Cumberland County Constable's Office, New Jersey
End of Watch: Thursday, September 25, 1902
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 25, 1902
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Drowned
Constable Harry Buck was shot and killed at Bacon's Neck by a man he was attempting to arrest on a warrant for disorderly conduct.
The suspect then shot and wounded his own wife, who had taken out the warrant.
A posse pursued the suspect into a nearby swamp. The next day his body was found in Smalley's Mill Pond. It was thought that he drowned himself out of fear of being lynched.