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The Judges of the Supreme Court.

November 10, 1886, to February 9, 1887: Judges Owen, C. J., Follett, Dickman, Spear, and Minshall.

February 9, 1887, to February 9, 1888: Judges Owen, C. J., Dickman, Spear, Minshall, and Williams.

February 9, 1888, to February 9, 1889: Judges, Owen, C. J., Dickman, Minshall, Spear, and Williams.

February 9, 1899, to February 9, 1890: Judges, Minshall, C. J., Dickman, Spear, Williams, and Bradbury.

February 9, 1890, to February 9, 1891: Judges Minshall, C. J.,. Williams, Spear, Bradbury, and Dickman.

February 9, 1891, to February 9, 1892: Judges Williams, C. J.,. Spear, Bradbury, Dickman, and Minshall.

February 9, 1892 to February 9, 1893: Judges Spear, C. J., Bradbury, Dickman, Minshall, and Williams.

February 9, 1893, to February 9, 1894: Judges Bradbury, C.J.,. Dickman, Minshall, Williams, Burket, and Spear.

February 9, 1894, to February 9, 1895: Judges Dickman C. J., Minshall, Williams, Burket, Spear, and Bradbury.

February 9, 1895, to February 9, 1896: Judges Minshall, C. J.,. Williams, Burket, Spear, Bradbury, and Shauck.

February 9, 1896,to February 9, 1897: Judges Williams, C. J... Burket, Spear, Bradbury, Shauck, and Minshall.

February 9, 1897, to February 9, 1898: Judges Burket, C. J., Spear, Bradbury, Shauck, Minshall, and Williams.

February 9, 1898, to February 9, 1899: Judges Spear, C. J., Bradbury, Shauck, Minshall, Williams, and Burket.

February 9, 1899, to January 10, 1900: Judges Bradbury, C. J., Shauck, Minshall, Williams, Burket, and Spear.

January 10, 1900, to February, 9, 1900: Judges Shauck, C. J.,. Minshall, Williams, Burket, Spear, and Davis (by appointment).

February 9, 1900, to February 9, 1901: Judges Shauck, C. J., Minshall, Williams, Burket, Spear, and Davis (by election).

February 9, 1901, to February 9, 1902: Williams, Burket, Spear, Davis, and Shauck.

Judges Minshall, C. J.,

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THE SUPREME COURT COMMISSIONS.

HE power of the General Assembly to assist in disposing of the work before the Supreme Court of Ohio by the formation of "Supreme Court Commissions" (Section 21 Article IV.), has been invoked twice since the adoption of the present Constitution of Ohio. The appointment of the members of this commission has been vested in the Governor in both instances.

THE COMMISSIon of 1876.

On the 2nd day of February, 1876, the Governor appointed as such Supreme Court Commissiou, to serve for three years, Josiah Scott, of Crawford County; William W. Johnson, of Lawrence County; D. Thew Wright, of Hamilton County; Richard A. Harrison, of Franklin County; Henry C. Whitman, of Hamilton County; and Luther Day, of Portage County. Mr. Harrison refused to accept the appointment and Thomas Q. Ashburn, of Clermont County, was appointed in his stead, and took his seat on the bench on the 16th of March, 1878.

This commission sat until the 2nd day of February, 1879, as an auxiliary to the Supreme Court and assisted in bringing up the docket which had fallen far behind the reasonable time for trial.

THE COMMISSION OF 1883.

In 1883 the Governor again appointed a commission of four members under an enabling act of the General Assembly, and this commission. began its work on the 17th day of April, 1883, and continued on the bench for the period of two years. The commission of 1883 consisted of George K. Nash, of Franklin County; Franklin J. Dickman of Cuyahoga County; Charles D. Martin, of Fairfield County; and John McCauley, of Seneca County. This commission adjourned April 16, 1885.

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RANK NELLIS BEEBE was born in Columbus, Ohio, January 12, 1850. The Beebe family is of Scotch descent; the greatgrandparents of Frank having moved to this country in colonial times. Thomas Beebe, Frank's great-grandfather, was born September 7, 1743, and on June 19, 1767, was married to Olive Hall. Thomas Beebe died February 24, 1792. During the Revolutionary war Thomas Beebe was an ensign in Captain Hall's 6th company of Colonel Nitbeck's regiment (Kinderhook District) of Albany (N. Y.) county militia. Thomas Beebe was the father of twelve children. The seventh, Joseph, was born February 23, 1778, and was married to Lydia Leroy, April 21, 1798. Joseph Beebe died September 2, 1864. He was the father of eleven children. The eighth, James Henry, was born January 29, 1818. James Henry was married to Elizabeth Knapp November 30, 1848. James Henry died July 12, 1880, leaving four children, the eldest of which, Frank Nellis is the subject of this sketch. The parents of Frank Nellis Beebe resided near Rochester, N. Y., whence they moved to the "west" (Columbus, Ohio), in 1849. Frank received a fair education in the public schools of his native city, and at the early age of sixteen was ushered into his life work as Assistant Law Librarian in the Ohio State Law Library. This service began February 11, 1866, his father being

