Show JAMES ECKELS CALLED former comptroller of currency fou found d dead in bed chicago james it eckels bel els dent of the commercial national banh bank ot of this city and formerly comptroller ot of the currency died here sunday of heart disease mr eel els died while asleep in his bed the fact that he was dead was dis covered by the butler who entered mr eckels room after hearing a telephone within nag ring continuously with wit if out receiving an answer other mem ment bers of the family were summoned dr frank S churchill gave it as chiq hi opinion that mr air eckels had been dead for some hours mr eckels nas as born at princeton III november 22 1856 and most of 0 his I 1 fe had been spent in illinois he received an early education in the school of his native city later taking up the study of law at albany N Y graduating from the albany law school in 1880 he practiced law at ottawa III 1 until appointed by dent cleveland to the post of comp of the currency in 1893 mr air eckels during the agitation ot of th the e currency question became aromi nent as an advocator of gold stand ard always alwa s a democrat he became affiliated in 1896 with the gold stand ard democrats he retained the office of comptroller of the currency until the end of president Clev cleveland elands s term in 1897 when he became president el of the commercial national bank of thi city |