him to step out
side that he might be bathed and
shaved, he would hobble about as if
he was wild beast. But never a
O,.I n h. rtff ,cf1 ar nf, n
to taste food. After while he ate,
but sparingly only. He wasted away
terribly.
The ChIoroform Test.
DR.. Irvine, the expert physician of
the prison, was among the few who
seemed to be in doubt as to whether
Ennis mind was really affected or not.
His case was widely discussed among
experts, but here was a kind of in
sanity that was up to that time prac-
tically unknown.
One day there came word from AL
bany that the court of appeals had
confirmed the sentence and conviction
of the lower court, and that the death
sentence must be carried out accord
ing to law. Warden Johnson was puz-
zled.
Warden Johnson, who is a very con-
scientious man, reported to the gov
ernor and the latter, in order that no
injustice should be done and an in
sane man made to suffer the death
penalty, appointed a commission COM
posed of leading experts in insanity,
and they went to Sing Sing and looked
at Ennis. They questioned the ward
en- and the keepers and from them
learned the story 1 have narrated
here.
eff We can only get his mind off
the subject" said the doctors. eff he
is shamming we can find it out only
by getting his mind off the SUBJ
ject"
They carried Ennis out of the death
house and up to the operating room in
the hospital inside of the prison walls
There they placed him on an operat-
ing table and the chloroform was ad
ministered. They gave him a small
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14
"Gentlemen," he stammered. yes

"Gentlemen," he stammered. Eyes
Won have found me out. But you
would not have done so had you not
mt me under chlorofOrm. Now I'm
glad it's over and / am ready to take
my medicine. You cannot imagine
what | have suffered during all these
long months while / was trying to
beat the chair. Now L am glad the
end is at hand.
I well remember TIE case of Mar
tin Thorn, the barber, who, together
with Augusta Mack, midwife, killed
William Guldensuppe, rubber in a
Turkish bath. William F. Howe, the
veteran criminal lawyer, was his
senior counsel. Joseph Moss, now a
MAGISTRATE, and at that time also con-
nected with the firm Of Howe & Hum
mel. was also of counsel. | sat next
to Thorn during his trial, which took
place in Long Island City, and later
on l saw bim electrocuted in Sing
Sing.
There was Hobody at that time who
understood more about putting up
the right king of defense than did the
veteran Howe. l remember going to
him Just as the trial was about to
start and asking him what kind of a
defense Thorn would put up.
'Ah, my boy" said Mr.. Howe to me,
81 don't know myself That is, it all
depends upon circumstances. In the
he oil "a
his client as WEI "did not commit the
crime. Therefore, you see-and quite
readily too-that we are innocent of
this most awful charge that grand
jury, guided by misinformed district
attorney, has declared against u.s."
A short time after the commence
ment of the trial Mrs. Mack an
nounced that she would turn states
evidence. She confessed all and
swore that Thorn had committed tie
wurder.
I was assigned that night to notify
Mr. Howe of what had occurred.
found him in an uptown hotel. He had
retired when the bellboy took up my
card. 1 was asked to Come right
in, my boy"
l told him that the woman in the
case had confessed that Thorn had
killed Guldensuppe and that she had
helped the man to dispose of the body
of the victim.
What are you going to do now
about the defense?" l inquired.
Il have it.! 1 have it," all at once
shouted Mr.. Howe, looking as happy
as schoolboy with new toy. What
do you think of it,"
1.-THE only thing left you is insan-
ity," l suggested.
"And that is where you are wrong"
replied Mr.. Howe Il told you I had
it. Here is our new defense l knew
it all the while. Now, please, don't
think that I just manufactured it.
Why, of course, we knew all the time
that this was the body of Guldensuppe,
although the head was missing. We
know, too, who killed the man. We
did not She did. Yes, she did. All
we had to do with the case was to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14
The Practice Might Almost Be
CIassed as a Fine Art--HolU
IT Has Been Successfully
Done, with Legal Assist
ance, in Some Celebrated
Neu York Cases.

The prosecutor consulted the judge
on the bench. He said he was willing
The prisoner was arraigned once
more.
Defendant at the bar" called out
Clerk Penney, you say you change
your plea of not guilty of murder in
the first degree, heretofore interposed
in your case, and now plead guilty to
murder in the second degree. Is that
your plea?"
1T is" came the response from the
prisoner at the bar
Two months before that-right after
the shave and hair cut-no such plea
would have been accepted. Death in
the electric chair was then the only
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14

New York. Its shame!
Here l was ready to go to trial
with my murder case this morn
ing, and that fool of a client of
mine had to go to work and get a
shave and a haircut. Now l can't
have him tried for two months. He's
got to wait now until the vacation sea-
son is over. I'll make sure that he
does not shave any more while have
anything to do with his defense"
l was coming out of the criminal
courts building when l ran into law
yer, an old acquaintance-he is one
of the best-known criminal lawyers in
this countrywide appeared to me as
though he was about mad enough to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-06-14
The Reaaon.

F. A. Busse, Chicaso's new mayor.
had been complimentcd by reporter
on the direct, terse quality of state
ment he had given out
Il am believer In brevity," said
Mr.. Busse, smiling. "The fewer words
you say thing in, the stronger and
more striking is that things effect
Once knew man who hated tho
Swiss.
Why, jake said to him enc day,
you astound me. You hate the Swiss,
yet here you are married to a Swiss
wife
Yes, said Jake; that's the rea-
gsu'"
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help her, out of pure galla1try, to
dispose of the body. That is no
crime. She did the killing, nothing
else. That is our defensei"
Thorn went on tie witness stand
and told the story just as Mr.. Howe
had outlined it to me. But the jury
did not believe him, and convicted the
barber of murder in the first degree.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-18
DEATH OF JAMES 4. EcKLEs.
Former Comptroller Of the Currency
Died Of Heart Disease While
Acleep In His Bed.

Chicago. - James Il. Eckles. prasi-
dent OF the Commercial National Bank
Of this city. and formerly comptroller
Of the currency. died here Sunday OF
heart disease Mr.. Eckles died while
asleep IN his bed.
The fact that he was dead was dis
covered by the butler. who entered
Mr.. EckIes room after hearing a teie.
phone within ring continuously with
out receiving an answer. Other mem
bers OF the family were summoned
DR.. Frank s. Churchill. gave q az
his opinion that Mr. Eckles had been
dead for some hours.
Mr. Eckles was born at Princeton,
MS. November %. 1856. and most o.
his lie had been spent In Illinois. He
received an early education In the
schools % his native city. later TAX
ing mp the study OF Law al Albany n
Y. graduating from the Albany law
school in 1850. He prRcticed law az
Ottawa. Illinois until appointed by
President Cleveland 10 the post OF
comptroller " the currency in 1885.