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Congressman R. W. Taylor, of Ohio, chairman of 

 the committee to pasa upon the case of Mr. Roberts 

 of Utah, is a descendant of Jonathan Edwards 

 through John Eliot Woodbridge. His masterly 

 treatment of the case is recognized throughout the 

 country. Here is what the "Detroit I'ree Press" 

 said of him at the time of the investigation : 



"In appearance he is not of the robust order of 

 statesmen. With fair face, shoulders that he has 

 always permitted to droop, indispensable eyeglasses, 

 and hands that nine women out of ten would envy, 

 modest demeanor, and kindly instincts, he is among 

 the last of men that a casual observer would pick as 

 fitting leaders where nerve, aggressiveness, and fear- 

 less determination must be joined wdth an ability 

 to give and take in legal controversy. 



"But this passing judgment would be at widest 

 variance with the truth. College mates of Taylor 

 will recall the deceptiveness of this outward appear- 

 ance. It concealed muscles of steel and a will that 

 had onl}' to be right in order to be invincible. He 

 was the i)eer of any amateur baseball catcher in his 

 daj'', and held the same enviable place as a student 

 of the classics. He was the strong man for the 

 D. K. E. initiations, and took the same rank in all 

 scholastic competitions." 



Dr. Timothy Woodbridge, of Youngstown, was a 

 graduate of the medical college of Philadelphia, 

 and was one of the eminent physicians of Eastern 

 Ohio. His grandson, Benjamin Warner Wells, of 

 Chicago, was a graduate of Annapolis naval aead- 



