The Grave Robbers of St. Mary’s: A Scandal in Portland

Strange Story From Portland.

A sensational story comes from Portland implying several well-known persons in an attempt at grave robbery at that place. Sunday afternoon the Portland Telegram (apparently half-witted) appeared on the run along the side of the grave of Mrs. Grace Trevor, in St. Mary's Cemetery, on the north side.

Mrs. Trevor died in this city March 19 after a long and lingering illness. Mr. Trevor, well-known here, took the remains to Portland for interment. The Portland story claims that Mrs. Trevor died to have a cancer, but after an unsuccessful operation in St. Luke's, she died, and no trace of cancer was found in the remains. Then the 'scientific scholars' who claimed to be friends of Mr. Trevor came to examine the body, but were refused. Mr. Trevor immediately left Portland several days ago, and returned to Seattle.

Last Friday the friends of the deceased woman discovered that her resting place had been disturbed, and on Sunday morning it was alleged that a Telegram man was seen digging at the spot. The full story is as follows: the grave had been dug up and the body made a further examination of the body. Immediately jumped at the conclusion that they were intent upon a robbery.

Dr. George Newlands, who issued the death certificate of Mrs. Trevor, has been seen this morning by a Star reporter, and expressed himself as very curious 'about the sensational report.' 'Such a story is without the least foundation,' he said. 'In the first place, Mrs. Trevor's death was not caused by an operation for cancer. It was an operation for another cause, and Dr. R. H. Conn assisted me. The idea that we are going to dig up the body for examination is the purest kind of rot. I heard the rumor and was very much surprised.' Mr. Trevor is very much affected by it. His trouble was enough already.