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A Canadian temporarily in New York State in 1841, was arrested and indicted for participation in the "Caroline" affair (see art.). The British Minister demanded his release, alleging that, the case being international, jurisdiction over it belonged to the U.S. Government, not to the State courts. Such was also the view of the U.S. Government. But the courts of New York held, on the contrary, that the burning of the "Caroline" was not an act of magistracy on the part of the Canadian Government, that McLeod was therefore individually responsible and amenable to the New York courts. He proved an alibi.