Yesterday’s history article, written by Paul Haseman, told the story of Judge Stone’s kidnapping in 1876.
The details of that kidnapping and the names of the responsible parties remained a secret for many years. The full story was finally published in the June 27, 1935 Colorado Transcript.
Fifty-nine years after the kidnapping, at a meeting of the Colorado Pioneer Society, kidnapper Carlos Lake proudly confessed his part in the affair. His audience included the Governor of Colorado, the Mayor of Denver, at least one judge, and about 250 elderly Colorado pioneers…