Patrolman John Sebold

John Sebold

Patrolman John Sebold succumbed to injuries sustained one month earlier when he attempted to stop a runaway mule team on Market and Broad Streets in Newark.

He fell underneath the wagon and was dragged 100 feet. He sustained severe injuries and died just over one month later.

Patrolman Sebold had served with the Newark Police Division for two years. He was survived by his wife and two children. One of his sons, Philip, became Chief of the Newark Police Department in 1945.