Charles Mortimer Kurtz, a 33-year-old white male, tragically died on September 3, 1907, in Port Orange, Florida. He was serving as a Deputy Sheriff for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. The incident occurred while he was transporting a prisoner from New Smyrna Beach to Daytona Beach. The prisoner was being moved due to concerns that a lynch mob might attempt to kill him. During the transport, they encountered a damaged bridge at Spruce Creek in Port Orange. As Deputy
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