The Irish standard., 1905-04-15
An Irish American Proud of His Race and
Ancestry, Man of Iron Will and
Unquestioned Integrity.
A Member of Numerous Irish Societies, He
is Active In the Support of the
Land of His Fathers.

thereafter reelected When he first
ascended The bench he had the distinc-
tion Of being the youngest man filling
a judicial position in Cook County.
During Judge Dunne's career as a
practitioner he took part in several
famous legal controversies. One of
especial interest was the Rose Moran
breach of promise case, when barri-
cades had TO be erected in the county
building to keep out the crowds that
sought admission to the courtroom.
Another was the st. Clara Female
Academy contested will case, in which
the fight of a foreign corporation to
inherit under a will made in this state
was finally settled in the higher
courts. The land involved in this case
is that upon which stands the present
Tacoma Building at the corner of
Madison and LaSalle streets. Still
another was the case of Adams versus
Farwell, a contested election case in
volving a long-drawn-out dispute over
the collectorship of the South town.
During his tenure of judicial Office,
Judge Dunno has delivered opinions
of marked public interest. In the
famous ticket brokers' case, where the
railroad companies made common
cause against the scalpers, he decided
that the attempted legislation was un-
constitutional. In the fight waged by
| the Chicago City Railway Company
against it's rival, the General Electric
Railway Company, he held that the
latter's franchise was good and his de-
cision was afterward sustained by the
Supreme Court.
| Judge Dunno has frequently sat en-
banc with other judges in important
cases. One of these was the suit in
volving the right of the directors of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition to
open the gates to the fair on Sunday.
In this case the late Judge Goggin,
ignoring his associates, made sensa-
tional deliverance on his own account.
In addition to his judicial duties,
the judge has served as trustee and
executor for many important estates.
Frequently has he been selected to
represent fiduciary interests involving
trust relationships with beneficiary in.
stitutions and individuals. He is on
the boards of numerous charitable so.
cieties, and is active in church, social
and club life.
Some years ago, when the younger
element of the Democratic party in
Chicago organized the Monticello
Club, Judge Dunno was elected presi,
dent, and then reelected. When that
Organization finally amalgamated with
the Iroquois, the oldest and most pow.
erful of the clubs of his party in the
West, he was, on two occasions, made
it's chief. His interest in the Iroquois
still continues, and there is rarely a
day when he fails to appear in the
club dining-room for luncheon.
A man of the people by birth, by in
stinct, by choice, Judge Dunno was
active in the cause of the Beers, and
did much to further their interests
in 1900, when he was among those re.
[sponsible for the visit of Abraham
Fischer, c. H. Vessels and A. D. w.
Wolmorans to this country and city
as protagonists of the cause of the
lSouth African republics.
In height Edward Fitzsimmon
lDunne is feet Sk inches. He weighs
16O pounds and is alert, active and
1strong. His hair and mustache are
black, with the first slight suggestion
of gray. His eye is brown and kindly;
1his manner cheerful, inviting com.
panionship. He is good swimmer
land enjoys rowing. He delights to
ride bicycle and will gladly spend
his leisure time with rod and line
when the fishing is good. He is fond
of golf and lawn tennis, and there was
a time when he thought he could play
baseball. This, however, was prior to
the day he endeavored to catch the
pitching of one of his sons. The Judge
did very well until one particularly