Lake County Obituaries

Charles Bates

Submitted by Marcia Chauvin

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Russian River Flag, Healdsburg, Ca., October 10, 1878

At Middletown, Charles BATES, an engineer employed at the Napa Consolidated 
Quicksilver Mine, was Killed by Thomas DYE on the afternoon of the 1st. The two 
mem were strangers, but had an altercation at KUITTLE & SEJAL’S Livery Stable, 
then met again at Lake County House, where DYE drew his pistol and shot BATES. 
(Lake county news) 

Russion River Flag, Healdsburg,CA., December 30, 1880

Tom DYE, was sentenced to State Prison for 15 years for the murder of BATES, of 
Lakeport.