Charles Edward Williams, a 43-year-old Deputy Sheriff from Punta Gorda, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 22, 1903. Deputy Williams, who was a widower and father to eight children, was involved in an incident that led to his untimely death. On that fateful day, he and a Punta Gorda policeman were attempting to arrest a drunk man at around 4:00 am. During the arrest, the man resisted and was struck by one of the officers. This altercation escalated when one of the drunk man's friends to
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