As retribution for this event, Edgeworth Ussher was murdered on the front steps of his home at Milford Lodge by Benjamin Lett.
As retribution for this event, Edgeworth Ussher was murdered on the front steps of his home at Milford Lodge by Benjamin Lett. The chant to remember this event was a rallying cry for William Johnston, who became a cause celebre when he locked himself in jail after several juries refused to convict him. The doctrine that ";pre-emptive force"; is justified when someone is left with ";no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation"; became a legal test for self-defense named for this event. A public funeral in front of the Eagle Hotel was given for a black stagecoach driver killed in this event named Amos Durfee.  This crisis broke out after Alexander McLeod was sent to Fort Schlosser, and reported back to Allan MacNab. Alexander Baring apologized for British involvement in this event as part of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. For 10 points, name this 1837 incident in which an American ship was set on fire and tossed over Niagara Falls.
As retribution for this event, Edgeworth Ussher was murdered on the front steps of his home at Milford Lodge by Benjamin Lett.
Caroline Affair