Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-29
INSANE ACT.
AC|GTgynan'S Ter
[ib|G Crime.
KILLS HIS child.
Rocky Point the Scene Of
The Tragedy.
LARGE STONE THE WEAPON.
Awful Deed Of Minister Frank H. Shef-
field Of Westerly.
LARGE STONE THE WEAPON.
Awful Deed Of Minister Frank H. Shelf
field Of Westerly.

A terrible case of infanticide occurred at
Rocky Point late yesterday afternoon.
The murderer Is Rev. Frank Ii. Sheffield
of Westerly, and his victim is Margaret
Sheffield, his 5-year- old daughter.
When thu bay Qie,n Of the Continental
line was ahop; - leave on her o'clock
trip, man s. years of age, leading "a
little girl 10y tht hild, passed over the
gang plank, aud af'rr he boat sailed he
began to act qu rly that some Of the
passengers took ptr,icular notice Of the
pair.
When the Bay Queen reached Silver
Spring the man started TO 20 ashore, say
Ing that he wished 10 get a shore dinner
but, being told that none could be served
to him there, he remained on board and
Went tn Rocky Poiut.
Soon after reaching there he took the
child TO the clamhouse, and the two had
dinner, which both seemed to enjoy.
When they had flashed the meal he took
her by the hand and walked across the
grounds and into the woods. They dis
appeared in the woods, aud that was the
last seen of her alive
About O'Clock "A man came out OF the
woods and went to the grounds of the
Warwick club. Searching out Newell
Belcher. who was In charge, he said that
he had murdered his child, and that her
body would be found In the woods back
Of Rocky Point.
Ia the meantime, party of picnickers,
who had besh taking lunch In the woods,
strolled 10y chance to large boulder, at
th.a f,a.af. ~ kgI.l lnh IN hair fhnvy
found a little g.rl, neatly dressed, whose
head had been crushed in with stone and
who
Was Barely Alive.
They sent messenger over To Rocky
Point, aud there lie was met by the man
from the Warwick club, in company with
the self-accused murderer. There was now
no mistaking what had happened. The
man was detained, aud party went to
the scene of the tragedy.
The child was found lying in "A pool Of
blood. Her forehead aud right temple
had been cru ned IN with large stone,
aud her brain, were oozing from the terri.
Pile wound Tenierly the little one was
led for, bur in a few minutes. not more
than ~ having ella, ,3sed since the assault
had been committed, sue was dead.
The man was the same one who brought
the child down on the Bay Queen, gave
her dinner and then took her into the
woods. For some time the murderer's
identity could not be disco, cred. He was
incoherent ia has remarks, and clearly he
Was of UDsOund Mind.
Gradually he lot drOpa few facts that
led TO the d,-c.yely Of the identity Of the
man and his victim. He Is Rev. Frank
Sheffield, and the murdered little one his
daughter Margaret
Sheffield is ~ Methodist minister and
we'll known tempo. Ance worker and agta-
tor He niaIliod tse sister Of the wife
Rev. George r. Brigntman Of Attlebor,
He is As years OF age, resides In Westerly,
and his family consists Of wife and three
children.
Two months ago he began to act queerly
and he became hypochondriac. Two
weeks ago he bad al attack OF erysipelas,
and his brother.in-law, Mr.. Brightman,
asked him to come TO Attleboro for rest.
which he did
Sheffield was taken TO the Kent county
Jail In East Greenwich. The little girls
body Is now at Rocky Point, where Cor
oner Greene began an Investigation.