The Supreme Court Law Library.

then the Librarian. Frank continued as Assistant Librarian until the death of his father, July 12, 1880, when he became Librarian, which position he still holds, being now in the thirty-sixth year of his service in connection with the Library, which is ample evidence of his unusual fitness for the office and the faithfulness with which he has discharged its duties. Mr. Beebe read law and was admitted to the bar January 28, 1875. He compiled and published a volume of "Corrections of errors. found in the citations of authorities in the Ohio Reports, including the twenty volumes Ohio Reports and forty volumes of Ohio State Reports." Later, in 1886, Mr. Beebe compiled and edited a large volume of "Ohio Citations" with a table of cases contained in all the Ohio Reports, alphabetically arranged; also table of cases cited, followed, explained, distinguished and reversed by the Supreme Court of Ohio. This extensive work was published by Robert Clark & Co. of Cincinnati and evidences. the painstaking and patient labor and accurate knowledge of Mr. Beebe.. Probably Mr. Beebe has not his superior in acquaintance with the bibliography of the law and his long experience in his position has given him great and valuable familiarity with the titles and subjects of almost countless legal publications.

In his younger days he was a most accomplished musician and forseveral years served as organist in the leading churches of Columbus. Mr. Beebe, from early boyhood, displayed great mechanical ability and is. the inventor of several devices, some of which have been patented. A sketch of Mr. Beebe would be incomplete without mention of his fame as a most devoted disciple of Izaak Walton, and few equal him as an adept in the fisherman's art, being one of the most successful fly-fishermen of the famous Castalia Trout Club of which he has been a director. A great lover of nature, he is an enthusiastic canoeist and fond of outdoor life and sports. Frank was married February 14, 1871, to Eliza C. Dungan of London, Ohio, and they have two sons, Stephen Watson, and John Dungan.

ROSTER OF THE LIBRARY, JULY 1, 1901.

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The Supreme Court Law Library.

THE SUPREME COURT LIBRARY.

The law books forming a part of the State Library were taken to the rooms assigned for the use of the Supreme Court and Law Library in the present Capitol building as soon as said rooms were ready for occupancy. There is no data obtainable showing just when this change. was made, but it was about 1860. At this time the number of volumes could not have exceeded a couple of thousand. The writer's first knowledge of the Library was in 1865. In 1866, a count showed about 2,500 volumes. The Library was first in charge of the messenger of the Supreme Court, who was assigned the duty of librarian.

There were two officers of the Court-a crier and messenger. Owing to the illness of the messenger during the greater portion of the year of his service, the crier of the court acted as librarian, and furnished an assistant who was compensated under an arrangement with the messenger. In 1867, an act was passed providing for the appointment of a law librarian, taking effect February 9, 1867, and the positions of crier and messenger of the Supreme Court were abolished, the law librarian being made ex-officio crier of the court, said crier to furnish an assistant.

For a number of years the listing of the volumes being added to the Law Library were taken as part of the State Library, and the State Library figures given of the number of the volumes enrolled included all those which had been set apart as the Law Library of the Supreme Court and additions thereto. This was discontinued early in the seventies, and the first record kept, showing additions to the Law Library were made in 1873. From this time on more attention was given the subject of books, and in 1875 the library had grown to nearly four thousand volumes. In 1880, when the first catalogue was made, the library contained about seven thousand five hundred volumes, and at the time of this writing (March 1, 1901) the library counts out a little over twenty thousand volumes.

The first Messenger and Librarian was Richard Riordan, who served abcut two years. He was succeeded by Herman Ruess, in 1860, who served until February 11, 1866. James H. Beebe was Acting Crier of the Supreme Court, appointed by the Supreme Court April 6, 1865, and reappointed February 11, 1866, at which time he took charge substantially of the Law Library. On February 16, 1867, a law was passed creating the office of Law Librarian, who ex-officio, should be the crier of the court. James H. Beebe served in this capacity until his death, July 12, 1880. Frank N. Beebe, who had been serving as an assistant to his father, was appointed Law Librarian, and succeeded his father in charge of the department, July 13, 1880, and has served continuously up to the present time.

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